Hornbeck OffshoreServices, Inc nyse HOS through its subsidiaries, operates offshore supply vessels OSVs , multi purpose support vessels MPSVs , and a http www.hornbeckoffshore.com hos port.html shore base facility to provide logistics support and specialty services to the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry, primarily in the United States, Gulf of Mexico, and select international markets. The Company is a provider of marine services to exploration and production, oilfield service, offshore construction and military customers. The Company, through its subsidiaries, also operates ocean going tugs and tank barges that provide transportation of petroleum products, primarily in the northeastern United States, Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico. It operates two business segments in the marine industry Upstream segment and Downstream segment. Its Upstream segment owns and operates fleets of United States flagged, new generation OSVs and United States owned fleets of Dynamic Positioning DP 2 and Dynamic Positioning DP 3 MPSVs. HOS recently announced http www.prnewswire.com news releases hornbeck offshore announces shipyard contracts for osv newbuild program 5 134024728.html newbuild program 5 , which consists of a total of sixteen high technology, new generation OSV s. HOS has the option for additional such vessels should future market conditions warrant. The shipyards http www.vthm.com VT Halter Marine, Inc of Pascagoula, Mississippi and http www.easternshipbuilding.com Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. of Panama City, Florida, have been separately contracted to build the vessels. External links http www.hornbeckoffshore.com Primarysources date December 2010 Category Drilling rig operators Category Oilfield services companies Category St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Category Companies based in New Orleans, Louisiana ... more details
SCOTUSCase Litigants Oncale v. Sundowner OffshoreServices, Inc. ArgueDate December 8 ArgueYear 1997 DecideDate March 4 DecideYear 1998 FullName Joseph Oncale v. Sundowner OffshoreServices, Inc. USVol 523 USPage 75 Citation Prior Defense verdict upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Fifth Circuit . Subsequent Holding Title VII s protection against discrimination in the workplace because of... sex applies to harassment between members of the same sex. SCOTUS 1994 2005 Majority Scalia JoinMajority Rehnquist, Stevens, O Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer Concurrence Thomas LawsApplied Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Oncale v. Sundowner OffshoreServices , ussc 523 75 1998 , was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States . The case arose out of a suit for sex discrimination by a male oil rig worker, who claimed that he was repeatedly subjected to sexual harassment by his male co workers with the acquiescence of his employer. The Court held that Title VII s protection against workplace discrimination because of... sex applied to harassment in the Workplace harassment workplace between members of the same sex. Facts of the case In late October 1991, Joseph Oncale was working for Sundowner OffshoreServices on a Chevron USA Chevron USA Inc. oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico . He was employed as a roustabout on an eight man crew. On several occasions, Oncale was forcibly subjected to sex related, humiliating actions against him by his coworkers in the presence of the rest of the crew. Oncale was also Sodomy sodomized with a bar of soap, and threatened with rape. Oncale s complaints to supervisory personnel produced ... of the same sex under Title VII. Oncale v. Sundowner OffshoreServices set the precedent for analyzing ... Oncale v. Sundowner OffshoreServices , 523 U.S. 75 1998 findlaw http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com scripts ... cgi bin iowa cases decision.html?record 193 Oncale v. Sundowner OffshoreServices, Inc., Certiorari ... more details
POV date July 2010 Hornbeck OffshoreServices v. Salazar is an on going case in United States federal courts United States federal court . In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill subsequent oil spill , the United States Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior issued a six month 2010 U.S. Deepwater Drilling Moratorium moratorium on exploratory drilling in deep water . Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the moratorium. Background main 2010 U.S. Deepwater Drilling Moratorium In May 2010 the United States Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior issued a 2010 U.S. Deepwater Drilling Moratorium moratorium on all deepwater offshore drilling drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , pending a six month review by a White House appointed panel. On May 27, the United States Department of the Interior DOI issued a press release which indicated blockquote Secretary Salazar is ordering a moratorium on drilling of new deepwater wells until the Presidential Commission investigating the BP oil spill has completed its six month review. In addition, permitted wells currently being drilled in the deepwater not counting the emergency relief wells being drilled in the Gulf of Mexico will be required to halt drilling at the first safe stopping point, and then take steps to secure the well. ref http www.doi.gov news pressreleases Salazar Calls for New Safety Measures for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Orders Six Month Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling.cfm Salazar Calls for New Safety Measures for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Orders Six Month Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling, U.S. Department of the Interior, May 27, 2010 ref blockquote In response to the order, Hornbeck OffshoreServices filed suit ... has been joined by several companies involved in offshore drilling, and Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal ... s ap 20100622 ap on bi ge us gulf oil spill 20100616040315 Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium ... more details
wiktionary offshoreOffshore may refer to TOCright Finance and Law Offshoring , active movement of companies to offshore centers Offshore financial centre , jurisdictions which transact financial business with non residents Offshore investment , relates to the wider financial services industry in offshore centers Offshore bank , relates to the banking industry in offshore centers Offshore company Offshore fund , collective investment in offshore centers Offshore trust , trust arranged in offshore jurisdiction Offshore host, host that allow nulled scripts or easily tricked by it Technology Offshore drilling , discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well Offshore hydrocarbons Offshore construction , relates to construction out to sea Offshore powerboat racing , powerboat racing Arts Offshore novel Offshore novel , a 1979 British novel by Penelope Fitzgerald Offshore song Offshore song , a 1996 song by British electronic dance music act Chicane Offshore album Offshore album , a 2006 album by Indiana based post rock band Early Day Miners Other uses Offshore balancing a concept used in analysis of international relations. Offshore wind See also Tax haven disambig de Offshore el Offshore eo Offshore fr Offshore hr Offshore it Offshore ja pt Offshore desambigua o sv Offshore ... more details
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Infobox Company company name Awilco Offshore ASA company logo Image Awilco Offshore.svg 190px fate Acquired by China Oilfield Services foundation 2005 defunct 2008 location Oslo , Norway key people Henrik Fougner small President and chief executive officer CEO small , Sigurd Thorvildsen small chairman official Chairman of the board of directors board small area served industry Offshore drilling Drilling products revenue United States dollar USD 189 million small 2007 small operating income profit USD 70.3 million small 2007 small net income profit USD 26.2 million small 2007 small num employees 47 small 2007 small subsid intl yes Awilco Offshore was a Norway Norwegian drilling rig owner. In 2008 the company operated five jackup rig s and two semi submersible accommodation rigs, with several others on order. Awilco was founded in 2005, headquartered in Oslo and was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange . Operation of its rigs was done by the company Premium Drilling , owned by Awilco and Sinvest . The company was acquired by China Oilfield Services in 2008 and merged into its existing operations. History The company was founded in February 2005 when it took over the offshore rig assets of Anders Wilhelmsen Group and at the same time acquiring Norwegian krone NOK 1 billion in new Capital economics capital . In August 2005 Awilco bought 20.7 of Petrojack and at the same time performed a new capital expansion. In December 2005 Awilco merger merged with Offshore Rig Services , taking over the company while issuing new shares to the Offshore Rig Services owners. Takeover The company accepted a United States dollar 2.5 1000000000 number billion acquisition offer from industry peer China Oilfield Services on 7 July 2008. ref cite news url http www.reuters.com article marketsNews ... 11 February 2010 ref Awilco Offshore was fully integrated into the firm s local subsidiary COSL ... Awilco Offshore no Awilco Offshore ... more details
Notability date August 2008 Refimprove date February 2009 Infobox Company name Scorpion Offshore Ltd. logo type Public company Public ose SCORE genre foundation 2005 founder location city location country location Bermuda locations area served Global key people Robert A. Solberg small Chair official Chairman small industry Offshore drilling products services revenue operating income net income owner num employees parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.scorpionoffshore.com www.scorpionoffshore.com footnotes intl Scorpion Offshore ose SCORE is an international jackup rig jackup drilling rig operator that through May 2007 to November 2008 will take delivery of five rigs from KEPPEL AmFELS yard in Brownsville, Texas Brownsville , Texas , United States . History The company was founded on April 22, 2005 and registered on Bermuda with an initial Ownership equity equity of United States dollar USD 111 million. Main offices are located in Houston . On September 2, 2005 Scorpion was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange over the counter finance OTC , with full listing on December 2. On November 3, 2006 the first vessel, Offshore Courageous , was delivered. In 2010, drilling rig operators Seadrill and Ensco made take over bids to acquire Scorpion Offshore. On 31 May 2010 Ensco abandoned its bid after Seadrill raised its bid to Nkr40.50 6.26 per share. Seadrill already owns about 40 of Scorpion Offshore. ref name upstream310510 cite news url http www.upstreamonline.com live article216336.ece title Seadrill forces Ensco out of Scorpion race newspaper Upstream newspaper Upstream Online publisher NHST Media Group date 2010 05 31 accessdate 2010 07 03 ref References Reflist External links official http www.scorpionoffshore.com Category Companies of Bermuda Category Drilling rig operators Category Companies established in 2005 Category Companies based in Houston, Texas no Scorpion Offshore ... more details
evade tax by hiding the interest income. Some offshore banks offer banking Customer service services .... Banking services It is possible to obtain the full spectrum of financial services from offshore ... a personalised suite of services to the client. Statistics concerning offshore banking Offshore banking ...Banking An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically ... the term originates from the Channel Islands being offshore from the United Kingdom , and most offshore ... and Andorra . Offshore banking has often been associated with the underground economy and organized crime , via tax evasion and money laundering however, legally, offshore banking does not prevent ... , any offshore bank Deposit account accounts which may or may not be numbered bank accounts they may have. Although offshore banks may decide not to report income to other tax authorities, and have ... on international finance, in particular concerning offshore banks, tax havens, and clearing ... illegal money flows. Defenders of offshore banking have criticised these attempts at regulation ... banks and tax agencies to access the money held in offshore accounts. They cite the fact that offshore ... to stamp out competition. Advantages of offshore banking Offshore banks can sometimes provide access .... Some offshore banks may operate with a lower cost base and can provide higher interest rate .... Advocates of offshore banking often characterise government regulation as a form of tax on domestic banks, reducing interest rates on deposits. Offshore finance is one of the few industries, along ... world finance from the developed to the developing world. Interest is generally paid by offshore ... loans based on risk and investment opportunities not available elsewhere. Offshore banking is often linked to other structures, such as offshore company offshore companies , offshore trust trusts ... advocates of offshore banking also assert that the creation of tax and banking competition is an advantage ... more details
Infobox company company name Aban Offshore Ltd. company logo File Aban Logo.svg 200px type Public company Public BSE 523204 company slogan foundation 1986 location Chennai , Tamilnadu key people Reji Abraham , Managing Director industry Oil and gas products Oil, petrochemical, petroleum revenue INRConvert 2906 c 2011 homepage http www.abanoffshore.com abanoffshore.com Aban Offshore Ltd. formerly Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Ltd. is India s largest offshore drilling services provider to oil companies, mainly for ONGC . It is now ventured into international waters as one of its five rigs is doing work for an Iranian oil company. The company listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange Ltd, ref cite web url http www.thehindubusinessline.com 2005 04 26 stories 2005042602060200.htm title Aban Loyd to buy 3 more jack up rigs Gets shareholders nod to raise 100 m publisher The Hindu Business line ref ref cite web url http www.thehindubusinessline.com iw 2006 03 19 stories 2006031900470900.htm title Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Buy publisher The Hindu Business line ref Reji Abraham, Managing Director of Aban Loyd is the 605th richest man in the world and the richest man in Kerala , India . ref cite web url http www.manoramaonline.com cgi bin MMOnline.dll portal ep malayalamContentView.do?articleType Malayalam 20Home&contentId 3681189&contentType EDITORIAL&BV ID title Reji Abraham, richest Malayali publisher Malayala Manorama ref ref cite web url http investing.businessweek.com research stocks people person.asp?personId 11369877&symbol ABAN.BO title Executive Profile, Reji Abraham publisher Business Week ref The group has also ventured into construction, offshore and onshore drilling, wind energy and power generation, Information Technology enabled services, hotels and resorts, tea plantations and in marketing. References reflist External links Official website http www.abanoffshore.com Category Oil and gas companies of India Category Drilling rig operators Category Companies based in Chennai ... more details
Infobox Company name Solstad Offshore ASA logo type Public company Public ose SOFF genre foundation 1964 founder location city Karm y location country Norway location locations area served Global key people industry Shipping products services Supply ship s revenue operating income net income owner num employees parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.solstad.no www.solstad.no footnotes intl yes Solstad Offshore ose SOFF is a Norway Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company that operates 26 vessels with 6 newbuilding contracts, including 9 construction service vessel s, 14 anchor handling tug supply vessel s and 5 platform supply vessel s. The company is based in Karm y , but also has offices in Aberdeen , Rio de Janeiro and Singapore . History The company was foudned as Solstad Rederi by Johannes Solstad in 1964, in a town called Skudeneshavn , on the island of Karm y, where it is still headquartered to this day. It started off with ten bulk carrier s in the range of DWT 7,000 metric first yes to DWT 14,000 , but entered the offshore supply sector in 1973 with the delivery of four supply ships. By 1982 the entire dry bulk fleet had been sold and Solstad continued as a pure offshore vessel operator, though from 1989 to 1998 it operates five handysize bulk carriers. A fleet renewal program started in 1996 increased the fleet size from 12 to 43 by 2007. The same year it was floated on the Oslo Stock Exchange , though the Solstad family retains a major ownership in the company. Since its initial start in 1964, Solstad Offshore ASA now has become one of the biggest players of modern and advanced vessels for offshore service, with world wide activities and projects for many of the major oil companies. The company is also the major shareholder of Rem Offshore and owns 50 of the Singapore based shipping company NOR Offshore . Solstad Offshore ASA is a member ... no Solstad Offshore ... more details
services such as Maintenance, repair and operations maintenance and offshore installation. The most ...Infobox company company name SBM Offshore N.V. company logo Image SBM Offshore.png 120px company type Naamloze vennootschap traded as Euronext SBMO foundation 1965 location Schiedam , Netherlands key people Bruno Chabas small chief executive officer CEO small , Heinz Rothermund small Chairman of the supervisory board small products Floating Production Storage and Offloading FSO and FPSO units , tension leg platform s, other offshore facilities homepage http www.sbmoffshore.com www.sbmoffshore.com ... accessdate 1 April 2012 publisher SBM Offshore ref operating income US 340.6 million small 2011 small ... num employees 6,220 small end 2011 small ref name AR2011 intl yes SBM Offshore N.V. IHC Caland N.V. prior to July 2005 is a Netherlands Dutch based global group of companies selling systems and services to the offshore Petroleum industry oil and gas industry . Its constituent companies started their offshore ... vessels , Jackup rig jack up drilling rigs and heavy offshore Crane machine crane s. It is a main ... and operation of FPSOs has become a large component of the company s activity and SBM Offshore ...?pid 10000086&sid aZuufT0GbgrM&refer latin america title SBM Offshore Is Likely to Win 69 Million Petrobras ... title Linde, SBM in tie up to offer liquefied gas production on offshore floats date 20 September ... employs over 6,200 individuals worldwide. On 18 August 2009, SBM Offshore announced the signing of a framework ... natural gas offshore and will be moored with an internal and permanently connected freely weather vaning turret mooring system. SBM Offshore said the turret mooring system is expected to be the largest ... Category Companies of the Netherlands Category Oilfield services companies Category Floating production storage and offloading vessel operators de SBM Offshore fr SBM Offshore nl SBM Offshore ja SBM pt SBM Offshore ... more details
investment scheme s Offshore Financial Centre s References reflist Navigation box br Investment management Category Offshore finance Category Financial services Category Legal entities ko ...Refimprove date September 2007 An offshore fund is a collective investment scheme domicile law domicile d in an Offshore Financial Centre such as the British Virgin Islands , Luxembourg , or the Cayman ... s country of origin . Thus, a common example could involve an offshore fund managed or sponsored by a U.S. ... U.S. investors. For the purposes of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 of the UK, an offshore fund is one which is governed by the Offshore Fund Rules ref http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1988 ... out in that Act. The vast majority of offshore funds are organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands ... ref Advantages Offshore funds offer eligible investors significant tax benefits compared to many ... ch04.html en US publink1000222345 ref . An offshore fund can be managed similarly however without ... friendly and are internationally regarded as financially secure. Many offshore jurisdictions, notably ... otherwise have been lost to tax. In addition, the regulatory regime in these offshore jurisdictions ... the conduct of investment business is fast and simple. A number of offshore jurisdictions have recently tightened the regulation of offshore funds. ref http www.ft.com cms s 731571f8 ba3e 11db 89c8 0000779e2340.html FT.com World Boost for offshore regulation Bot generated title ref Regulation Typically ... of investors, say to no more than 50. Although most offshore jurisdictions permit funds to obtain ... usually means that only a small minority of offshore funds are available for subscription by the general ... majority of offshore funds operate primarily in investor markets in the United Kingdom and the U.S.A. ... offshore domiciling of funds tends to be regulatory driven rather than tax driven. The relative absence of regulation relating to leveraging and investment strategies in offshore jurisdictions encourages ... more details
offshore company formation specialists accessdate 29 March 2011 ref 1. Consultancy, Professional Services ... March 2011 incomplete March 2011 The term offshore company is ambiguous. It may refer to either ... primary operations regardless of whether that jurisdiction is an offshore financial center sometimes known as a non resident company i.e. a Canadian company may be offshore for the purposes of a USA citizen or, ref cite book last Scevola first Carlo title Offshore Jurisdictions Guide publisher CS&P Fiduciaire date 2009 isbn 978 1 60594 433 3 ref Any company resident or otherwise incorporated in an offshore financial center , i.e. offshore jurisdictions Typically the requirements for company registration ... above will be pursuant to some or all of the following criteria in a strict legal sense according to Offshore ... under Offshore Company Laws and regulations of offshore jurisdictions Must be incorporated by non residents of offshore jurisdictions Must not trade within the offshore jurisdictions and or, Must meet nominal tax expenses levied by the offshore jurisdictions. Management and control It is worth ... is not by any means an exclusively offshore concept. By way of example consider a UK incorporated ... Offshore companies have the following features which may be beneficial Taxation In most jurisdictions ... compliant. Thin capitalisation Some Offshore Financial Centre offshore jurisdictions tend not to impose ... offshore companies are usually not prohibited from providing financial assistance share purchase ... a self employed consultant provides services to a number of jurisdictions and travels frequently, it is a matter of choice where he chooses to incorporate. In this case the fact that companies in an offshore ... title Offshore Company publisher Formation accessdate 12 October 2011 ref Practical uses of offshore companies How to section date March 2011 Offshore companies are beneficial for many purposes including at least some of the following ref cite web title Practical Uses for Offshore Companies url ... more details
unreferenced date January 2012 An offshore trust is simply a conventional Trust law trust that is formed under the law s of an Offshore Financial Centre offshore jurisdiction . Generally offshore trusts ... or persons the beneficiary trust beneficiaries . However, a number of offshore jurisdictions have modified their laws to make their jurisdictions more attractive to settlors forming offshore structures as trusts. Also, two civil jurisdictions, who are sometimes considered to be offshore, Switzerland ... . Most offshore jurisdictions which have sophisticated trust laws have modified their laws ... in many common law jurisdictions. A number of offshore jurisdictions notably the Cayman Islands , with STAR ... jurisdictions including offshore jurisdictions set aside fraudulent conveyance transactions ... to make very conservative financial investments . Most offshore jurisdictions permit or allow ... of persons, or charitable purposes, many offshore jurisdictions have also amended their laws to permit ..., no offshore jurisdiction yet appears to have made a serious effort to expand upon the flexibility of discretionary ... necessary to attract trust business. Anachronistic common law rules Many offshore jurisdictions ... Use of offshore trusts Official statistics on trusts are difficult to come by as in most offshore jurisdictions ... perception that offshore trusts are predominantly used by wealthy individuals and families as part of their tax planning. This may be true, however there are also other purposes that offshore trusts are used for. Offshore trusts are also sometimes formed as unit trusts to operate as a mutual fund . Offshore trusts are often used as part of an orphan structure in capital markets or trade finance transactions. Pan national non governmental bodies are sometimes established as offshore trusts ... older companies a broad authority to perform a variety of limited financial services without registration ... to reflect the company providing Trust or Financial services. Swiss Companies which are dormant ... more details
Copyright 2002 2003 Ascot Advisory Services url http www.ascotadvisory.com Offshore Investments ... financial services the leading offshore centres have highly developed financial services sectors with expertise ... services . Arguments against offshore investment Reasons which have been advanced against offshore ...Offshore investment is the keeping of money in a jurisdiction other than one s country of residence. Offshore ... to both large and small scale investors alike. Poorly regulated offshore domiciles have served ... money from law enforcement in the investor s country. However, the modern, well regulated offshore ... on that return offered by operating via such domiciles. The advantage to offshore investment is that such operations ... or onshore . Locations favored by investors for low rates of tax are known as Offshore Financial Centres offshore financial centers or sometimes tax havens . Offshore solutions are accessible to anyone ... are held in offshore jurisdictions and many well recognized companies have investment opportunities in offshore locales. ref name A Citation first last title Pros And Cons Of Offshore Investing ... 02 020602.asp doi id accessdate 22 April 2010 ref Tax is the driving force behind most offshore activity. Due to offshore solutions investors are able to conduct investment activities in a more ... of any given investment. Using offshore domiciled special purpose vehicles an investor may reduce this burden, allowing the investor to achieve greater profitability overall. Another reason why offshore ... of the offshore investment provider, whether he be a banker, fund manager, trustee or stock broker, is freer than it could be in a more regulated environment. Vehicles for offshore investment Offshore investing includes investment strategies outside of an investor s home country. Investment opportunities in money market, bond and equity assets are available through offshore companies. ref name A One may also charter an offshore corporation to provide a legal personality , limited liability ... more details
Infobox Company name Rem Offshore ASA logo type Public company Public ose REM genre foundation 1996 founder location city Fosnav g location country Norway location locations area served Norway key people Aage Rem y small Chief Executive Officer CEO small industry Shipping products services Supply ship Supply vessels br Fishing vessel s revenue Norwegian krone NOK 190 million operating income NOK 112 million net income NOK 91 million owner num employees parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.rem maritime.no www.rem maritime.no footnotes intl Rem Offshore ose REM is a fishing and supply ship supply shipping company based in Fosnav g , Norway . The group operates two platform supply vessel s, one anchor handling tug supply vessel s and two multi purpose supply vessel s. In addition the group has two fishing vessel s. The company was founded by Aage Rem y , who is currently also Chief Executive Officer , in 1996 as a spinnoff from the familty fisheries business. The group consists of two holding companies, Rem Offshore AS and Rem y Fiskeriselskap AS , responsible for the supply and fisheries fleet, respectively. Since the listing of REM Offshore on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2007, Solstad Offshore ASA from Skudeneshavn has been the major shareholder of the company. Category Shipping companies of Norway Category Supply shipping companies Category Companies based in M re og Romsdal Category Companies established in 1996 Category 1996 establishments in Norway Category Seafood companies of Norway Norway shipping company stub ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Offshore drilling refers to a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled ... in lakes, inshore waters and inland seas. Offshore drilling presents environmental challenges ... include the ongoing US offshore drilling debate . There are many different types of facilities from which offshore drilling operations take place. These include bottom founded drilling rigs ... founded or floating platforms, and deepwater mobile offshore drilling units MODU including semi submersibles ... homepg regulate environ louisiana coast.html History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana at the Mineral Management Services, Dept of the Interior ref ref http www.noia.org ... to develop a field 1 mile offshore of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana in 14 feet of water. In 1946 ..., months before Superior actually drilled a discovery from their Vermilion platform farther offshore ... http www.google.com search?q history of offshore oil wells&hl en&tbs tl 1&tbo u&ei K2QWTKKsGoOBlAfl IysDA&sa X&oi timeline result&ct title&resnum 11&ved 0CE8Q5wIwCg History of Offshore Oil Wells 1840 2010 ref When offshore drilling moved into deeper waters of up to 100 feet, fixed platform rigs were ..., the first Jackup rig jack up rigs began appearing from specialized offshore drilling contractors ... designed for the drilling industry mobile offshore fleet. The first offshore drillship was the CUSS ... 620 mobile offshore drilling rigs Jackups, semisubs, drillships, barges available for service in the competitive rig fleet. ref http www.rigzone.com data Worldwide Offshore Rig Utilization ref The world ... offshore fields Notable offshore fields today are found in the North Sea , the Gulf of Mexico mostly offshore Texas and Louisiana , but also Mississippi and Alabama , California in the Santa Barbara basin , the Caspian Sea notably some major fields offshore Azerbaijan the Campos Basin Campos and Santos ... Canada , several fields off West Africa most notably west of Nigeria and Angola , as well as offshore ... more details
, Offshore Outsourcing Service , Brazil Web & Software Programming, Game Development, IT Support, Network Solutions, Offshore Outsourcing Service , Argentina Full Spectrum Services , Indonesia Programming ... Enterprise Guest worker Labor shortage List of international trade topics Nearshoring Offshore programming Offshore software development Offshoring Offshoring IT Services Offshoring Research ...citations missing date August 2008 Offshore outsourcing is the practice of hiring an external organization ... products or Service economics services are actually developed or manufactured. It can be contrasted .... Types There are four basic types of offshore outsourcing ITO Information Technology Outsourcing BPO Business Process Outsourcing Software R&D Offshore programming offshore software development KPO Knowledge Process Outsourcing Criteria The general criteria for a job to be offshore able are There is a significant wage difference between the original and offshore countries The job can be telework ... to set up The work is repeatable. The driving factor behind the development of offshore outsourcing ... in the world. One of the main factors influencing the beginnings of the offshore outsourcing movement ... such services are India Full Spectrum Services , Mexico Full Spectrum Services , Ukraine Programming ... and R&D , Pakistan Full Spectrum Services , Panama Programming, Customer Support , Nepal ..., Network Solutions, Offshore Outsourcing Service , Bulgaria Programming and R&D , Belarus Programming ... , Republic of Macedonia Web Software, Mobile Software, Game Development, Network Solutions, Offshore ... up offshore locations, or of arriving at major contracts with offshore companies. Source of conflict ... services has brought more attention to is the value of education as an alleged solution to trade ... Auyer, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Spring 2003 From Forrester 3.3m US Services Jobs To Go Offshore , John McCarthy, November 2002 Low Cost Global Delivery Model Showdown , John McCarthy, August ... more details
Infobox Company name Siem Offshore Inc. logo type Public company Public ose SIOFF genre foundation 2005 founder location city location country location Cayman Islands locations area served Global key people industry Shipping products services Supply ship s revenue operating income net income owner num employees 597 2007 parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.siemoffshore.com www.siemoffshore.com footnotes intl Siem Offshore ose SIOFF is an international supply ship supply and subsea shipping company registered on the Cayman Islands with main offices in Kristiansand , Norway . The Company s fleet includes 45 vessels, of which 7 are under construction. The fleet includes platform supply vessel s, anchor handling tug supply vessel s, multipurpose field and ROV support vessels, well stimulation vessel s, scientific core drilling vessel s and crew vessel s. In addition the subsidiary Siem Consub operates 10 vessels in Brazil . Siem Industries 38 and Rovde Invest 19 are the largest owners. History The company was founded on 1 July 2005 as a spin off from Subsea 7 . In September the same year it bought Rovde Shipping and has since ordered a substantial number of new vessels, primarily platform supply vessels. Category Shipping companies of Norway Category Supply shipping companies Category Companies established in 2005 Category 2005 establishments in Norway Norway shipping company stub ... more details
Offshore , when used relative to hydrocarbon s, refers to an Petroleum oil , natural gas or Natural gas condensate condensate field that is under the sea, or to activities or operations carried out in relation to such a field. There are various oil platform types of platform used in the development of offshore oil and gas fields, and subsea facilities. Citation needed date September 2009 Offshore exploration is performed with offshore drilling floating drilling units . References http www.saipem.it Bilancio2004 module.asp?cod 07 Petroleum industry glossary from Saipem Spa . http www.anson.co.uk oilfield glossary.html Petroleum industry glossary from Anson Ltd deadlink date September 2009 DEFAULTSORT Offshore Hydrocarbons Category Petroleum geology petroleum stub nl Offshore ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Offshore Lighthouses are lighthouse s that are not close to land. There can be a number of reasons for these lighthouses to be built. There can be a shoal , reef or submerged island several miles from land. United States The Stratford Shoals, Middle Ground lighthouse in Long Island Sound is about 6 miles from land. There are many examples of such lighthouses throughout the world. Many are considered to be stag light houses. There are two lighthouse s in the German Bight on the northern coast of Germany which have been built offshore on sand Roter Sand lighthouse Roter Sand Leuchtturm Alte Weser lighthouse Alte Weser Leuchtturm Most caisson lighthouse s are offshore lighthouses. DEFAULTSORT Offshore Lighthouse Category Lighthouses Architecture stub Lighthouse stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2012 Offshore survey is a specific discipline of hydrographic survey primarily concerned with the description of the condition of the seabed and the condition of the subsea oilfield infrastructure that interacts with it. Category Hydrography geology stub ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Offshore Cover offshore1996.jpg Cover size Border ... Elstob Certification Chronology Last single This single Offshore br 1996 Next single Sunstroke song Sunstroke br 1997 Misc Offshore is a song by British electronic dance music artist Chicane recording ... on 2 December 1996. ref cite web title Offshore Chicane Amazon.co.uk Music url http www.amazon.co.uk Offshore Chicane dp B00004WREZ publisher Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk accessdate 11 July 2010 ref The song ... release in 1997 titled Offshore 97 . This version peaked at 17 in the UK. Track listing European CD single Offshore Disco Citizens Edit 4 27 Offshore Original Version 6 58 Offshore Disco Citizens Remix 9 23 German CD single Offshore Radio Edit 3 07 Offshore Original Version 6 58 Offshore Disco Citizens Remix 9 23 Offshore Disco Citizens Edit 4 27 Charts class wikitable sortable Chart 1996 1997 Peak br position singlechart Germany 34 artist CHICANE song Offshore Ireland Irish Singles Chart IRMA ... 12 singlechart Dutch100 42 artist Chicane song Offshore singlechart Swiss 41 artist Chicane song Offshore singlechart UKchartstats 14 artist Chicane song Offshore songid 24795 singlechart Billboarddanceclubplay 5 artist Chicane artistid 187418 Offshore 97 Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Offshore 97 Cover Cover size Border Alt Caption Artist Chicane recording artist Chicane ... Producer Certification Chronology Chicane Last single Sunstroke song Sunstroke br 1997 This single Offshore 97 br 1997 Next single Lost You Somewhere br 1997 Misc Offshore was re released in September 1997 as Offshore 97 . A Bootleg recording bootleg was created by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa who made a Mashup music mashup of Offshore with the vocals from the Power Circle song A Little Love, a Little ... With Power Circle Offshore 97 Anthony Pappa Bootleg Mix R&D Edit 3 52 Chicane Red Skies Edit small Chicane recording artist Nick Bracegirdle small 7 36 Chicane Offshore Disco Citizens Edit small Nick ... more details
An Offshore Campus is a franchised operation that a tertiary or higher education institution creates in order to expand its operations beyond the borders of where it is mainly based, often with the bidding of the host country s government. The theory behind this idea is the provision of a tertiary institution s programs to potential students, through direct contact with the tertiary institution s own faculty and with its own facilities, rather than surrendering the responsibility to private offshore course providers who may offer courses approved by rival institutions. Setting up an Offshore Campus also allows potential students to study for an institution s program at a much lesser cost than studying in the country where the institution is located. Many American, Australian, British and Canadian tertiary institutions have used this model to expand their operations overseas, particularly in Asia and the Middle East . Additionally, the majority of programs offered are Business Related. History Empty section date July 2010 Notable Examples Australian Institutions with Offshore Campuses Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus Curtin University of Technology Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus Curtin University of Technology Singapore Campus Monash University Monash South Africa Monash University Malaysia Campus University of Wollongong University of Wollongong Dubai British Institutions with Offshore Campuses University of Nottingham ..., Asia Campus Canadian Institutions with Offshore Campuses University of New Brunswick University of New Brunswick College, Singapore French Institutions with Offshore Campuses Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Malaysian Institutions with Offshore Campuses Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Limkokwing University, London Swiss Institutions with Offshore ... al Khaimah US American Institutions with Offshore Campuses Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School ... more details
refimprove date March 2010 File Kentish Flats 185488397 729bb056f4 o.jpg thumb Offshore wind farm File Oil platform P 51 Brazil 2.jpg thumb Oil platform Offshore construction is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity , Petroleum oil , gas and other resources. Construction in the offshore environment is a difficult and dangerous activity. Construction and pre commissioning is typically performed as much as possible on land or inshore areas. To optimize the costs and risks of installing large offshore platforms, different construction strategies have been developed. One strategy is to fully construct the offshore facility inshore, and tow the installation to site floating on its own buoyancy. Bottom founded structure are lowered to the seabed by de ballasting see for instance Condeep or Cranefree , whilst Floating Production Storage and Offloading floating structures are held in position with substantial Mooring watercraft mooring systems. The size of offshore lifts can be reduced by making the construction modular, with each module being constructed onshore and then lifted using a crane vessel ... involved during the construction phase to pre drill some production wells. Other key factors in offshore ... which continuous construction or other offshore activity can take place. Safety is another key construction ... DB , the Pipelay Barge LB and the Derrick Lay Barge DLB combination. Diving Bells in offshore construction ... used at 400 to 800 ft. Offshore construction includes the design, construction, and or repair of offshore structures, both commercial and military, including Subsea Oil and gas Subsea oil and gas developments Offshore platform s Fixed Platform s, Semi submersible s, Spar s, Tension leg platform ... pipeline installation pipelaying offshore activities 619 Brief on Shallow Water Pipelay Operations Ocean energy Technology Category Coastal construction Category Offshore engineering de Offshorebauwerk ... more details
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