# Bidell Gas Compression to open first US manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia

Bidell Gas Compression, a subsidiary of Canadian Total Energy Services Inc., will repurpose a 100,000-square-foot decommissioned machine shop in Weirton, West Virginia, to fabricate, sell, lease and service natural gas compression equipment. The operation expects around 60 jobs in 2017, rising to 130 by 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-10
- Where: Weirton, West Virginia, United States
- Jobs: 60
- Status: announced
- Products: natural gas compression equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Bidell Gas Compression](https://endata.com/companies/1084.md)
- [Total Energy Services Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/1085.md) (partner)
- [Mingo Junction Steelworks](https://endata.com/companies/1086.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/3-10-2017/bidell-gas-compression-manufacturing-weirton-west-virginia.shtml), 2017-03-10: "The company will repurpose a 100,000 square foot decommissioned machine shop to fabricate, sell, lease and service natural gas compression equipment."
- [wvpress.org](https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/bidell-gas-compression-repurpose-former-arcelormittal-machine-shop/), 2017-03-10: "The company is a subsidiary of the Canadian company Total Energy Services Inc. and is expected to employ about 60 people this year with a goal of 100 employees by 2018."

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