Business View Magazine | April 2020

76 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 AT A GLANCE PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ASSOCIATION WHAT: A trade association representing the energy industry’s services and equipment organizations WHERE: Houston, Texas WEBSITE: www.pesa.org Services Association T he Petroleum Equipment & Services Association (PESA) is the unified voice for the energy industry’s services and equipment organizations, advocating for, and supporting, this sector’s achievements in job creation, technological innovation, and economic stability. Founded in 1933 as the American Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, its role, then, was to assist the federal government in preparing a fair practice code for the oilfield equipment industry. With that objective accomplished, the Association’s charter members realized the value of keeping it intact as a trade association. Today, PESA’s more than 200 companies represent a diverse global workforce of 1.3 million. And according to Tim Tarpley, PESA’s Vice President for Government Affairs, the organization’s membership is very diverse. “We have everything from huge, multi-national companies down to smaller forgers that have 30 or 40 employees and are producing small parts for the oilfield,” he reports. “Directly, in our sector, we support 600,000 jobs all over the United States. And these are high-skilled, high- paying jobs that help support communities all over the country. We also have two international chapters – one in the Middle East, and we just opened one in Argentina. These chapters provide support for our companies that are operating in those regions. We also help companies enter those new markets. That’s a big value-add for our companies, as well, because, often, when operating in an area where they might not have operated before, our support is helpful.” PESA’s ongoing work is embodied in its mantra: “Train, Elevate, Network,” which translates into a broad range of programs and services that are focused on workforce development, advocacy, and business intelligence. Another priority for PESA is to advance the views of the oilfield service sector. PESA works to engage with policymakers on legislation and regulations that impact the safety and vitality of the energy industry. In addition, PESA promotes the technology innovations of PESA member companies who develop the tools and technology to harness the world’s natural Advancing priorities of the service and supply sector