On May 27, 2026, ESP Service LLC manufactured its 35,000th permanent magnet motor. This milestone marks a significant achievement in the history of our Company.
The event is particularly symbolic because the production of the anniversary motor coincided with the 35th anniversary of LUKOIL, the company that played a key role in the creation and development of this technology.
The history of permanent magnet drive systems began in the mid-1990s, when LUKOIL initiated a search for new technical solutions to improve the efficiency of electric submersible pump operations. One of the initiators of the project was Matvey Yakovlevich Ginzburg, who proposed investigating the use of permanent magnet synchronous motors as a drive solution for ESP systems.
To implement the project, specialists from AEROELECTRIC, led by Vladimir Ivanovich Pavlenko, were engaged. In 1996, the first functional prototype of a permanent magnet drive system for oil production was developed and tested, confirming the potential of the new technology.
The next stage was the establishment of RITEK-ITC LLC, where the technology evolved from a prototype into a commercial product. It was here that the first serially manufactured permanent magnet motors and control stations were developed, tested and put into operation, laying the foundation for the further advancement of the technology.
In 2014, the production facilities and engineering expertise of ITC were integrated into LUKOIL ESP Service LLC (now ESP Service LLC). Two years later, a dedicated Permanent Magnet Motor Manufacturing Facility was commissioned in Kogalym, significantly increasing production capacity.
Today, permanent magnet motors have become an integral part of artificial lift systems used in oil production. The manufacture of the 35,000th motor represents the result of many years of work by several generations of engineers, designers, manufacturing specialists and oilfield professionals.
The 35th anniversary of LUKOIL and the production of the 35,000th permanent magnet motor serve as a reminder of the remarkable journey of this technology—from an engineering concept and early prototypes to large-scale industrial production and widespread application in oil fields.
