M&A Deal Summary

Superior Energy Services Acquires Quail Tools

On August 20, 2025, Superior Energy Services acquired energy services and equipment company Quail Tools from Nabors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Superior Energy Services’ 7th transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Superior Energy Services’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Superior Energy Services’ 2nd transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-20
Target Quail Tools
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Superior Energy Services
Sellers(s) Nabors
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Quail Tools

New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
Quail Tools is a provider of high-performance downhole tubulars and certified pressure control equipment for the oil and gas industry. Quail Tools was founded in 1978 and is based in New Iberia, Louisiana.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Superior Energy Services

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees5,200
Revenue 1.4B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

Superior Energy Services is a provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment focusing on serving the production-related needs of oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Superior provides a wide range of 'post-wellhead' products and services necessary to produce and maintain offshore production, including coiled tubing, hydraulic workover, well control, mechanical wireline, electric wireline, plug and abandonment services and a wide range of rental tools used in drilling and workover operations. Superior Energy Services was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 7 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Louisiana M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-28 Rival Downhole Tools

Houston, Texas, United States

Rival Downhole Tools rents, sells, and services best-in-class drilling and thru-tubing downhole tools to the upstream oil and gas industry. Rival Downhole Tools was founded in 2017 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nabors

Hamilton, Bermuda

Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees12,400
Revenue 2.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Nabors owns and operates a land-based drilling rig fleet and has a completion services and workover and well servicing rig fleets in North America. Nabors was founded in 1952 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: Louisiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-15 Parker

Houston, Texas, United States

Parker provides drilling services across global energy markets. The company is a rental provider of high-performance downhole tubulars in the U.S. market. Internationally, it provides tubular rentals and repair services, with state-of-the-art facilities located in key geographies. Parker offers differentiated, casing and tubular running services in the U.S., the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Its portfolio also includes a fleet of 17 drilling rigs in the U.S. and international markets, as well as Operations & Maintenance services primarily in Canada and Alaska. Parker is based in Houston, Texas.

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