Originally Posted by
Mitchaa
Is it not about time that Helicopter operators start kicking back against these highly profitable oil giants?
In the downturn the contracts were cut so fine that they were barely profitable, if at all. Now companies like Shell are posting 36% year on year profit increases to an astonishing $21bn, isn’t it about time we all worked together to force these costs back up?
CHC had to file, Bristows look like they are near it. 2 of the lead pack were/are in trouble due to these cuts. Surely it’s time to fight back? They have to take some responsibility in the demise of Helicopter operation profitability.
Does anyone know how profitable contracts are in 2019 in comparison to how they were back in 2015/16?
Unfortunately you're up against mega corporations who get their own way. Every time we went down to a duopoly on the North Sea, the oil majors went and facilitated someone to come in (eg Bond in the early 2000's). There's always someone willing to do it for a slimmer margin when they see the incumbents making decent profits. In the end everyone loses (apart from the oilco). BRS suffered a further disadvantage when CHC went into Ch11. Time for them to do the same probably. Rinse/repeat.