# Chouest forms subsea services JV with FMC Technologies **URL:** \ **Category:** Press Releases\ **Created:** [October 22, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765 "2012-10-22T17:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Traitor\_Yankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/traitor_yankee/32/876_2.png) [@Traitor\_Yankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Traitor_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/21 "2012-10-23T22:33:06Z")
> [@"c.captain"](#): > > What burns my ass is how they complain about working in the USA like it was Nigeria or something! I heard all them Norwegians, Danes, Scots, Poles, Russians and Dutchmen all bitching up a storm about how dirty the New Orleans was and how awful the ride to the heliport in Houma and of course, how stupid, lazy and dirty Americans all are! It is one of the biggest reasons I said FU to Maersk Drilling! FUCKING GO BACK TO EUROPE YOU PRIMA DONAS AND EAT YOU EFFING SALTED COD TONGUES IN YOUR EFFING CLOGS! > > Goddamned I am glad to see that things are starting to change but we sure have a long way still to go before this shit ends! Every other crew change or so while I am waiting for the ECO shuttle at the airport I get to wait amongst a large group of Europeans. If I ever get the chance I’m shitting in someone’s backpack. ---
**Author:** ![mtskier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mtskier](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/mtskier)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/22 "2012-10-24T00:23:16Z")
We run two UHD’s for Shell and they are VERY happy with the work that the CI folks do. I believe CI just got a contract for 6 more systems on new build drillships, and was told that FMC does own Schilling…now if we could get some of the Ulstein designs by way of Island Offshore… ---
**Author:** ![rjbpilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@rjbpilot](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rjbpilot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/23 "2012-10-24T01:08:51Z")
> [@"mtskier"](#): > > We run two UHD’s for Shell and they are VERY happy with the work that the CI folks do. I believe CI just got a contract for 6 more systems on new build drillships, and was told that FMC does own Schilling…now if we could get some of the Ulstein designs by way of Island Offshore… With equal time… ---
**Author:** ![mtskier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mtskier](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/mtskier)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/24 "2012-10-24T02:35:33Z")
A guy can dream can’t he! ---
**Author:** ![ChiefRob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@ChiefRob](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ChiefRob)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/25 "2012-10-24T02:52:17Z")
[QUOTE=anchorman;86420]Since when did this Schilling purchase happen? I know this was a rumor in the past. Schilling provides almost all the arms to change out rods in the worlds nuclear reactors, including those that Oceaneering use on their ROV’s…Schillings was not interested in getting bought out. I am very good friends with the guy that runs C-Innovations and eating lunch with him next week. I have not heard this one yet, as far as a final sale. C-Innovation is not going anywhere, the feasibility was installing them on Anchor Vessels, once the Oceaneering contracts ran out, and not even charge the oil companies for usage unless they got wet. This can be attractive to some some oil companies as far as mobilization cost, but not feasible for those that used proprietary tooling that tied them to Oceaneering for instance.[/QUOTE] I worked on a Phoenix charted boat for several years with the Schilling UHD 6. Phoenix also owned the UHD5, and UHD 13. They had 3 more systems on order, that were months to years away from deleviry from Schilling. When Phoenix called it quits, and brought all the ROV’s off the boats back to the shop, a younger gentleman who’s last name was Choest, showed up with a check book to buy all of the Schilling equipment that Phoenix had, and everything that was on order. That was some of the first systems C-Innovation put to work. I was told he got on a plane shortly after, to fly to Davis California, to try to buy Schilling. That would put his ROV’s at the top of the list to be delevered. The Phoenix buy out is not rumor I know that part happened, I am friends with the OIM that was in the shop the day that all went down. That same OIM still works with us now at Subsea 7. I was there for 2 seperate commishing’s of the new UHD’s while at Phoenix, #6 and #13, I got to be friends with one of the factory tech’s that worked for Schilling at the time. Part of the deal with Schilling when they put a new system on, a factory tech stayed with it for several months. He was on the boat with us for several hitches. A year or two later, I saw him again, he told me he now worked for C-Innovation, that Schilling had been bought out. Maybe it was FMC that bought Schilling, and I misunderstood it to be ECO. ---
**Author:** ![anchorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@anchorman](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/anchorman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/26 "2012-10-24T05:31:41Z")
[QUOTE=mtskier;86456]We run two UHD’s for Shell and they are VERY happy with the work that the CI folks do. I believe CI just got a contract for 6 more systems on new build drillships, and was told that FMC does own Schilling…now if we could get some of the Ulstein designs by way of Island Offshore…[/QUOTE] That’s good news to hear that. CI has new management, and I know it will get better because of it. In my opinion, they have the best equipment. ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/27 "2012-10-24T05:44:52Z")
[QUOTE=liftedlimo;86444]Problem is the rest of the USA thinks this same thing, myself included. When I show pictures of where I work people generally think I’m showing them pictures of a 3rd world country, not the busiest deep water oil port in the USA.[/QUOTE] Of course, south Louisiana is a “special” part of the US but these effering ferners should know that. There was one particular Scots subsea puke who was just a downright prick about how he talked about and interacted with Americans aboard the MD. What an ASSHOLE! ---
**Author:** ![shipmate\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@shipmate\_1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipmate_1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/28 "2012-10-24T06:44:49Z")
If there is anyone who can turn things around, it is CI’s new Manager. ---
**Author:** ![CaptDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@CaptDag](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/CaptDag)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/29 "2012-10-24T09:00:36Z")
FYI- A good friend works at ECO’s North American shipyard in Larose,La. he informed me steel was being cut for a large IMR vessel that is next in the building slot. Maybe a first of many??? ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/30 "2012-10-24T12:03:33Z")
> FYI- A good friend works at ECO’s North American shipyard in Larose,La. he informed me steel was being cut for a large IMR vessel that is next in the building slot. Maybe a first of many??? Indeed…music to my ears to say the least. Now how are they going to get these megahulls out of the Barataria? They’re gonna be bigger than the AIVIQ from what anchorman says. I guess they’ll use the same tricks but sure seems odd to build those huge hulls there when they own Tampaship? ---
**Author:** ![mtskier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mtskier](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/mtskier)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765/31 "2012-10-24T16:57:29Z")
Just passed a Weeks dredge headed in Belle Pass… [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-forms-subsea-services-jv-with-fmc-technologies/8765.md?page=1)