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TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. INTRODUCES TETRA OASIS TOTAL DESALINATION SOLUTION (TETRA OASIS TDS) AND RESULTS FROM PERMIAN BASIN BENEFICIAL RE-USE PILOT

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TETRA Technologies, Inc. (“TETRA” or the “Company”) (NYSE:TTI) today announced the commercial launch of TETRA Oasis TDS, an end-to-end water treatment and desalination technology for beneficial re-use and mineral extraction applications for oil and gas well produced water. 

TETRA also recently completed a commercial pilot project for the desalination of Delaware Basin produced water for a major North America oil and gas operator. The desalinated water was tested against published Texas Railroad Commission (“TRRC”) standards for beneficial re-use water at both TETRA’s laboratory and an independent third-party laboratory. Subsequently, the treated water was sent to a third party for Whole Effluent Toxicity (“WET”) testing where it successfully passed all test parameters.   WET testing is a method used to measure the combined toxic effects of all pollutants on aquatic organisms and involves exposing aquatic organisms to treated wastewater samples and observing how the organisms respond. The tests can be acute or chronic and measure different aspects of the organisms’ health. WET testing is a vital component to implementing water quality standards under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits program.

Brady Murphy, TETRA’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “For several years we have been working to leverage our deep brine chemistry expertise, our US onshore water treatment resources, and our customer network and relationships to address the sizeable industry challenge surrounding treatment of oil and gas produced water for beneficial re-use purposes. By combining our existing expertise in produced water recycling for frac re-use to pre-treat the feed water for two unique membrane technologies, we have developed a high-quality, cost-effective solution. 

Our first field pilot program successfully treated produced water where we achieved 92% recovery rate of desalinated water with total dissolved solids levels ranging from 40 parts per million (“ppm”) to 200 ppm, which are better than the average municipal drinking water standards.  In our latest pilot test of more challenging Delaware Basin produced water, we are very pleased to announce that our TETRA Oasis TDS resulted in high-quality desalinated water that not only met or exceeded all customer KPIs but passed all third-party WET testing.  Given the importance of WET testing standards for the regulatory agencies, we believe this is an important step for future beneficial re-use project permitting.  This is a rapidly evolving market, and the need for cost effective technology to address produced water volumes continues to grow.

TETRA see significant opportunity in the space and continue to engage high quality customers to address their water challenges and disposal restrictions due to seismicity events with seven NDA’s in place and ongoing negotiations with others to discuss the proprietary details of our TETRA Oasis TDS.”

Despite U.S. land oil and gas well frac and completion activity declining throughout 2024, produced water volumes continue to increase. Rystad Energy estimates Permian Basin produced water volumes of 8.3 billion barrels in 2024, up 5% from 2023.  In Rystad Energy’s fourth quarter 2024 Water Management report, they estimate that a 20% reduction in Permian Basin disposal well capacity due to regulatory restrictions would result in up to 4 million barrels of produced water per day as the available market for beneficial re-use.  A recent Houston Chronicle article referenced a study that the handling and treating of produced water is a $4 billion annual market opportunity in the Permian Basin, making this one of the fastest growing market opportunities in the oil and gas industry.

TETRA Oasis TDS

TETRA Oasis TDS is a proprietary end-to-end offering that involves a variety of processing stages starting with operator’s oil and gas well produced water as feed brine for a pre-treatment step. TETRA has developed extensive experience and expertise over the past six years in the treatment and recycling of produced water for frac re-use, as demonstrated by having treated in the fourth quarter, 2024 a record peak volume of over 800,000 bbl/day.  This experience has advanced TETRA’s chemistry know-how in addressing a wide variability of produced water constituents, including dealing with organic compounds that would otherwise be destructive to membranes used in other industries to desalinate water.

The critical pre-treatment first step is followed by the desalination stage through two technologies licensed exclusively to TETRA for oil and gas produced water applications, KMX Technologies Inc., (“KMX”) Vacuum Membrane Distillation (“VMD”) or Hyrec Holdings Company W.L.L. (“Hyrec”) Osmotically Assisted Reverse Osmosis (“OARO”), or a combination of both. The selection of which technology or combination thereof depends, in part, on the total dissolved solids of the feed water, the end use application, and optimizing both the capital and operating costs of the process. The final stage is a post-treatment process designed to meet customer water specifications and may involve extraction of minerals, which TETRA’s chemical business has been doing for many years, and potentially significantly improving the economic benefits. TETRA Oasis TDS was successfully proven in the field to deliver a water quality that achieves or exceeds regulatory requirements in a cost-effective manner for multiple beneficial re-use applications, including potential surface irrigation and industrial uses.

TETRA recently completed an equity investment in KMX Technologies Inc.

Details on TETRA Oasis TDS can be found on the following website link:

https://onetetra.com/energy-services/water-management/produced-water-desalination/

Investor Contact

For further information, please contact Elijio Serrano, CFO, TETRA Technologies, Inc. at (281) 367-1983 or via email at eserrano@onetetra.com.

Company Overview

TETRA Technologies, Inc. is an energy services and solutions company focused on developing environmentally conscious services and solutions that help make people’s lives better. With operations on six continents, the Company’s portfolio consists of Energy Services, Industrial Chemicals, and Critical Minerals. In addition to providing products and services to the oil and gas industry and calcium chloride for diverse applications, TETRA is expanding into the low-carbon energy market with chemistry expertise, key mineral acreage, and global infrastructure, helping to meet the demand for sustainable energy in the twenty-first century. Visit the Company’s website at www.onetetra.com for more information.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release includes certain statements that are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Generally, the use of words such as “may,” “see,” “expectation,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “projects,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “assume,” “could,” “should,” “plans,” “targets” or similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events, activities, expectations or outcomes identify forward-looking statements that TETRA intends to be included within the safe harbor protections provided by the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding TETRA’s beliefs, expectations, plans, goals, future events and performance, and other statements that are not purely historical. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by TETRA in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of TETRA. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: changes adversely affecting the business in which we are engaged; our ability to forecast trends accurately; our ability to develop efficient water treatment processes to scale and to forecast related costs and efficiencies accurately; fluctuations in our revenue and operating results; competition from existing or new competitors; future relationships between parties; risks associated with security breaches in our information technology systems; risks related to legal proceedings or claims; risks associated with changes in federal, state, or local laws; risks associated with potential costs of regulatory compliance; risks associated with changes to U.S. trade policies; and risks related to adverse changes in general economic conditions. Moreover, TETRA operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, TETRA assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in TETRA’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including TETRA’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.

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SuperIT AI Agents Launch in North America With Free Tier To Fix IT Incidents Without Runbooks

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Australian startup brings its self-service platform to North American MSPs ahead of IT Nation Connect. MSPs can have an AI agent working on real tickets within an hour of sign-up, with paid plans starting at US$99 a month.

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — SuperIT, an Australian AI startup whose AI agents investigate and fix end-user IT issues directly on managed devices, today launched its platform for North American managed service providers (MSPs) and IT teams on a self-service basis, as part of global availability. A new free tier with no expiry includes unlimited AI ticket triage and monthly credits for other AI features, and paid plans start at US$99 a month. MSPs and IT teams can sign up at https://superit.ai, connect their ticketing system and have an AI agent working real tickets within the first hour, with no sales call or contract.

“SuperIT investigates problems it hasn’t seen before and fixes them on the device, within limits each MSP sets.” (Sale)

The launch, ahead of IT Nation Connect in Orlando (Nov. 4–6), moves SuperIT from early access with MSPs in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. to general availability worldwide, with North America the company’s focus market.

“This is a new era for IT and MSP software, where products win on technical merit, not contract lock-in. The days of signing a one- to three-year contract just to try a product are over,” said Christopher Sale, CEO and co-founder of SuperIT. “We believe SuperIT is the best AI agent in its class, so we’re making it free to use with no time limit and letting MSPs judge it on their own tickets. Most AI in IT support stops at triage or a pre-written script. SuperIT investigates problems it hasn’t seen before and fixes them on the device, within limits each MSP sets.”

Fixing, not just triage and suggestions

Many AI tools for MSPs classify and assign tickets, suggest knowledge articles or run predefined scripts. SuperIT does those things, and is built to go further: to diagnose and resolve unfamiliar issues without a pre-written workflow. Two proprietary technologies make that possible:

– Digital Twin. An evolving model of each customer’s IT environment, built from managed-device telemetry and third-party integrations. Each new issue is investigated with that context rather than from scratch.

– SuperIT Endpoint Agent. Runs on managed devices to gather diagnostics, analyze configuration and system behavior, run commands through controlled PowerShell execution, apply fixes and verify the issue is resolved.

Each MSP decides how independently SuperIT works. Within those limits it resolves issues on its own. Outside them, it works with an engineer to plan, approve and carry out the fix. Early customers use SuperIT for triage and first response, routine service desk workflows, technical investigation, and unfamiliar L1–L3 incidents. SuperIT helps with recurring tasks like new user onboarding and offboarding, all the way to the most complex once-off server performance troubleshooting or network incidents, and everything in between.

Early results

In early evaluations across the technician conversations reviewed with SuperIT’s early MSP partners, the technician’s goal was fully or partly achieved in 91.1%, and 74.1% were assessed as clearly useful or decisive, such as finding key information, running diagnostics or performing the fix. Fields written by SuperIT’s AI triage were still unchanged at review in 99% of cases for ticket type, 96% for subtype, 93% for priority and 91% for item.

Usage grew quickly ahead of the launch. Between July and September 2026, the number of customers MSPs have deployed SuperIT to grew 71%, tickets synced more than doubled, and monthly autonomous agent runs more than doubled, including a nearly tenfold increase in ticket investigations. Monthly recurring revenue grew more than sixfold from August to September.

“We’ve tested many ticket remediation solutions, and only SuperIT passed our accuracy tests. It’s also very easy to use,” said Sam Gridley, CEO of Hawaii-based MSP Intech Hawaii.

Availability and pricing

SuperIT’s free tier has no trial expiry. It includes unlimited AI ticket triage, with fair-use limits, and monthly credits (enough for light AI usage), with access to all platform features. Paid plans run from US$99 to US$9,900 a month, month to month contracts, with more credits on larger plans. Tiers are available for IT teams of all sizes, including custom plans for larger MSPs and IT departments with enterprise requirements. Guided onboarding and assisted proofs of concept remain available.

“MSPs shouldn’t have to sit through sales demos, sign long contracts or commit to big minimums just to find out whether an AI tool like SuperIT works in their environment,” said Sale. “Start free, prove it on real tickets and scale when you’re ready.”

Integrations and security

SuperIT integrates natively with ConnectWise PSA, Autotask, HaloPSA and Accelo, with more to come. Its workflow actions feature lets MSPs connect any platform with a public API as a tool the AI agent can use. Every command passes a security pipeline and a three-tier policy (allowed, needs approval, blocked) and runs as the signed-in user, never with system-level rights. Every action is recorded in an append-only audit trail, and MSPs can require engineer approval for any command or category of action.

Growing without hiring at the same rate

MSP growth has traditionally meant hiring more engineers as client numbers rise. SuperIT is designed to break that link, so MSPs can support more clients with their existing teams, cut engineering time per ticket and improve gross margins.

SuperIT also expects the platform to let MSPs offer new AI-first managed services, priced lower because AI agents do much of the technical work and engineers step in when needed. That makes smaller, price-sensitive businesses profitable to serve, an opportunity that also suits office technology dealers building managed IT practices without large engineering teams.

North America

The expansion follows demand from North American MSPs that saw SuperIT’s early results. North American customers will initially be supported by SuperIT’s existing team and global platform, and the company plans to open a dedicated U.S. team in the first quarter of 2027.

SuperIT raised a US$1.7 million (AU$2.5 million) pre-seed round in December 2025 from Hustle Fund, Antler, CoVentures, Top Down Ventures, angel investors, and MSP owners and industry experts.

IT Nation Connect attendees can see SuperIT in the Solutions Hall, Nov. 4–6. MSPs can sign up free at https://superit.ai

About SuperIT

SuperIT builds AI agents that investigate, troubleshoot and resolve end-user IT incidents and service requests, so MSPs and internal IT teams can scale support without adding headcount at the same rate. Its platform combines a Digital Twin of each customer’s IT environment with an endpoint agent that acts directly on managed devices, within limits each MSP sets. Founded in 2025 in Adelaide, Australia, and now operating globally, SuperIT is backed by Top Down Ventures, Hustle Fund, Antler and CoVentures. Learn more and sign up free at https://superit.ai

Media Contact

Christopher Sale, SuperIT, 1 650 466 9762, press@superit.ai, www.superit.ai

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New TELUS collective agreement ratified by the United Steelworkers membership

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Agreement reached ahead of current contract’s expiry provides stability for more than 3,000 team members across Canada

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 2, 2026 /CNW/ — TELUS today announced that team members represented by the Telecommunications Workers Union, United Steelworkers Local 1944 (USW) bargaining unit have ratified the new agreement reached by the parties earlier this month. This new agreement, which has a term of April 1, 2027 to December 31, 2031, will apply to more than 3,000 TELUS team members nationally.

“Thank you to our team members for supporting this agreement and to both bargaining teams for their constructive work,” said Victor Dodig, President and CEO of TELUS. “Reaching an agreement well ahead of the current contract’s expiry provides stability for our team members and our business, allowing us to focus together on delivering the reliable service and outstanding experiences our customers count on.”

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a leading Canadian communications technology company operating in more than 45 countries and generating over $20 billion in annual revenue with more than 17 million customer connections through our advanced suite of broadband services for consumers, businesses and the public sector. TELUS is passionate about putting our customers and communities first, leading the way globally in client service excellence and social capitalism. The TELUS PureFibre and 5G networks connect Canadians at home, at work and in the communities where they live.

TELUS Health is enhancing approximately 159 million lives across 200 countries and territories through innovative preventive medicine and well-being technologies. TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods utilizes digital technologies and data insights to optimize the connection between producers and consumers. TELUS Digital specializes in digital customer experiences and future-focused digital transformations that deliver value for their global clients.

Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $1.85 billion in cash, in-kind contributions, time and programs to communities across Canada and around the world.

For more information, visit telus.com.

For more information, please contact:
Chelsey Higdon
TELUS Public Relations
chelsey.higdon@telus.com 

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USI Unveils Wi-Fi 8 SiP Module for Enhanced AI Device Connectivity

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — USI today announced its Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) roadmap, with product launch planned for the first quarter of 2027. Building on its Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 with System-in-Package (SiP) technology, USI is positioning itself to help customers capture the next wave of wireless innovation.

Wi-Fi 8 shifts focus from peak data rates to Ultra-High Reliability (UHR), efficiency, and consistent user experience. This matters as devices shrink, from smartphones and AI laptops to smart glasses, smart rings, and TWS earbuds, and must maintain stable connections despite limited antenna space, constrained battery capacity, and complex RF environments.

Key Wi-Fi 8 technologies include:

Multi-AP Coordination: Coordinated Beamforming (Co-BF) and Coordinated Spatial Reuse (Co-SR)Dynamic Spectrum Optimization: Dynamic Sub-channel Operation (DSO)PHY enhancements: Distributed Resource Unit (DRU), Enhanced Long Range (ELR), and Unequal Modulation (UEQM)

Together, these advances enable smarter, more coordinated wireless networks and extend advanced connectivity to wearables and next-generation robotics.

Shrinking form factors bring tighter space, battery, thermal, and power demands. USI draws on deep expertise in SiP design, RF engineering, wireless module integration, advanced packaging, and high-volume manufacturing to help customers reduce product size, optimize power consumption, and simplify system design. Its Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 SiP miniaturization, combined with advanced RF and shielding technologies, provides a strong base for the Wi-Fi 8 transition.

Wi-Fi 8 is also expected to drive deeper system-level integration across wireless ICs, RF front-end components, antennas, power management, and advanced packaging, so that wireless performance and miniaturization evolve together in wearable, mobile, and IoT products.

“Wi-Fi 8 is about more than faster speeds. It is about enabling devices to maintain reliable, consistent, and predictable connections in complex wireless environments. USI will combine its capabilities in wireless connectivity, RF design, SiP integration, and advanced process technology to help customers overcome the challenges of product miniaturization and rising system complexity, accelerating the time to market for next-generation smart devices.” said Jessica Yu, Associate Vice President of Wireless & Wearable Miniaturization Solutions at USI.

Wi-Fi 6 and 6E improved network efficiency and expanded available spectrum, and Wi-Fi 7 significantly raised throughput, bandwidth, and responsiveness. Wi-Fi 8 goes further, delivering greater reliability, predictability, and efficiency in increasingly complex wireless environments.

About USI (601231.SH)

USI, Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., is a global leader in electronic design and manufacturing as well as a leader in the field of SiP (System-in-Package) technology. Our production and service locations span four continents: Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa, offering customer diversified electronic products with D(MS)2 services: Design, Manufacturing, Miniaturization, Industrial software, and hardware Solutions, as well as material procurement, logistics and maintenance Services. USI is a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 3711, NYSE: ASX). To learn more, please visit www.usiglobal.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and YouTube.

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