Smith Industries, located in the heart of the Permian Basin, remains the oil and gas industry leader in high-quality, on-time product delivery while holding health, operational integrity, and environmental safety as the greatest priority. We find out more with CEO, Sachin Singh.
BUILT FOR THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
Right now, the US energy landscape finds itself at a crucial inflection point, as if standing on a fault line where two tectonic plates are shifting at once.
Traditional oil and gas production is hitting record levels, while the utility and power infrastructure sectors are exploding with demand, driven by electrification, data centers, artificial intelligence (AI), renewables, and aging grid constraints.
It’s rare to find an industry moment where both sides of the energy equation are expanding at the same time, and that’s the exact crossroads that Smith Industries (Smith) is currently operating at.
At present, US oil production continues to hover near 13.5 million barrels per day, rivaling all-time records. Gas markets remain robust with surging liquefied neutral gas (LNG) exports, and North America is expected to lead global LNG supply growth through the decade.
Yet underneath the numbers, the story is more nuanced – margins have tightened compared to the 2021–2023 boom, capital discipline is replacing ‘growth at any cost’, and companies are increasingly prioritizing automation, quality fabrication, and reliable partners.
“More barrels are produced today with fewer workers, thanks to modern technology. This creates a new competitive environment where execution, reliability, cost certainty, and speed matter more than ever – exactly what Smith is known for,” introduces Sachin Singh, CEO.
Additionally, the industry is witnessing a wave of generational leadership change – veteran expertise is retiring and digital-native talent is entering.
“Companies need leaders who can move between oil and gas execution, utility manufacturing, and AI-driven operations. Therefore, this moment suits companies like ours perfectly,” he sets out.
UNMATCHED CAPABILITIES
Smith is a proudly family-owned engineering, fabrication, and equipment delivery company located at the heart of the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas.
The company’s geographic center gives a unique proximity to the valued customers whose wells, pipelines, and facilities define the US energy landscape.
Today, its flagship facility spans 70 acres with 300,000 square feet of indoor manufacturing capacity, providing the scale, flexibility, and robustness needed to tackle both simple and highly complex jobs.
“We operate fully integrated engineering, drafting, procurement, fabrication, coating, painting, and rigging and trucking operations, delivering end-to-end solutions from raw steel to fully installed, field-ready equipment,” Singh explains.
“Our in-house capabilities include heavy fabrication and surface-production equipment, structural modules, thermal energy storage tanks, and even steel utility poles for broader energy or utility applications.
“Meanwhile, to ensure clients’ uptime and schedule-critical delivery, we maintain our own fleet of trucks and cranes, avoiding third-party delays and adding value through control, reliability, and efficiency,” he expands.
Founded in 2004 by a native of the Permian Basin, the company was built on values of hard work, integrity, craftsmanship, and loyalty.
“Those same values remain embedded in the firm today as we continue investing in modernization and technology while preserving our family-owned, client-first ethos.”
Smith has built its geographic presence across Western Texas, Eastern New Mexico, and the broader Permian region, with the trucking and logistics capabilities to support time-critical delivery across its growing footprint.
Its ever-expanding client base currently consists of operators and producers in oil and gas, midstream facility developers, companies requiring surface production equipment, field infrastructure, and reliable, field-ready modules or tanks, as well as utility and energy infrastructure buyers.
A BRAND-NEW DIVISION
SI Utility is the sister company to Smith and represents a strategic expansion beyond traditional oil and gas fabrication into the rapidly growing utility, transmission, and power-infrastructure market.
Built to address a critical gap in the region, SI Utility is the only manufacturer of pre-engineered steel utility poles in Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico, giving utilities, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies, and transmission developers a domestic, ISO-certified, and schedule-reliable partner located close to where the assets are being deployed.
“Driven by AI and data center demand, electrification, renewable integration, and aging US transmission lines, the utility-infrastructure market is experiencing multi-year growth. SI Utility positions our organization to serve both sides of the energy equation,” Singh prides.
Together, Smith and SI Utility create a diversified, future-ready platform serving oil and gas, utilities, and industrial clients, as well as the broader North American energy system.
There are a number of key differentiating factors that define the division which currently stands as the region’s only manufacturer of pre-engineered steel utility poles.
That alone is a crucial distinguisher as the closest comparable suppliers are often hundreds of miles away, and SI Utility is perfectly positioned exactly where grid demand is surging.
“Utilities need traceability, compliance, and certainty, and we deliver all three at a speed the national suppliers can’t match. We are closer, faster, more integrated and disciplined, and are built to deliver certainty, not excuses.”
Data centers, renewables, electrification, and aging transmission lines mean that SI Utility is sitting at the vanguard of a generational grid build-out.
“Most importantly, we are creating a diversified energy and utility manufacturing platform that is built for the next decade, not the last one,” he passions.
Evidently, this isn’t just a side business – it’s a foundational pillar of where the US energy system is heading.
“CSR isn’t just writing checks – it’s about being a company people are proud to have in their community”
Sachin Singh, CEO, Smith Industries
SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY
Smith’s approach to social responsibility is simple. The company takes care of the community the same way it takes care of its own people – with heart, consistency, and genuine commitment.
“Community involvement is a core part of who we are, and being a family-built, Permian-based company means we don’t see corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an obligation, we see it as a responsibility to the people and communities that helped shape us,” describes Singh.
Historically, many of its CSR efforts come directly from employees.
“We empower teams to identify local needs and bring forward initiatives whether it’s helping a family in crisis, supporting a local cause, or organizing a shop-floor charity drive. This bottom-up approach keeps our giving genuine and rooted in the people who live here,” he divulges.
Elsewhere, the company proudly participates in Wounded Warrior Project® initiatives and supports veteran-focused organizations that help men and women transition, recover, and rebuild their lives.
“We also regularly contribute to local fundraisers, community events, and non-profit efforts across Midland, Odessa, and the broader Permian Basin.”
As part of its commitment to being a good Western Texas neighbor, Smith knows that beyond formal programs, its everyday actions matter.
This includes hiring locally, investing in workforce development, supporting multi-generational family employment, contributing to regional economic growth, and prioritizing safety and environmental compliance.
“CSR isn’t just writing checks – it’s about being a company people are proud to have in their community,” Singh tells us.
“We’ve built a strong foundation and are now entering a phase of accelerated modernization and strategic expansion”
Sachin Singh, CEO, Smith Industries
A CLEARLY DEFINED FUTURE
Across 2026, Smith’s focus is very clear – scale smart, diversify deliberately, and transform digitally.
“We’ve built a strong foundation and are now entering a phase of accelerated modernization and strategic expansion,” Singh assures.
Concerning digital transformation across every department, the company’s biggest internal priority is to fully digitize the way it works, eliminating paper systems and bringing real-time visibility into every corner of the business.
“This will make us faster and more accurate, transparent, and scalable. Digital transformation is not an initiative, it is becoming the operating system of the entire company,” he continues.
The overarching strategies employed by Smith are not random or opportunistic – they are directly aligned with the direction of its customers, including leading oil majors, utilities, and data center developers.
Oil and gas remains stable, utility infrastructure is exploding, and data center demand is accelerating, and the company has positioned itself expertly at the forefront of this intersection, becoming a full-spectrum energy infrastructure manufacturer for the next decade.
“We’re building a modern, diversified, and digitally enabled manufacturing platform that can serve wells, grids, substations, and data centers with the same discipline, speed, and reliability that defined our history. The goal is simple – grow fast but grow healthy,” Singh concludes.
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