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 we are currently experiencing declining demand and pricing pressure for the services and products we offer in the oilfield; |
• | Our estimates of our relative business exposures to each of the phases of the offshore life cycle; |
• | Our belief that while work on most deepwater projects already approved and underway is likely |
• | Our projection that all of our oilfield business segments will have lower operating income in 2015 than in 2014; |
• | Our expectations that our 2015 earnings per share will be in the range of $3.10 to $3.50, including: |
• | our assumption that the pending acquisition of C & C Technologies, Inc. ("C&C") closes as scheduled and has the anticipated affect on our results; |
• | our estimate of the impact of right-sizing and cost initiatives we have underway; and |
• | our intent to take further measures if demand falls short of our expected levels; |
• | The major considerations for our earnings outlook for 2015 compared to 2014, for our oilfield business operations including the following: |
• | ROVs on lower service demand for drilling support and vessel-based projects, and reduced average pricing: |
◦ | our expectation of less fleet days on hire and lower utilization; |
◦ | our expectation of no material change in overall fleet size; |
▪ | Subsea Products on the expectation that our short cycle businesses, such as tooling, will experience lower demand and our expectation of lower demand to support field abandonment projects and BOP control system replacements. Based on our backlog and forecasted bookings, we expect umbilical revenues to be flat; |
▪ | Subsea Projects on lower vessel pricing in the Gulf of Mexico and reduced use of a third dynamically positioned vessel by BP on their Angola project, including our expectation that the Bourbon Evolution 803 will be released by BP at the end of April, with the operating income decline in Subsea Projects somewhat mitigated by: |
◦ | our acquisition of C&C during the last three quarters of the year, and |
◦ | our data solutions group, including our acquisition of AIRSIS in 2014; |
▪ | Asset Integrity on a lower level of activity as a result of planned maintenance deferrals by our customers and generally lower pricing, partially mitigated by an improvement in demand for our Subsea Asset Integrity services; |
• | Our belief that our subsea asset integrity capabilities offer us a growth opportunity in a developing market; |
• | Our expectation that our liquidity and projected cash flow in 2015 will provide us with ample resources to continue investing in our future and continue returning capital to our shareholders; |
• | Our anticipated 2015 EBITDA of at least $725 million in 2015; |
• | Our intent to allocate our cash flow from operations and debt proceeds, in order of priority, as follows: |
▪ | approximately $200 million to $250 million for organic capital expenditures; |
▪ | approximately $230 million for the C&C acquisition |
▪ | other acquisitions; |
▪ | cash dividends; and |
▪ | share repurchases; |
▪ | Our intent to continue to reevaluate our quarterly cash dividend annually during the second quarter of each year; |
▪ | Our intent to continue our practice of announcing share repurchases after they occur; |
▪ | Our belief that we are well positioned to make the most of this challenging time ; |
▪ | Our belief that our commanding competitive position, technology leadership, and strong balance sheet and cash flow enable us to continue investing in the company's future as opportunities arise and continue returning capital to our shareholders and our intent to do so; |
▪ | Our expectation that deepwater will continue to play a critical role in global oil supply growth despite its large capital commitments, technological challenges, and current commodity price environment; and |
▪ | Our anticipation that demand for our deepwater services and products will rebound and rise over time, and that our long-term business prospects remain promising. |
• | 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: | March 23, 2015 | By: | /S/ ROBERT P. MINGOIA |
Robert P. Mingoia | |||
Vice President and Treasurer |