CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp . (DVG: TSX-V) (“Divergent”, the " Company ", or “ DVG ” ) is pleased to announce the following update on its electric submersible pump (“ESP”) operations in Wyoming, USA.
Following very challenging second and third quarters in 2020, the Company has experienced a substantial recovery in activity paralleling the strong improvement and outlook in oil and gas pricing. The number of ESP installations accelerated throughout the fourth quarter, with job counts since December 2020 at levels not experienced since mid-2019.
Ken Berg, President and CEO, commented “We are grateful to our core base of clients for their ongoing commitment to us, and to our supply chain partners for supporting us through a very challenging period last year. We remain committed to our key business principals of delivering safe, reliable and repeatable service.”
For Further Information:
Ken Berg, President and Chief Executive Officer, kberg@divergentenergyservices.com
Lance Mierendorf, Interim Chief Financial Officer, lmierendorf@divergentenergyservices.com
ABOUT DIVERGENT ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Divergent provides Artificial Lift products and services for the water, gas and oil industries through its wholly owned subsidiary Extreme Pump Solutions LLC. Product lines including Electric Submersible Pumps and the future development of an Electromagnetic Pump technology.
DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp., 2020, 715 – 5 th Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2X6, (403) 543-0060, (403) 543-0069 (fax), www.divergentenergyservices.com
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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