ASEP, an oil field equipment manufaturer headquartered in the Netherlands, has opened a manufacturing facility in Houston to service the Western Hemisphere. They have purchased a 10 acre site with approximately 60,000 square ft of building space located near I-10 west at Beltway 8. The Houston facility offers mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic assembly, full fabrication and testing capabilities, along with a complete Engineering staff. Thirty people are currently employed at the Houston location. \r\n\r\nASEP specializes in the design and manufacture of truck and skid mounted slick line and wireline units, wireline support mast lifting devices, coiled tubing units and hose/pipe reels for subsea applications, and a complete range of