Nov Inc

NOV, Inc. engages in the equipment and technology to the upstream oil and gas industry. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 31,605 full-time employees. The firm's proprietary technology portfolio supports the industry’s drilling, completion, and production needs. The company operates under two segments: Energy Products and Services, and Energy Equipment. The Company’s Energy Products and Services segment primarily designs, manufactures, rents, and sells products and equipment used in drilling, intervention, completion, and production activities. Its products include drill bits, downhole tools, premium drill pipe, drilling fluids, managed pressure drilling, integral and weld-on connectors for conductor strings and surface casing, completion tools, and artificial lift systems. Its Energy Equipment segment manufactures and supports the capital equipment and integrated systems needed for oil and gas exploration and production, both onshore and offshore, as well as for other marine-based, industrial and renewable energy markets.