Tiger Fluids

About
Our Company

Founded in 2012, Tiger Fluids has grown into a trusted drilling fluids partner across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

2012Year Founded
50+Years Combined Experience
APACRegion Coverage
35+Products in Range
In the Field Since 2012
Our History

Built on
Experience

In 2012, drilling fluids industry veteran Keith Steel founded Tiger Fluids, motivated by a vision of offering both choice and solutions to enhance drilling performance.

Assembling an expert team backed by decades of industry experience, Keith developed a range of muds specifically tailored to the unique ground conditions found in this part of the globe.

In only 5 years, Tiger Fluids expanded both in size and reach to offer high-quality products, engineering services, and onsite and offsite training and assistance. In 2017, the company launched four new services: equipment sourcing, equipment sale facilitation, equipment hire, and digital marketing.

What We Stand For

Our Values

01

Quality Products

Proven and field-tested formulations that meet and exceed industry specifications, with full bar-coded batch tracking.

02

Simple Systems

Effective drilling fluid systems with different degrees of inhibition matched to the formations encountered — keeping mud costs under control.

03

Expert Support

Engineering expertise available on and offsite, backed by decades of hands-on experience across mineral exploration, CBM, HDD, and oil & gas.

04

User-Friendly Training

Mud School training delivered online and in the field — practical, accessible, and tailored to your crew's needs.

05

Competitive Pricing

Manufacturing and blending across the APAC region gives us supply chain efficiency and the ability to pass savings on to our customers.

06

Customer-First Team

A reliable, responsive team that's genuinely invested in your project outcomes — not just the next sale.

Manufacturing & Supply

Made For
This Region

Tiger Fluids manufactures all of its products, meeting and exceeding industry specifications. With our reliable quality control and assurance program, each drum or sack is bar-coded for easy tracking and tracing.

Our manufacturing and blending facilities are located in various locations around the APAC region, ensuring supply chain efficiency and fast delivery wherever your rig is operating.

View Our Products
APAC
Mineral Exploration
Water Well Drilling
Directional HDD
Coalbed Methane
Geothermal
Oil & Gas
Senior Management

Our Team

Keith Steel
Keith Steel
Managing Director

With close to 50 years of industry experience, Keith founded Tiger Fluids in 2012. He previously held top management positions at Baroid, Schlumberger, and Imdex (AMC), working in all corners of the globe. He was Chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers for 15 years in Singapore and is considered an industry expert, having received multiple awards for his contributions.

Chris Steel
Chris Steel
General Manager

An engineering graduate of Southampton University, Chris joined Tiger Fluids as Operations Manager, bringing close to 15 years of experience in finance and operations. Taking over as General Manager in 2014, Chris has worked in the drilling fluids industry in Australia and Asia for over 7 years. He is based in Melbourne, Victoria.

Rhys Clarke
Rhys Clarke
Manager — Australia & Papua New Guinea

Rhys joined Tiger Fluids in 2013 and is responsible for our key markets of Australia and Papua New Guinea. With over 22 years of industry experience as both a Drilling Supervisor and Drilling Fluids Engineer, he has developed particular expertise in the mineral and CBM fields of Australia, New Zealand, and PNG, and has been instrumental in creating our remote drilling fluid systems.

Get In
Touch

Talk to our team about your next project

Australia+61 (0) 417 60 11 00
Singapore+65 6300 7476
Email[email protected]
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