International Maritime Associates (IMA) is a firm of business consultants specializing in market analysis and strategic planning for companies in the marine and offshore sectors.
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February 14, 2019
Jim McCaul — IMA/World Energy Reports has just completed a twelve month detailed assessment of the floating liquefaction and regasification market. The 150+ page study examines future market opportunities
February 12, 2019
Jim McCaul — Floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) are by far the most popular type of floating production system. They account for two thirds of the oil/gas production floaters now
April 15, 2017
Jim McCaul -- Orders for production floaters have finally begun to flow. The break came early this year when contracts for a production semi for use in the GOM and an FPSO for use off Malaysia were awarded.
December 12, 2016
Jim McCaul -- Donald Trump’s presidential win and Republican sweep of the US government in November – along with OPEC’s oil production cuts in December -- have injected new dynamics into the US energy
April 28, 2016
Jim McCaul -- No question that the market for new floating production systems has taken a battering. The past 12 to 18 months have been a difficult period for everyone in the business sector. Absence ofby Jim McCaul 22 May 2019
US crude inventory has been hovering between 430 and 480 million barrels since early December. But recent data indicate an inventory surplus could be forming. The latest EIA survey shows 477 million bbls in inventory as of 17 May -- which is 4% above the five year average for this time of year.
Meanwhile, tightening of Iran sanctions and escalation of Mideast tensions are providing support for crude prices.
As of 15 May Brent is trading around $71. WTI crude, the US oil pricing benchmark, is trading at a $9 discount to Brent, reflecting the continuing logistics bottlenecks in getting growing US tight oil production to market.
Jim is the founder and manager of IMA, a consulting firm providing market analysis, competitive benchmarking and business planning support in the maritime and offshore sectors. Over the past 40 years IMA has performed more than 350 business consulting assignments for 170+ clients in 40+ countries.
One of the firm’s specialties is analyzing requirements for floating production systems. IMA has published more than 60 reports since 1996 analyzing this business sector and has been engaged by numerous clients to assist in analyzing specific market opportunities in the floating production sector.
Jim is also the co-founder of IMA/World Energy Reports, a New York based business intelligence service for the floating production supply chain.
2019 Annual Outlook. Our new 150-page report is the first professional effort to systematically look at the universe of FLNG and FSRU projects in the planning stage – and categorize the likelihood of each making the development investment hurdle. Many FLNG and FSRU projects are planned – but only some will ultimately will move forward to development. The goal of our report is to objectively sort out likely winners and losers – and explain the rationale for the rating.
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May 23, 2019
Teekay said it has entered into an agreement with Canadian Natural Resources (CNR)…
May 23, 2019
Oslo-listed BW Offshore said it will float BW Energy this year to help expand the…
May 22, 2019
Petroleo Brasileiro said on Tuesday it is interested in exercising its preferential…
Despite rising supply risk, crude prices have shown remarkable resilience. Oil prices have trended in the low to mid $70s over the past month. Even an attack on several tankers outside the Strait of Hormuz failed to jolt the oil market. Expectation that OPEC+ will offset Iranian oil exports and continuing strong global oil demand growth has provided pricing support -- thus far. Meanwhile, two floater projects moved to the development stage.
May 23, 2019
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May 23, 2019
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