The oilfield equipment and services (or OFS) industry refers to all products and services associated with the oil and gas exploration and production process, or the upstream energy industry. It includes services such as locating energy sources, energy data management, drilling and formation evaluation, well construction, If you are looking towards starting a business in the oil and gas industry, a business that is profitable and thriving and one that requires engineering skills, then one of your options is to start an oil and gas servicing company. Major oil companies around the globe like Mobil, Shell, Agip, Chevron and Texaco, amongst others, rely on oil servicing companies such as Halliburton, Schlumberger and Transocean et al, for maintenance and servicing jobs. Major oil companies are investing in renewable energy; natural gas producers, shippers, and consumers are increasing their focus on mitigating methane emissions; and chemicals producers are ramping up their efforts to find solutions to plastic waste, through recycling and use of new materials and processes.