OPERATORS LOOK TO COST EFFECTIVE CREW TRANSFER METHODS IN LIGHT OF OIL PRICE DROP

摘要

With oil prices dropping, budgets in all areas of offshore operations, including crew transfers, are said to be coming under pressure. The question that many operators are currently faced with is: how to cut costs but maintain a strong safety culture? The safety benefits of marine transfer over helicopter transfer have been frequently debated in recent years, especially in light of a number of fatal helicopter ditchings.