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Intelatus: The long-tenured, New Name in Market Intel & Planning

."Intelatus Global Partners integrates the consulting capability of IMA with the databases and industry studies of WER, increasing our ability to broaden and deepen the market analysis and business strategy support that we have been providing to clients for more than 40 years," said Jim McCaul, Managing Partner, Intelatus.“We are in a world that is in transition. We support businesses through the entire maritime supply chain to decode and navigate the transition by providing objective market information, strategic planning and strategy implementation support,” said Philip

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Webinar: Floating Production Forecasts & Analysis

by the end of the decade.WER expects deepwater projects in Brazil, as well as Guyana, Australia and potentially Nigeria, will be in the vanguard of production floater orders as the offshore rebound begins.Webinar speakers Matthew Tremblay, ABS Senior Vice President of Global Offshore Markets, and Jim McCaul, World Energy Reports Managing Director, will address these developments and more, with insight into the 214 floater projects in the planning stage, 44 production or storage floaters now on order, 306 floating production units currently in service and 40 production floaters available for redeployment

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Webinar: Floating Production Forecasts & Analysis

beginning in late 2020/early 2021. Deepwater project starts in Brazil, Guyana, Australia and potentially Nigeria will be in the vanguard of production floater orders as the rebound begins, according to WER.Webinar speakers Matthew Tremblay, ABS Senior Vice President of Global Offshore Markets, and Jim McCaul, World Energy Reports Managing Director, will address these developments and more, with insight into the 214 floater projects in the planning stage, 44 production or storage floaters now on order, 306 floating production units currently in service and 40 production floaters available for redeployment

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LNG Report: Floating Liquefaction & Regasification

years of hands-on experience in the offshore sector.  The team’s direct experience in planning and executing FLNG and FSRU projects provides the foundation for a “reality check” evaluation of the likelihood that projects in the planning queue will go forward to development.  Jim McCaul, founder of IMA and co-founder of WER, is the principal analyst in the study.  He has prepared more than 60 reports on the floating production business -- and over the past 30+ years has been engaged as adviser by numerous clients in the offshore oil and gas sector.   Jim has been advisor

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The Deepwater Sector's Perfect Storm

be more flexible in pricing, cause profit margins to fall and require expenses to be trimmed wherever possible.   Get the Report For information about the WER reports please see https://www.worldenergyreports.com/reports.  Or if you would like to discuss this note, please contact Jim McCaul at [email protected].   

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The Deepwater Sector's Perfect Storm

will force suppliers to be more flexible in pricing, cause profit margins to fall and require expenses to be trimmed wherever possible.    For information about the WER reports please see https://www.worldenergyreports.com/reports. Or if you would like to discuss this note, please contact Jim McCaul at [email protected].   

Gracing the cover of the June 1, 1957 edition was a  “Huge Oil Drilling Barge” the Margaret which was one of the largest ever built at 300 ft. long, 200 ft. wide and 93 ft. high, capable of an operating depth of 65 ft. Margaret was built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company for the Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, New Orleans.

The History of Offshore Energy

budget, and will hold off on a project in order to make their numbers. Moreover it can take up to 20 years and billions of dollars to develop a project to the point where it starts producing, and U.S. demand for oil is down. It’s expected then that offshore oil will lose some projects to gas. Jim McCaul of IMA told attendees at the 2013 Emerging FPSO Forum conference that shale oil and gas are a threat to deep water because they could drag investment away. Ditto LNG. Plentiful resources of both could turn the U.S into a major exporter, while moving the country closer to energy independence

MTR April 2014: Editor's Note

proven technology to work more efficiently in increasingly hostile and unfamiliar environments grows in tandem. And while growth in the energy sector continues to energize multiple markets, it is worthy to note that there are a few looming clouds on the horizon of this traditionally cyclical market. Jim McCaul of IMA has been a close friend and colleague for nearly 20 years, as he has served as “Editorial Consultant” on MTR sister-publication Maritime Reporter & Engineering News for decades. McCaul arguably has more insight and information on the Floating Production System market than

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Floating Production Systems: Market Update

;   49 Africa    48 SE Asia    34 No. Europe    20 GOM    18 Aust/NZ    15 Med    11 SW Asia    12 Other    11 Total    218   About IMA & Jim McCaul IMA provides market analysis and strategic planning advice in the marine and offshore sectors. Over 40 years we have performed more than 350 business consulting assignments for 170+ clients in 40+ countries. We have assisted numerous shipbuilders, ship repair yards and manufacturers in forming

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