These companies have served the upstream oil and gas industry since 1903 and are suppliers of products, systems, and services for onshore and offshore drilling.

[1] Aibel is a provider of engineering, procurement and construction services—as well as project management, maintenance, and modifications—to the upstream oil and gas industry.

[citation needed] Ventura Tool improved upon the existing borescope, an instrument used for inspecting cannon barrels.

Huntsinger had a light added to the tip so that the instrument, which used a wide angle lens to relay images back to its operator, could be used for locating defects in petroleum pipes.

[citation needed] Vetco was sold in the 1980s to Houston-based Combustion Engineering (C-E) and moved away from its original base in the Ventura Oil Field.

In 2004, the ABB VetcoGray oil and gas business was acquired by a consortium[7] consisting of the private equity firms Candover, 3i, and JP Morgan Partners.

Vetco Aibel evolved through acquisitions of Seatec, Maritime Seanor and Umoe Oil and Gas, as well as organic growth.