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 that Oceaneering International, Inc.: |
▪ | is leveraged to deepwater and subsea completion activities, which have substantial growth prospects; |
▪ | is a market leader in providing ROV services and specialty subsea products; |
▪ | has a good project execution track record; and |
▪ | has excellent earnings, liquidity and cash flow; |
• | Our belief that deepwater projects: |
▪ | generally take years to develop; |
▪ | involve largely oil prospects with high production flow rates; |
▪ | are primarily undertaken by well-capitalized customers; and |
▪ | investment is predicated on long-term commodity price assumptions; |
• | Our assertion that we are the world's largest provider of ROV services to the oil and gas industry, with a fleet 75% bigger than the second-largest service provider; |
• | Our expectation that we will add 40 or more ROVs in 2014, with at least 13 during the second half of 2014, and we will continue to retire older systems as they reach the end of their useful lives; |
• | Our assertion that we are the primary provider of ROV drill support services, as at the end of June 2014 we had ROVs on 60% of the contracted floating rigs, 70% of the newer "high spec" rigs, and 80% of the 120 "high spec" rigs other than those contracted to Petrobras in Brazil; |
• | Our expectation to remain the dominant provider of ROV services on the more modern rigs other than those contracted to Petrobras in Brazil; |
• | Our expectation that our 2014 earnings per share will be in the range of $3.95 to $4.05: |
• | Our anticipation that in 2014 there will be continued demand growth for our services and products to support life-of-field activities, including deepwater drilling, field development, and inspection, maintenance and repair activities; |
• | Our anticipation that all of our oilfield operating segments will have higher operating income in 2014 compared to 2013; |
• | Our anticipation that all of our oilfield operating segments will have higher operating income in the second half of 2014 compared to the first half, led by: |
▪ | ROVs on an increase in days on hire and a slightly higher operating margin from a change in geographic mix and improved execution in our ROV startup operations; and |
▪ | Subsea Projects on higher contributions from our deepwater vessel service and diving operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico; |
• | Our anticipated 2014 EBITDA of at least $855 million; |
• | Our belief that our liquidity and projected cash flow provide us with ample resources to invest in our growth; |
• | Our belief that deepwater should continue to be one of the best long-term growth prospects in the industry, as we believe: |
▪ | it is highly probable significant undiscovered potential remains: and |
▪ | drilling intensity, or rig time per deepwater well, is on the rise; |
• | Our belief that our five-year outlook is very good as we anticipate global demand growth for our services and products to support our customers' evolving and growing deepwater operations; |
• | Our belief that floating rig demand is the primary market indicator for deepwater subsea activities, as rig activity drives demand for ROVs in the exploration phase; and then drilling success drives demand for ROVs to support vessel-based activities and the subsea hardware that we manufacture; |
• | Our assumption that 92 floating drilling rigs on order at the end of June 2014 are expected to be delivered through 2018, and our anticipation that some of these rigs will displace existing, less capable rigs; |
• | Our projection that if there is no increase in floating rig demand this year, and that 10 older rigs are retired or cold stacked, implies that floating rig fleet utilization would drop to 85% by the end of the year; |
• | Our projection that floating rig demand, based on a forecast from IHS Petrodata regarding future rig deliveries, 85% rig fleet utilization, and the assumption that 10 older rigs are retired or cold stacked each year, could grow by 30 rigs, or 10%, by the end of 2018, compared to the end of 2013; |
• | Our projection that floating rig demand, based on a forecast from IHS Petrodata regarding future rig deliveries, 85% rig fleet utilization, and the assumption that 10 older rigs are retired or cold stacked each year, could grow by, on average, 55 rigs, or 20%, during the 2014 - 2018 period, compared to the preceding five-year period ending 2013; |
• | Our belief that growth in drilling has significant implications for future growth of deepwater field development activity and follow on life-of-field maintenance work, and that this activity progression should further increase demand for our ROVs, and our Subsea Products and our Subsea Projects businesses; |
• | Our belief there is an ample backlog of deepwater discoveries available to be developed; |
• | Our belief that some deepwater projects over the next five years may continue to experience the same major issues they have in the past: |
▪ | cost overruns; |
▪ | production start-up delays; and |
▪ | technical challenges; |
• | Our belief that notwithstanding the aforementioned issues, the sheer volume of work being considered will carry the day and there will likely be a meaningful uptick in deepwater activity over the next five years; |
• | Our belief that we are well positioned to participate in this growth; |
• | Our belief that given: |
▪ | the projected need for future oil supply from deepwater; |
▪ | the level of offshore construction backlog; |
▪ | the backlog of deepwater discoveries; and |
▪ | the forecasted increase in deepwater spending, |
• | Our belief that subsea tree installations outside of Brazil matter most to us, as these lead to connection hardware sales and vessel-based ROV services and tooling demand; |
• | Our belief that the projected rise in tree installations and the growing level of subsea completions in service will act as catalysts for further growth of our Subsea Products and Subsea Projects operations and profits; |
• | Our belief we are leveraged to participate in the growth of deepwater and subsea completion activity; |
• | Our belief that we will have record earnings per share in 2014, and our five-year outlook appears very promising; |
• | Our belief that we have excellent earnings prospects and the financial resources to continue investing for growth and to fund our dividend and share repurchase programs; and |
• | Our projected EBITDA low and high estimates for 2014 in the EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Income in the Supplemental Financial Information. |
• | worldwide demand for oil and gas; |
• | general economic and business conditions and industry trends; |
• | delays in deliveries of deepwater drilling rigs; |
• | delays in 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; |
• | 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 2, 2014 | By: | /S/ ROBERT P. MINGOIA |
Robert P. Mingoia | |||
Vice President and Treasurer |