interesting that they are partnered with CalDive…I wonder if Bibby will bring some of their new state of the art vessels over? Lord knows that CalDive needs new equipment!
[B]Bibby Offshore expands into Houston, secures first contract in the region[/B]
HOUSTON – Subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced the opening of a new division and international base in Houston. The company, that also has bases in Aberdeen, Liverpool, Singapore and Trinidad, has initially invested over $4.8 million into the new division, Bibby Subsea Inc.
As part of the expansion plan, Andrew Duncan will relocate to Houston, from his existing position of business and commercial director at the company’s Aberdeen HQ, to be president and managing director of Bibby Subsea. He will be responsible for establishing the Bibby Subsea brand in the U.S. and implementing Bibby’s corporate framework within this new area.
The new division has also secured its first contract mobilizing a SMD Quasar work-class remotely operated vehicle (WROV) on Cal Dive International’s support vessel, Mystic Viking. This represents Bibby Subsea’s first call off job since signing a Master Service Agreement with Cal Dive. The contract is for a pipeline touchdown monitoring project in Mexico with a likely duration of over two months.
Mike Arnold, Bibby Offshore’s COO for the west, said: “In order to meet the growing needs of our clients, it was essential to expand our operations by opening a base in the area. Houston is a major market within the global oil and gas industry, and having a presence there demonstrates Bibby Offshore’s firm commitment to our clients in the region. We intend to offer our clients a full solution package including engineering and project management to deliver remote intervention solutions in line with our Bibby philosophy.”
Errol Campbell has been recruited in to the role of ROV operations manager to drive the growth and development of the new division. Campbell joins Bibby Subsea from Canyon Offshore, where he spent more than 13 years in various operations and business development roles, and more recently held the position of global offshore personnel manager based in Houston.