IDM Group, designers and manufacturers of world class drilling systems for the international energy industry, has announced the opening of its Middle East and North Africa regional office in Dubai.

With extensive manufacturing facilities, expert and innovative drilling rig designs, component designers and an international client service team, IDM Group provides a unique alternative for drilling operators and contractors seeking world-class drilling systems.
Headed by Ralph John, global vice president – Marketing & Business Development and supported by Jim Vogt, director of Business Development, the Dubai-based team will service the Middle East and North Africa markets from its regional office.
Ralph John says: “IDM has an extraordinary global team and a unique set of assets that will allow us to continue to be a nimble fast-growing competitor in the industry. IDM is already providing its innovative and cost-effective drilling systems to customers worldwide and the opening of our Dubai office will help our team to further serve our existing customers and win new satisfied customers for IDM products.”
He further adds: “A drilling rig is a complex combination of structure, drilling machinery, power and control, and instrumentation that must work in concert to produce a highly productive drilling system. As a multi-faceted company IDM can design and build these subsystems to work together seamlessly providing the greatest value to the rig owner. With IDM’s line of self-elevating and skidding rigs, quick move technology, our rigs allows the operator to be more competitive through economy of rig moves and drilling efficiencies.”   
IDM Group, headquartered in Cyprus, is a global supplier of capital equipment to the oil and gas industry. It currently supplies drilling rigs and integrated drilling systems from its IDM Equipment manufacturing facility in Houston and its IDM International manufacturing facility in Stryi, Ukraine.
IDM is the front runner in the industry with several different new drilling rig package designs. IDM had been producing quality equipment for over two decades. Experience in all the world’s markets makes IDM one of the most versatile rig manufacturers in the industry.
The company is not just limited by its ability to produce quality rig equipment. IDM has also produced some of the most responsive offshore equipment, field proven SCR systems, specialised drive systems for test stands and private operations, and Drawworks that is used in on shore and offshore activities. IDM Group is outlined to be able to support all its customers’ needs from its 20-acre manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas to its experienced support facility in Stryi.