ServiciosIntegralesNuevo Santander

We are an independent engineering & project management firm that operates across the full engineering lifecycle, offering engineering and project management services in Texas, Mexico, and beyond.

Engineering firm managed by senior engineers.

TEXAS · MEXICO
LATAM / GULF OF MEXICO

SINS ensures to cleanly, efficiently, and accurately design, plan, and deliver engineering projects.

Something that differentiates us from other companies is that we are independent, as we don't offer tools or equipment, to ensure full trust.

We carry field experience across more than 12 countries and a full range of basins both onshore and offshore. Our original company, H&L and Associates, was acquired by Petrofac in 2012.

Mission & Vision · Since 2015

Mission

Be leaders of our industry in planning, design, and execution while prioritizing safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.

Vision

Be the preferred engineering and project management firm of the energy industry at the level of global standards.

Transparency · Collaboration · Excellence · Safety · Respect · Ethics · Responsibility

1997Our Start
First integrated services contract, Burgos basin
2000Meyer and Associates
Integrated services contracts in the Burgos basin for Pemex, Repsol, Precision Drilling and PTD (Petrobras)
2004L.I.C.I
New partnership extending services to the Villahermosa region with Grupo Swecomex Meyer (GSM) and Monclova Pirineos Gas (MPG)
2008H&L and Associates
After Weatherford acquires Meyer, L.I.C.I and CEDHIN Engineering found H&L and Associates, serving Halliburton, Weatherford and Zapata Internacional
2011H&L and Associates
Exclusivity contract with Petrofac on the Santuario and Sánchez Magallanes projects in Tabasco, under a mature-fields scheme
2012H&L / SPD Americas
Petrofac acquires H&L and Associates and forms H&L / SPD Americas, adding the Arenque and Ébano-Pánuco fields in the Tampico region to our management
2015SINS
L.I.C.I and CEDHIN Engineering found Servicios Integrales Nuevo Santander under the new Pemex law, starting projects with Grupo Diarqco (Southeast Basins) and Newpek LLC (Texas)
2017SINS
Specialized support for bid-round winners such as Tonalli Energía and Cotemar / Lifting de México (Veracruz basins)
2018SINS
Commercial relationship begins with Newpek Exploración y Extracción in contract areas BG 02 and BG 03 (Burgos basin)
2022First Private Field
First private direct-sales field in Mexico
3,000+Wells drilled & completed
1,100+Workover wells
1,800+km of roads & facilities
25+Executed projects
12+Countries of experience

Why clients choose Servicios Integrales Nuevo Santander

01

True independence

As previously stated, we don't own any equipment or services. Our precise and efficient engineering recommendation is what we propose to you.

02

Our proven track record

We have drilled and completed over 3,000 wells, managed over 25 projects, and have experience in over 12 countries, demonstrating our decades of execution.

03

Our process

Independent consultants can't match our processes, manuals, systems, and project management backbones. We bring senior people and a system that proves their knowledge and success.

04

Guaranteed transparency

Our clients hire us for our proven track record, our experience, our transparency and our processes. We keep our thinking completely visible while keeping the project steadily moving.

The Full Engineering Lifecycle

01
Planning
02
Drilling
03
Completion
04
Workover
05
Production
06
Optimization
07
Abandonment

Project Management

Focus on execution and complete project delivery.

  • Design & planning
  • Concept & detailed design
  • Operational execution
  • QHSE management
  • Integrity
  • Cost management
  • Project closure

Engineering

Efficient, safe operations across the lifecycle — design to abandonment.

Design
  • Design principles
  • Specific design
  • Regulatory approvals
  • Planning
Execution
  • Operational programs
  • Time & cost tracking
Evaluation
  • Management of change
  • Cost reconciliation
  • Lessons learned
  • Integrity

Operations Workforce

Qualified personnel for onshore and offshore operations — drilling, completion, testing and commissioning.

  • Drilling engineering
  • Completion engineering
  • Production engineering
  • Subsurface engineering
  • Well monitoring
  • Planning / cost control
  • Well integrity
  • Production-facility management
  • Support specialists (HSE, logistics, procurement, contracts)

Asset Management

Production assets kept safe, compliant and performing.

  • Production & maintenance management
  • Production-facility management
  • Production engineering
  • Asset evaluation & management
  • Design, commissioning & operation of production facilities

Our clients

Pemex
Newpek
Jaguar Exploración y Producción
Cinco / Consorcio C5M
Petrofac
Weatherford
Halliburton
Tonalli Energía
Cotemar
Opex
Vitol

The people in charge have been in the field.

Frank Lopez

Frank Lopez

More than 40 years involved in the oil and gas industry, domestically and overseas. Provides independent strategic guidance, oversight, risk governance and accountability to ensure the company's long-term success and sustainability.
Cesar Hinojosa

Cesar Hinojosa

Brings 30+ years of experience in the industry. Responsible for leading the company, executing strategy, delivering financial and operational results, developing business opportunities and ensuring long-term success.
Ricardo Yam

Ricardo Yam

30+ years on challenging projects. Responsible for the safe, technically sound and cost-effective design and execution of all well-related activities — ensuring engineering excellence, risk management and well integrity throughout the asset lifecycle.
Alejandro Teran

Alejandro Teran

More than 20 years in the industry. Ensures every company project is delivered safely, efficiently, profitably and in alignment with client expectations — managing resources, risks, schedules, budgets and stakeholder relationships.
Minerva Maldonado

Minerva Maldonado

Ensures the efficient operation of the company's administrative, financial, human-resources, procurement and compliance functions — providing the organizational foundation that lets the company execute its projects and achieve its objectives.

Come meet us

OTC — Offshore Technology Conference
Houston, TX
May 3-5, 2027
Mexican Petroleum Congress
Puebla, Mexico
May 26-29, 2027
INGEPET
Lima, Peru
October 2027
Texas A&M — Recruiting
College Station, TX
Sep 9-10, 2026

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Headquarters1620 N 29th St
McAllen, TX 78501 · USA
Main field officeReynosa, Tamaulipas · Mexico

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