Stepan Company is a global manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in consumer products and industrial application. Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Stepan utilizes a network of modern production facilities located in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Stepan surfactants are used in 3 major oil field market segments: Drilling, Production, and Stimulation. Technologies Stepan offers to the oil field service sector are: Sulfates/Sulfonates, Betaines, Quaternaries, Esters, Bacteriacides and low VOC, highly biodegradable solvent replacements. Our Surfactants are used in Foamers, Drilling Fluids, Corrosion Inhibitors, Biocides, Dispersants, Microemulsion, Emulsion Breaker and others. http://www.stepan.com/en/ http://www.stepan.com/en/markets/oil_field.asp http://www.stepan.com/en/contact/na/contact.asp