HOUSTON, TX (September 29, 2011) — Newpark Resources achieved the #1 customer satisfaction ranking for shale wells among all oilfield service companies, as recently announced in the EnergyPoint Research customer satisfaction survey of U.S.-based shale operators for the third quarter of 2011.

EnergyPoint Research is an independent research firm focusing on the oil and gas industry’s satisfaction with the products and services it purchases and utilizes. EnergyPoint determines its rankings from more than 6,000 ongoing customer evaluations that include key personnel working at most of the world’s largest energy companies, as well as field personnel employed at independent and regional operators.

“A heartfelt thank you to our customers for their confidence and commendation,” said Paul Howes, CEO, Newpark Resources. “These results underscore our commitment to providing exceptional customer service that matches our industry-leading drilling fluid technologies.”

This latest number-one customer ranking is the most recent Newpark has achieved, along with a number of other industry awards received for technology, systems, and services. EnergyPoint Research’s 2010 Oilfield Products and Services customer satisfaction survey ranked Newpark Resources first in drilling fluid products, drilling fluid services, availability & delivery, and HSE. The company’s new high-performance, water-based, Evolution™ drilling fluid system won the World Oil Innovation Award for “Best Drilling, Completions & Production Fluids” and garnered the 2011 Hart’s E&P Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation, presented at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, this past May.

“Ultimately, our success comes from helping our customers succeed. We view this latest recognition as a challenge to stay ahead in both service offerings and technological innovation,” said Bruce Smith, President of Newpark Drilling Fluids.

MarketPartner’s Update, Customer Satisfaction, 3rd quarter 2011

E&P magazine proudly presents the winners of the prestigious 2011 Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation. An independent team of experts judged the competition and included engineers and engineering managers from operating and consulting companies worldwide. They judged entries only in their areas of specialization. Judges had no business interest in the companies or categories they judged.

The winners spanned a broad range of disciplines and addressed a number of problems that posed roadblocks to efficient operations. The resulting technological advances opened new and better avenues to the challenging process of finding and producing hydrocarbons worldwide. Read more

Newpark Resources achieved a #1 ranking in multiple categories in EnergyPoint Research’s comprehensive 2010 Oilfield Products and Services customer satisfaction survey, most recently.

In total, the Company was rated first in the following categories: Read more

Newpark Drilling Fluids’ new water-based Evolution™ drilling fluid system and technology is featured prominently in the January issue of Hart’s E&P Magazine. The January issue is one of the largest issues of the year for Hart. The new “Cleaner, Faster, Smarter” black and white Evolution™ system ad appears on page 32 of Hart’s E&P Supplement (“The Top 10 Technologies To Watch) and in the same Supplement our article entitled “New drilling fluid saves cost, environment,” is published on page 75. Read more