Ficoteq

What Ficoteq does

Ficoteq (FICOTEQ LLC) is a Houston-based designer and fabricator of custom process equipment for the upstream and midstream Oil & Gas industry, established in 2015. The company engineers and supplies modular skid-mounted packages including gas/liquid/solids phase separators, oil treatment systems (heater treaters, free water knockouts, electrostatic treaters), produced water and seawater treatment units, gas conditioning and dehydration systems (glycol units, amine units, H2S/CO2 membranes), compressor packages, and API 610 pump skids. Fabrication is certified to ASME Section VIII Division 1 U-Stamp standards, the company holds ISO 9001:2015 quality certification, and engineering relies on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), and 3D modeling. Proprietary technology includes high-efficiency cyclonic internals for separator retrofits and subject-matter expertise in electrostatic dehydration-desalting processes developed over decades of field deployment.

The company sells primarily to National and International Oil Companies and EPC contractors through project-based, direct enterprise sales. Revenue is generated via one-time equipment fabrication contracts plus engineering, procurement, and project management services — there is no recurring licensing or SaaS revenue stream. Pricing is quote-based per project with each contract representing a discrete equipment order, and no public pricing exists. Ficoteq operates across five office locations (Houston headquarters, Mexico regional HQ in Ciudad del Carmen, Colombia, Venezuela, and Dubai regional HQ) with disclosed project execution in Ecuador, Argentina, and Trinidad & Tobago.

The company is co-founded by CEO Arnel Bartolomé (38+ years, formerly NATCO/Cameron and Prosep) and COO Diego Álvarez (28+ years, formerly NATCO/Cameron and Baker Hughes), alongside CTO Francisco Vera (34 years, formerly SLB via Natco/Cameron acquisitions) and technical advisors from Shell Canada, CE Natco-Cameron, and North West Redwater. Ficoteq is a privately held, founder-owned LLC with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company. Recent activity has centered on expanding the product portfolio into compressor packages, circulation heaters, and energy-transition adjacencies (a 2022 Lithium Recovery Prototype Plant in Nevada) and on geographic expansion into the Middle East via its Dubai office.

Name

Ficoteq

Legal name

FICOTEQ LLC

Website

https://ficoteq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ficoteq (FICOTEQ LLC) is a Houston-based designer and fabricator of custom ASME-certified process equipment for upstream and midstream Oil & Gas operations, serving NOCs, IOCs, and EPC firms across the Americas and the Middle East with modular skid-mounted packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Fabrication & Supply: One-time fabrication and supply of custom oil and gas process equipment including separators, heaters, compressor packages, and water treatment systems. Revenue is project-based with each contract representing a discrete equipment order.
2. Engineering & Design Services: Detailed engineering and design services including process simulation, mechanical design, vessel design, structural calculations, piping stress analysis, FEA, electrical engineering, and 3D modeling provided as part of project execution or standalone service.
3. Procurement Services: Procurement and supply coordination for instruments, compressors, pumps, valves, electrical components, spare parts, and other equipment components. Manages subcontracts for insulation, I&E hook-up, painting, transportation, and commissioning services.
4. Project Management: Project management services ensuring equipment delivery within budget and on schedule, including progress reporting, document control, and risk management throughout project execution lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ficoteq designs, engineers, fabricates, and supplies custom oil and gas process equipment including gas/liquid/solids phase separators, oil and gas treatment packages, produced and sea water treatment systems, indirect and circulation heaters, compressor and pump skid packages, and modular skid-mounted process plants. The company also delivers integrated engineering, procurement, and project management services compliant with ASME Section VIII Division 1 and ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Product overview

FICOTEQ is a company focused on the design and supply of equipment for Oil & Gas and Energy Industries, offering competitive prices, high-quality engineering and fabrication, and on-time delivery of projects. The company's product portfolio centers on modular skid-mounted process equipment including Separators (Gas/Liquid/Solids Phase Separators Packages), Oil Treatment Packages (Heater Treaters, FWKO, Electrostatic Treaters), Gas Treatment Packages (Glycol Units, J-T Units, H2S Membranes, Amine Units), Produced Water Treatment Packages (Nutshell Filters, Hydrocyclones, CPI units), and Sea Water Treatment Packages. Additional products include Indirect Heaters, Circulation Heaters, Metering Skids/LACT Units, Slug Catchers, Sand Traps, Chemical Injection Packages, Filters, Compressor Packages, Pump Skid Packages, and specialized units such as the Lithium Recovery Prototype Plant and Cyclonic Internals. The company provides comprehensive services including Equipment Design (using process simulation, ASME vessel design, CFD, FEA, and 3D modeling), Equipment Fabrication (ASME Section VIII Division 1 stamped pressure vessels), Project Management, and Procurement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gas/Liquid/Solids Phase Separators Packages Pressure vessels and separation packages for separating gas, liquid, and solids phases in oil and gas processing applications, for use by oil and gas producers and EPC firms.
• Oil Treatment Packages Treatment packages including Heater Treaters, FWKO (Free Water Knockout), Electrostatic Treaters, and 2 & 3 Phase Separators with cyclonic technology for processing crude oil, for use in upstream oil production facilities.
• Gas Treatment Packages Gas processing systems including Glycol Units, J-T Units, H2S Membranes, Amine Units, Refrigeration units, and CO2 Membranes for natural gas conditioning and processing.
• Produced Water Treatment Packages Water treatment solutions including Skim Tanks, Nutshell Filters, Liquid-Liquid Hydrocyclones, Corrugated Plate Interceptors, Solid-Liquid Hydrocyclones, and Induced Gas Flotation Units for upstream produced water handling.
• Sea Water Treatment Packages Sea water processing equipment including Basket & Coarse Strainers, Cartridge Filters, Gas Strip Deaeration, Media Filters, Ultra-filtration, and Vacuum Deaeration systems for offshore and desalination applications.
• Indirect Heaters / Line Heaters Indirect heating equipment for process fluid heating applications in oil and gas operations.
• Circulation Heaters Custom skid packages equipped with circulation pumps and electrical heaters for thermal management in processing facilities.
• Metering Skids / LACT Units Custody transfer metering systems and LACT (Lease Automatic Custody Transfer) units for accurate measurement of hydrocarbon fluids.
• Slug Catchers Specialized separation equipment designed to handle intermittent liquid and gas flow patterns in pipeline systems.
• Sand Traps Solids removal equipment for separating sand and particulate matter from produced fluids.
• Chemical Injection Packages Automated chemical dosing systems for injection of corrosion inhibitors, demulsifiers, scale inhibitors, and other treatment chemicals.
• Filters Industrial filtration equipment including gas coalescer filters and basket strainers for removing contaminants from process streams.
• Compressor Packages Production and booster compressor skid packages for gas compression applications, including reciprocating compressors.
• Pump Skid Packages Modular pump skid systems including API 610 centrifugal pumps and slurry pumps for fluid transfer applications.
• Glycol Dehydration Plants Gas dehydration systems using glycol-based processes for removing water from natural gas streams.
• SIP Units Startup and initial production (SIP) units for commissioning new processing facilities.
• MEG Test Unit Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) testing units for hydrate inhibition and flow assurance evaluation.
• Gas Conditioning Package Complete gas conditioning systems with vessels in vertical orientation, fully assembled skid packages with ASME Code Section VIII, Div. 1 stamping.
• Lithium Recovery Prototype Plant Specialized process plant for lithium extraction and recovery from brine sources.
• High-Efficiency Cyclonic Internals (Retrofit) High-efficiency cyclonic internal components for retrofitting existing separator vessels to improve separation performance.
• Equipment Design Services Comprehensive engineering design services including process simulation, mechanical design, vessel design (ASME Section VIII), 3D modeling, and finite element analysis.
• Equipment Fabrication Services Manufacturing and fabrication of pressure vessels and modular skid-mounted process equipment to ASME Code standards.
• Project Management Services End-to-end project execution including scheduling, progress reporting, document control, procurement coordination, and risk management.
• Procurement Services Sourcing and supply of process equipment components including instruments, compressors, pumps, valves, electrical components, and subcontract management for insulation, I&E hook-up, and transportation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NATCO/CameroncoreOthersFormer employer relationship for CEO Arnel Bartolomé, COO Diego Álvarez, and Technical Advisor Carroll Edwards, who collectively bring over 45 years of experience from NATCO/Cameron. Company leadership developed expertise in separation equipment, electrostatic treaters, and process technology at NATCO/Cameron before co-founding FICOTEQ.
• SLB (Schlumberger)coreTechnology or IntegrationMultiple leadership members including CTO Francisco Vera (18 years) and Managing Director Middle East Firas Aldahshan worked at SLB through acquisitions of Natco and Cameron. CTO Vera is a subject matter expert in electrostatic dehydration-desalting processes developed during SLB tenure. The company maintains expertise and familiarity with SLB standards and technologies.
• ProsepminorOthersCEO Arnel Bartolomé held the position of VP of Engineering & Operations at Prosep prior to co-founding FICOTEQ.
• AGA ProcesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded alongside FICOTEQ by CEO Arnel Bartolomé, indicating a closely related strategic partnership or sister company relationship in the process equipment space.
• Baker HughesminorOthersCOO Diego Álvarez worked on projects for Baker Hughes during career at NATCO/Cameron and as independent contractor prior to co-founding FICOTEQ.
• Shell CanadaminorOthersTechnical Advisor Hugh West worked at Shell Canada for 27 years in various engineering roles including lead machinery engineer and lead reliability engineer at Scotford Complex before joining NATCO and then FICOTEQ.
• PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.)minorOthersCTO Francisco Vera and CEO Arnel Bartolomé are familiar with PDVSA standards and worked on projects for Venezuelan national oil company during careers at PDVSA subsidiary Corpoven and through NATCO/Cameron project execution.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NATCO Group (now part of SLB via Cameron): Pre-acquisition NATCO was the separation, oil treatment and gas processing equipment specialist where most of FICOTEQ's leadership built their careers. NATCO remains the closest direct product competitor to FICOTEQ's separators, heater treaters, FWKO, electrostatic treaters and cyclonic internals.
• Koch-Glitsch: Specializes in mass-transfer and separation internals (including cyclonic and vane internals) used inside separators and gas-processing vessels. The most direct competitor to FICOTEQ's proprietary high-efficiency cyclonic internals for 3-phase separators.
• Frames Group: Netherlands-based process equipment supplier (separators, gas processing, produced-water treatment, modular skids) for the upstream oil & gas industry. Competes head-to-head with FICOTEQ on international NOC/IOC process-package bids.
• Enerflex: Enerflex engineers, fabricates and services modular processing and compression systems for oil & gas, with overlapping leadership pedigrees at FICOTEQ (MD-Middle East Firas Aldahshan previously at Enerflex). Highly comparable supplier to NOCs and IOCs in the Americas and Middle East.
• Veolia Water Technologies (Oil & Gas): Veolia's oil & gas water-treatment business — produced water, seawater, desalination — directly overlaps FICOTEQ's produced-water and seawater-treatment packages. Firas Aldahshan (FICOTEQ MD-ME) previously held sales/business-development positions at Veolia.
• Prosernat: Specialized supplier of gas-treatment and gas-processing equipment (amine, glycol, adsorption, membrane units, modular skids) for upstream and midstream operators — directly overlaps FICOTEQ's Gas Treatment Packages portfolio (Glycol Units, Amine Units, H2S/CO2 Membranes, Refrigeration units).

Broad incumbents

• Atlas Copco (Gas and Process Division): Atlas Copco supplies gas and process compressors (reciprocating and centrifugal) and modular compression packages for oil & gas applications — directly comparable to FICOTEQ's Production/Booster Compressor Packages for 10 MMSCFD capacity.
• SPX FLOW: SPX FLOW manufactures separation and fluid-handling equipment used in upstream oil & gas, gas processing and produced water. A broader incumbent whose separation, filtration and pumping lines directly parallel FICOTEQ's separators, filters and pump skid packages.
• GEA Group: GEA designs and supplies separation, filtration and process equipment used across oil & gas, water, and chemical processing. A broad industrial-machinery incumbent whose skid-mounted separation and filtration offerings compete for similar mid-cap process-equipment bids.
• Cameron International (now SLB): Cameron's process equipment and separation business is the same OEM pedigree FICOTEQ's team emerged from. Post-acquisition by SLB, Cameron's surface and separation equipment competes across the same NOC/IOC bid lists FICOTEQ targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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