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NOV Inc.
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<p>NOV Inc., formerly National Oilwell Varco, is an American <a href="/facts/Multinational_corporation/qrMQSMTb">multinational corporation</a> based in <a href="/facts/Houston,_Texas/1v8AwQUN">Houston, Texas</a>. It is a worldwide provider of equipment and components used in <a href="/facts/Oil_well/mNNRJmuE">oil and gas drilling</a> and <a href="/facts/Oil_production/GyyC7lTo">production operations</a>, <a href="/facts/Oilfield/wYoSQmGN">oilfield</a> services, and <a href="/facts/Supply_chain/cApUyx1h">supply chain</a> integration services to the <a href="/facts/Upstream_(petroleum_industry)/AL7ztvwe">upstream</a> <a href="/facts/Oil_and_gas_industry/xCKs0yQJ">oil and gas industry</a>. The company conducts operations in more than 500 locations across six <a href="/facts/Continent/Pysd9Sw8">continents</a>, operating through two reporting segments: Energy Equipment and Energy Products and Services. </p>