MSI’s Gregory Brown states that utilisation of floating drilling rigs (semi-submersible and drillships) is expected to rise over 70% in 2020. Jack-up rig utilisation is now climbing to more than 65%, statistics have shown. He foresees utilisation for anchor-handlers and PSVs will rise to 60% in 2020, a rise from 50% in 2017-18. Read more
OSV Anchor Handler
Oil report claims dry Barents Sea prospects discourage investment
The higher investment level on the Norwegian continental shelf will decline again next year, MSI have reported based on underwhelming exploratory drillings in the Barents Sea. Read more
The increasingly connected OSV
MSI’s Dr Ferenc Pasztor thinks dual-fuel OSVs could be ordered in niche opportunities, such as when the charterer has gas resources of its own. “It really will depend on what happens after the start of IMO 2020 because of the additional capex”, says Dr Pasztor. Read more
Fate of the idle fleet will shape OSV market’s recovery
MSI’s Ferenc Pasztor on the implications of oil price and OSV scrapping activity, published in OSJ. Read more here
DP World plots consolidation path with acquisition of Topaz
MSI’s James Frew on the acquisition of Topaz Energy and Marine, published in offshore support Read more
Carbon Carriers
The consequences for shipping markets of a major shift in energy consumption away from hydrocarbons and towards renewables and biofuels is the subject of a report prepared by MSI on behalf of the European Climate Foundation. MSI’s shipping market modelling systems were used to analyse how global fossil fuel demand reductions could alter inter-regional commodity trade flows and the associated shift in required shipping capacity, industry earnings and asset prices, across all segments of the shipping industry. The full report can be downloaded here and a shorter Executive Summary here.
New Offshore Report: Field Development Activity
MSI has published the first edition of its Field Development Activity Report. The FDA is a new quarterly publication that includes sub-sector overviews, competitive positioning analysis and regional outlooks for key offshore sectors including subsea, pipelay and floating production systems. Please click here for further information.
Robust pockets of activity in recovering Middle East offshore marine market
With robust levels of field developments in the hopper, MSI’s Gregory Brown discusses the market outlook for Middle Eastern support vessels. To find out his thoughts on the offshore market view, watch the full Interview here.
ABS Sets the Industry Course to Low Carbon Shipping
MSI are delighted to have worked together with ABS on its industry-shaping Low Carbon Shipping Outlook – a very important initiative! Read more
Marine Money Houston 2019
On 8 May, MSI’s Gregory Brown addressed the Marine Money conference in Houston, delivering a presentation on MSI’s Offshore outlook entitled “The Rising Tide Will Not Lift All Boats”. The presentation drew parallels with the 1980s downturn, but argued that the pace and shape of the recovery might disappoint stakeholders.