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Item 2. Properties
National Oilwell owned or leased approximately 235 facilities worldwide as of December 31, 2002, including the
following principal manufacturing and administrative facilities:
Approximate
Building Space
Location (square foot) Description Status
Pampa, Texas 548,000 Manufactures drilling machinery and equipment Owned
Houston, Texas 540,000 Manufactures downhole tools and mobile rigs Owned
Houston, Texas 260,000 Manufactures drilling machinery and equipment Leased
Carquefou, France 213,000 Manufactures offshore and marine handling Owned
equipment
Sugarland, Texas 190,000 Manufactures braking systems and generators Owned
Galena Park, Texas 188,000 Manufactures drilling components and rigs Owned
Houston, Texas 178,000 Manufactures electrical power systems Owned
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 162,000 Manufactures downhole tools Owned
Kristiansand, Norway 157,000 Manufactures drilling and offshore equipment Owned
Tulsa, Oklahoma 140,000 Manufactures pumps and expendable parts Owned
McAlester, Oklahoma 117,000 Manufactures pumps and expendable parts Owned
Houston, Texas 115,000 Administrative offices Leased
Stavanger, Norway 87,000 Manufactures drilling components and systems Leased
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 76,000 Manufactures coiled tubing units and wireline trucks Owned
Molde, Norway 68,000 Manufactures marine handling equipment Owned
Marble Falls, Texas 65,000 Manufactures drilling expendable parts Owned
Stavanger, Norway 62,000 Manufactures drilling components and systems Owned
Nisku, Alberta, Canada 59,000 Manufactures drilling machinery and equipment Owned
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 57,000 Manufactures drilling machinery and equipment Owned
We own or lease 65 satellite repair and manufacturing facilities that refurbish and manufacture new equipment and
parts and approximately 150 distribution service centers worldwide. We believe the capacity of our facilities is
adequate to meet demand currently anticipated for 2003.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
National Oilwell has various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings that are pending or threatened, all
arising in the ordinary course of business, with respect to commercial, product liability and employee matters.
Although no assurance can be given with respect to the outcome of these or any other pending legal and
administrative proceedings and the effect such outcomes may have, we believe any ultimate liability resulting from
the outcome of such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.
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