Thus, in accordance with the strategy announced in the Horizon 2012 Plan, BOURBON will be able to offer its clients a full range of services to assist them throughout an oil field production cycle, during the short exploration and development phase, but above all during the 15 to 20 years necessary for the production and maintenance phase.
BOURBON comprises two trades :
With a modern fleet of 260 offshore vessels and 176 units on order (as of June 30, 2008), the Offshore Division offers a full range of vessels and offshore oil and gas services.
As of June 30, 2008, the Division relied on 4,600 employees, office workers, officers and qualified seamen who receive ongoing training and supplemental training in accordance with the BOURBON standards of expertise.
Present in 28 countries, Bourbon Offshore has a very strong presence in the "Golden Triangle"—the West Coast of Africa, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, and in the North Sea. Backed by a strategy of acquisitions, joint-ventures and partnerships with complementary local players, BOURBON is expanding rapidly in new regions, like in Asia.
Bourbon Offshore’s clients are the Supermajors and major international oil groups (Exxon Mobil, Chevron Texaco, Conoco Philips, BP, Shell, Total, Agip…) and a large number of state-owned oil companies (Petrobras in Brazil, Pemex in Mexico…).
Through Les Abeilles, BOURBON provides protection for the French coast. Specialized in maritime environment protection, assistance and salvage, Les Abeilles International is under contract to the French Navy since 1976.
The BOURBON the Bulk Division, through Setaf Saget, with a fleet of 60 chartered or owned vessels, shipped 16 million tons of solid bulk products in 2006.
With a staff of 45, the Bulk Division offers a complete range of services for major international industrial groups.
BOURBON has decided to strengthen its position as shipowner and expand its range of bulk carriers to answer the needs of its clients.
With an owned fleet that will represent in 2012 about 30% of the bulk carriers needed by Setaf Saget for its business, BOURBON also intends to maintain a satisfactory level of profitability in a context of fluctuating market rates.