When Felipe Cadena joined Tenaris as a Global Trainee in 2017, shortly after graduating as a petroleum engineer in Colombia, he was looking for an opportunity to better understand the industry beyond the classroom and the wellsite. After gaining experience in Colombia, Argentina, and now Guyana, Cadena explains that much of his career growth stems from his willingness to say yes to a new challenge.
At the Artificial Lift Conference & Exhibition 2026 (ALCE 2026), Tenaris will showcase technologies and engineering capabilities focused on enhancing reliability, extending equipment life and supporting higher production rates in demanding rod-lift applications.
Dario Códega and Patricia Barrios from Tenaris’s technical team presented two papers at the SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference (LACPEC) in Rio de Janeiro in June 2026, drawing on 3.4 million meters drilled and 3,100 strings installed.
To provide an additional level of support that enables customers to execute casing runs safely, efficiently, and with confidence, Tenaris launched its Remote Monitoring Center at its North American headquarters in Houston, Texas, two years ago.
For Madison O'Neal, Hot Rolling Mill Operations Specialist at Tenaris in Bay City, Texas, growth has never been about big leaps. "It's been a big shift, but it didn't happen overnight. It's been little by little," she says of the last five years. In that time, she has gone from Global Trainee to Analyst, Senior Analyst and now Specialist, leading a team of 37 people on the line she first walked onto as a summer intern in 2018.
The equipment began operations in Vaca Muerta at Tecpetrol’s Los Toldos II Este field, where it will provide hydraulic fracturing services over the next 18 months.
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