Robbins & Myers Acquires T-3 Energy Services

T-3 Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTES) was formed in February 2000 by First Reserve and management as an acquisition vehicle to consolidate high-end equipment repair and specialty machining operations focused in the Gulf of Mexico. T-3 operates in three distinct business lines: the repair and refurbishment of production valves and drilling equipment, primarily blow-out preventers (BOPs); flow control equipment manufacturing and repair consisting of wellheads, production chokes, control valves and pressure safety valves; and downstream product manufacturing, distribution and repair, including flow control equipment, high pressure connection equipment and electric motors.