Flotek Industries Updates Operations Following Hurricane Ike
22 September 2008 - 9:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: FTK), a global developer and distributor of innovative
specialty chemicals and downhole drilling and production equipment,
today announced it has completed its initial assessment of
operations following Hurricane Ike and found no major structural
damage to any facilities. The CAVO facility in Houston, the primary
assembly and repair unit for Flotek's mud motors and shock subs,
lost all electric service for the past week. Field facilities have
been able to continue limited operations related to sustaining
assembly and repairs during this interim period. Full production
will resume when electrical power is restored to the area. The MTI
Chemicals and Logistics facility in Raceland, Louisiana suffered
minor damage during Hurricane Gustav including roofing, windows and
overhead doors and experienced a one week shut down due to
evacuation orders. Repairs have been inhibited since Hurricane Ike,
and the facility has experienced a slowing in customer orders for
services in affected areas. These two facilities affected by the
recent storms account for approximately 5% of Flotek's revenue
year-to-date. Outside of the storm affected areas, all other Flotek
facilities remain operational. Jerry Dumas, Chairman and CEO,
states, "Our hearts and prayers go out to those most affected by
Hurricane Ike, and we wish everyone personally affected a safe and
speedy recovery. While the hurricane activity has caused some
short-term disruption to our operations, we do not expect these
disruptions to be significant, nor continuing. We are dependent
upon a return to normalcy of our customers in these affected areas,
and are closely monitoring their activities. Flotek continues to
show strong fundamental operating results and balance sheet, and we
look forward to further reporting on our financial results after
the fiscal quarter is completed." About Flotek Industries, Inc.
Flotek is a global developer and distributor of innovative
specialty chemicals, and downhole drilling and production
equipment. Flotek manages automated bulk material handling, loading
and blending facilities. It serves major and independent companies
in the domestic and international oilfield service industry. Flotek
Industries, Inc. is a publicly traded company headquartered in
Houston, Texas, and its common shares are traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FTK". For additional
information, please visit Flotek's web site at
http://www.flotekind.com/. Forward-Looking Statements This Press
Release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) regarding Flotek Industries,
Inc.'s business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans,
believes, seeks, estimates and similar expressions or variations of
such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but
are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking
statements in this Press Release. Although forward-looking
statements in this Press Release reflect the good faith judgment of
management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors
currently known to management. Consequently, forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and
actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results
and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and
outcomes include, but are not limited to, unexpected delays in
repairs to damaged utilities and infrastructure, shortages of labor
or raw materials, demand for oil and natural gas drilling services
in the areas and markets in which the Company operates,
competition, obsolescence of products and services, the Company's
ability to obtain financing, environmental and other casualty
risks, and the impact of government regulation. Further information
about the risks and uncertainties that may impact the Company are
set forth in the Company's most recent filings on Form 10-K
(including without limitation in the "Risk Factors" Section) and
Form 10-Q, and in the Company's other SEC filings and publicly
available documents. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date of this Press Release. The Company undertakes no obligation to
revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect
any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this
Press Release. DATASOURCE: Flotek Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Brian
Shannon of Flotek Industries, Inc., +1-713-849-9911, Web Site:
http://www.flotekind.com/
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