GJB
I think that the Bonds will be concerned at what is happening with bp. The sale of the 40s to Apache came as a complete shock to the bp personnel offshore (OIMs OTLs etc). On the Monday morning they were working for bp and by the afternoon they had been sold to Apache with no warning or ability to stay with bp. It would be the same as a RAF Sqn Ldr being in the RAF one minute and being told the next minute that he was now a Major in the Army.
This decision was taken way above the level of asset manager and therefore when the aviation dept gave Bond the bp contract they gave it with the idea that 6 a/c would be required for bp work. This will not be the case if the present rate of sale of bp assets goes on, Miller just being the next on the list. Look out for Andrew, Brae, Everest, Harding, Lomond but probably not ETAP.
Bond were given this contract because bp wanted a 3rd operator in the N Sea. The new owners of the bp assets may not be interested in this but want to continue with the operator who is giving them good service at present
A year is a long time in the N Sea!
HF
