Eric N. Smith

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

International Maritime Associates (IMA) is a business consulting firm that specializes in market analysis and strategic planning for companies in the marine and offshore sectors. The private company is based in Washington and was founded by Jim McCauley. The American company provides research to size the available market, analyze customer requirements, benchmark market position, identify new business opportunities, evaluate market positioning options, and assess potential acquisitions or strategic alliances. IMA co-founded World Energy Reports (WER) in 2014, which focuses on multi-client analytical studies in the offshore energy sector. WER maintains a proprietary online database of floating production systems and publishes monthly reports on the industry.

Superior Offshore International, Inc. specializes in sub sea construction and commercial diving services. Its services include installation, upgrading & decommissioning of pipelines and production infrastructure, as well as inspection, maintenance and repair services performed by trained divers. It primarily serves large integrated energy companies and independent companies that specialize in oil & natural gas exploration, production, gathering and transmission in the Gulf of Mexico. Louis Schaefer Jr. founded the company in 1985. It is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

Technip USA, Inc. provided offshore marine construction services. The firm provided offshore construction, engineering, project management and support services including pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, and diving to the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by William J. Doré in 1973 and was headquartered in Carlyss, LA.

Trelleborg Offshore UK Ltd. manufactures marine equipments and polymer. It offers bend control solutions, cable and flowline protection, crushable foam wrap, drill riser buoyancy, flexible piping system and thermal insulation. The firm serves offshore market. The company was founded on May 17, 1978 and is headquartered in Skelmersdale, the United Kingdom.

Torch Offshore, Inc. provided subsea construction services in connection with the in-field development of offshore oil and natural gas reservoirs. It was a service provider in niche market of installing and maintaining small diameter flowlines and related infrastructure associated with the offshore oil and natural gas reserves. The company was founded in 1978 and was headquartered in Gretna, LA.