# Salamander Solutions

> Salamander Solutions designs, manufactures and deploys mineral-insulated electric heater systems for oil and gas operators. Its Shell-derived technology reduces heavy-oil viscosity, controls solids formation, supports steam recovery and heats subsea flowlines. It combines custom hardware with reservoir consulting, installation, controls and monitoring.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Houston, United States
- **Founders:** Neal Dikeman (Co-founder (listed by Crunchbase)), Russ Miller (Co-founder (listed by Crunchbase))
- **Products:** HVMI™ heater cable, BoostWell™, StreamWell™, LinkWell™, Foundry™
- **Notable:** Spun out of Shell in March 2017., Raised US$7 million Series A and acquired MCAAA Ltd cable manufacturing facility in the UK in 2018., Co-authored a peer-reviewed Alberta electric-heating field-case study published in December 2020.

## Products & services

- **HVMI™ heater cable** — Mineral-insulated electric heater cable with stainless-steel sheath; continuous manufacture and internal hot-to-cold transitions reduce external connections.
- **BoostWell™** — Downhole heating for viscosity reduction in heavy-oil producing wells; described in the 2017 brochure.
- **StreamWell™** — Temperature control to prevent wax, sulfur and hydrate precipitation in producing wells.
- **LinkWell™** — Downhole heating to accelerate SAGD well connection and support steam conformance.
- **Foundry™** — Heater-enabled in-situ conversion and hydrocarbon recovery application described in the company brochure.
- **Subsea flowline heating** — Permanent or temporary heating for flow assurance and plug remediation; company specifies 40 km continuous heating and up to 80 km with two circuits.
- **Well, reservoir and facilities consulting** — Reservoir modeling, production monitoring and integrated deepwater optimization.
- **Heater system services** — Custom design, manufacturing, assembly, deployment, controls, surveillance and troubleshooting.

## Achievements

- Spun out of Shell in March 2017.
- Raised US$7 million Series A and acquired MCAAA Ltd cable manufacturing facility in the UK in 2018.
- Co-authored a peer-reviewed Alberta electric-heating field-case study published in December 2020.
- Secured announced heater sales contracts with Petrogas and Tatweer Petroleum.
- Signed an Oman Block 71 feasibility study agreement with Westlawn and the ministry in January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Oman Block 71 feasibility agreement announced on January 5; study expected to conclude within two years. The release identifies Hatem Haidar as CEO.
- **2026-05** — LNG Energy Group announced a proposed Venezuela JV investment program of up to US$200 million, with a Salamander heating pilot. The sum is the proposed JV program, not Salamander funding.

## Links

- Website: https://salamandersolutions.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/salamandersolutions/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/incsalamander
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salamandersolutions

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Last updated: 2026-10-03