Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-10945 (Commission File Number) | 95-2628227 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11911 FM 529 Houston, TX (Address of principal executive offices) | 77041 (Zip Code) |
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• | our belief we have strong market positions; |
• | our belief we have a solid balance sheet and cash flow; |
• | our focus on return of capital to our shareholders; |
• | our belief that, longer term, deepwater is still critical to reserve replenishment; |
• | our belief that we will provide 10 ROVs and subsea tooling aboard Heerema's deepwater construction vessels and semi-submersible crane vessels on a global basis through 2020; |
• | our belief that we will provide eight ROVs, survey and associated services, including subsea tooling, engineering, communication and data solutions, to support Mærsk's global operations; |
• | our estimate that our newbuild Jones-Act compliant multi-service support vessel, the Ocean Evolution, will be available at the end of December 2017 and placed into service in early first quarter 2018; |
• | our belief that our liquidity and cash flow position us well to manage our business and provide optionality through the continuing industry downturn; |
• | our organic Capex estimate range for this year of $90 million to $120 million; |
• | our intent to continue to consider investments that augment our service or product offerings, with more focus on our customers operating expenses; |
• | our expectation to pay quarterly dividends of $0.15 per share on a sustainable basis; |
• | our intent to consider share repurchases; |
• | our belief that we are leveraged to deepwater, and deepwater traits include: |
◦ | projects that take years to develop; |
◦ | has largely oil reservoirs with high production flow rates; |
◦ | has a well-capitalized customer base; and |
◦ | investment is based on long-term commodity price expectations; |
• | our belief that, in the long-term, deepwater is still expected to play an essential role in global oil supply growth required to replace depletion and meet projected demand; |
• | our 2017 full year and second half outlook, including: |
◦ | challenging market conditions; |
◦ | alignment of our operations with anticipate level of activity; |
◦ | projection of being marginally profitable at the operating income line for the full year 2017; |
◦ | our forecast of higher second half operating income on relatively flat revenue compared to the first half; |
▪ | improved Subsea Products and Advanced Technologies; |
▪ | relatively flat ROV and Asset Integrity; and |
▪ | considerably lower Subsea Projects; |
• | our belief that we can defend, or grow our market share; |
• | our belief that we can control costs and maintain an organization commensurate with existing business levels; |
• | our belief that we will drive efficiencies throughout the organization; |
• | our belief that we will engage directly with customers to develop value added solutions; and |
• | our belief that we will look for opportunities to grow the company. |
• | worldwide demand for oil and gas; |
• | general economic and business conditions and industry trends; |
• | delays in deliveries of deepwater drilling rigs; |
• | delays in or cancellations of deepwater development activities; |
• | the ability of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, to set and maintain production levels; |
• | the level of production by non-OPEC countries; |
• | the ability of oil and gas companies to generate funds for capital expenditures; |
• | contract modifications or cancellations; |
• | domestic and foreign tax policy; |
• | laws and governmental regulations that restrict exploration and development of oil and gas in various offshore jurisdictions; |
• | technological changes; |
• | the political environment of oil-producing regions; |
• | the price and availability of alternative fuels; and |
• | overall economic conditions. |
OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||
Date: | September 7, 2017 | By: | /S/ W. Cardon Gerner |
W. Cardon Gerner | |||
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |