Core Laboratories , Amsterdam, Netherlands, has acquired privately held Promore Engineering Inc. The combined companies plan to enter the market in Mexico. Dover Corp., New York City, has sold its A-C Compressor business to GE Power Systems, a subsidiary of General Electric Corp. A-C Compressor is comprised of three operating companies: A-C Compressors in Appleton, Wis.; Conmec Turbomachinery Engineering in Bethlehem, Pa.; and Preco Turbine and Compressor Services in Houston. Input/Output Inc., Stafford, Texas, has acquired all of the outstanding equity investments of Geophysical Instruments AS . National-Oilwell Inc. , Houston, has acquired Rye Supply Co. Inc., which operates eight distribution locations in west Texas and New Mexico. Nabors Industries Inc., Houston, has purchased two jackups to be upgraded and used for long-term contracts with Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Co., from Santa Fe International Corp., Dallas, for $27.5 million, cash. Superior Energy Services Inc., Harvey, La., has acquired Power Offshore Service LLC and Reeled Tubing LLC for $80.5 million. Assets include eight liftboats and 21 coiled-tubing units and related equipment. Varco International , Houston, has acquired capital stock of Albin's Enterprises Inc., a coiled-tubing/wireline- products business. It will operate as Hydra Rig. NQL Drilling Tools Inc., Nisku, Alberta, has merged with NorthStar Drilling Systems Inc. for 0.2 NQL share per NorthStar.
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