Days after Oklahoma City’s Kimray Company announced a 15% workforce cut that affected 150 employees, the energy control solutions firm announced a partnership with a Canadian firm to provide zero-emissions solutions to upstream oil and gas facilities.
Kimray said it had joined Kathairos, a nearly 4-year old firm based in Calgary, Canada and considered an innovator in emissions elimination technology. Kathairos employs the thermodynamic power of stored liquid nitrogen to provide dry, inert, pressurized gas for operating pneumatic devices. Over the past two years, this solution has been adopted by more than 50 oil and gas producers across the U.S. and Canada, eliminating over 200,000 metric tons of CO2e from upstream and midstream operations.
“Combining Kimray’s industry-leading products with Kathairos’ reliable, emissions-free pneumatic supply creates an effective solution for our customers and the evolving needs of the industry,” said Kimray VP of Sales & Marketing Dustin Anderson.
“The pairing of Kimray and Kathairos allows our customers to quickly and efficiently meet emissions goals without giving up the simple, dependable Kimray pneumatic controllers they have been using for the last 75 years.”
Kimray and Kathairos Solutions partnership logo. (CNW Group/Kathairos Solutions Inc.)
Kimray stated that its collaboration with Kathairos offers a unique, comprehensive solution to help meet new emissions requirements. The partnership addresses every aspect of the process—from initial site assessment and equipment inventory to inspections, repairs, pneumatic system configurations, and tie-in services.
“Kathairos is dedicated to supporting the oil and gas industry’s efforts to continually improve environmental performance in the production and transmission of the energy our world needs,” said Kathairos CEO and founder Dick Brown.
“Partnering with Kimray allows us to deploy our solutions at the speed and scale needed to meet the methane challenge at hand, while ensuring our customers receive the industry-leading expertise and service needed to manage these changes with simplicity and confidence.”
Kimray was formed in 1948 and focuses on helping producers maximize the value of production sites by providing control products, project consultation, field service and comprehensive training with a focus on sustainability.
Kathairos was founded in 202 and means “clean air.” Its emphasis is on emission reduction solutions. The company said it leverages the power of liquid nitrogen to drive many of its solutions.