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CALGARY – The blockbuster deal unfolding between Baker Hughes Inc. and Halliburton Co. will shake up the Canadian oil field services market – creating a firm large enough to disrupt the dominance of domestic pressure pumpers, industry experts said Friday.

Baker Hughes confirmed this week that it is in “preliminary discussions” with long-time rival Halliburton about a merger between the two Texas-based oil field service giants. A combined Baker Hughes/Halliburton is still not expected to rival the world’s largest oil field services firm, Schlumberger Ltd.

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In Canada, however, neither Schlumberger nor Baker Hughes nor Halliburton dominate the market, especially the growing hydraulic fracturing market.

Peters & Co. Ltd. estimates that Calgary-based Trican Well Service Ltd. is the largest fracking company in Canada, with 21% of the total pressure pumping horsepower available. Calgary’s Calfrac Well Services Ltd. is second with 18% followed by a roughly four-way tie between another local, Canyon Services Group Inc. (12%), and the three big American firms.