Offshore vs maritime: the debate

摘要

The business of offshore oil and gas exploration is getting tougher and tougher. Ever more marginal fields are being exploited, deeper and deeper waters are being drilled and activities are taking place in harsher environments than ever before. From the oil majors down to the smaller consultancies, companies across the offshore sector need good naval architects to design, construct and maintain supply vessels, floating production facilities and drilling rigs. However, the current pool of naval architects with genuine offshore industry experience is limited. Over the past decade this has led to an opening up of a huge number of opportunities for naval architects from the maritime industry.