KATY, Texas, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newpark Drilling Fluids, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newpark Resources, today opened its new world headquarters and laboratory facility in Katy, Texas. Newpark Drilling Fluids President Bruce Smith joined his executive staff in welcoming employees to their new home.

"We broke ground on this project in March 2012," stated Smith. "It is exciting to see all the planning that went into the design and construction of the complex come to fruition. The new facility places our industry-leading fluids laboratory and technical staff in the same location as our management, administrative, engineering, operations, sales and marketing groups."

The facility is located on 11 acres along Houston's I-10 energy corridor just off Mason Road. Newpark's acclaimed research and development laboratory including field services lab occupies 37,000 square feet of the building's 106,000 square feet total. The lab features Newpark's state-of-the-art downhole drilling simulator and a full range of world-class analytical capabilities.

Newpark Drilling Fluids is a service-driven provider of customized and integrated drilling fluid solutions. Its history of global technological breakthroughs and on-the-ground expertise continues to drive customer success around the world. For more information, visit www.newparkdf.com.

Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) is a worldwide provider of drilling fluids, temporary worksites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets, and environmental waste treatment solutions. For more information, visit www.newpark.com. 



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                          Newpark Drilling Fluids

                          jbeltz@newpark.com

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