Bond Offshore
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bonus pay
I've heard similar rumours to 212 man.....the bonus at end of financial year (presumably then) should be interesting. I wonder if Bond's financial statements will have any bearing on the ease with which pilots manage to get awarded their bonuses???
Also, what criteria would be used to determine who is awarded the bonus and who gets zilch?
As for the Jigsaw contract, even though it was initialised by BP, if it ever gets up and running, surely it would almost certainly have to run as a jointly financed operation between all the oil companies?
Also, what criteria would be used to determine who is awarded the bonus and who gets zilch?
As for the Jigsaw contract, even though it was initialised by BP, if it ever gets up and running, surely it would almost certainly have to run as a jointly financed operation between all the oil companies?
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The bizarre rumour I've heard is that the penalty BP will have to pay Bond if they don't keep 6 aircraft occupied for 10 years is so steep that it may now be the biggest factor in triggering a BP-only SAR operation with the spare L2s!
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Bond Contracts
As many of you know Bond Helicopters recived a big contract this spring. They "took" it from Scotia.
I now hear (rumours) that portions of that contract are lost ?
CHC Scotia have got some of this contracts back.
Does anybody know anything. Or is it me wich have missunderstood something.
I now hear (rumours) that portions of that contract are lost ?
CHC Scotia have got some of this contracts back.
Does anybody know anything. Or is it me wich have missunderstood something.
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Bp awarded all their Northern North Sea ex Aberdeen work to Bond as of Aug 2004. They have since sold off some of their older platforms (including the 5 Forties production platforms and possibly some others) to a company called Apache. Scotia then bid for the Apache work and has now managed to "reclaim" some of the work they thought they were going to lose in August when Bond take over the BP work.
Rumour has it that to compensate Bond for the loss of the work which has now gone back to Scotia, BP has awarded the offshore SAR contract (Jigsaw) to Bond. This is the story eminating from the Bond camp but there has been no official announcement. Anyone heard different?
Rumour has it that to compensate Bond for the loss of the work which has now gone back to Scotia, BP has awarded the offshore SAR contract (Jigsaw) to Bond. This is the story eminating from the Bond camp but there has been no official announcement. Anyone heard different?
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Robbiman - lots of past threads - worth searches on BP, Bond and CHC.
Coalface - I've heard what you have heard, but with a twist: any SAR contracts Bond get are not compensation for a cut in crew change work, but because the massive penalty clauses the Bond brothers put in the original 10 year 6 aircraft contract mean it is the only way BP can avoid any of the penalties.
Sadly Apache are not widely known in the oil industry for being too picky about quality or safety - you will remeber a fatal R44 (!) accident in the Gulf of Mexico earlier in the year supporting an Apache rig
autosync - The recent Bristow contract win (for G-JSAR) is a seperate deal in Holland.
Coalface - I've heard what you have heard, but with a twist: any SAR contracts Bond get are not compensation for a cut in crew change work, but because the massive penalty clauses the Bond brothers put in the original 10 year 6 aircraft contract mean it is the only way BP can avoid any of the penalties.
Sadly Apache are not widely known in the oil industry for being too picky about quality or safety - you will remeber a fatal R44 (!) accident in the Gulf of Mexico earlier in the year supporting an Apache rig
autosync - The recent Bristow contract win (for G-JSAR) is a seperate deal in Holland.
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chopperman - I gave a classic example in immediately after my statement repeated (albeit with a spolling irror!).
OGP has a series of standards for oil company helicopter operations and single engined piston rotorcraft at night over the sea is very non-standard! Furthermore Apache have recently entered the offshore market in another country and negotiated contracts without clauses that the members of the local offshore oil & gas operating association have adopted as local standards for oil & gas operations.
I'm not suggesting that they would knowingly contract an operation outside of local mandatory regulations (and sorry if I may have implied that), just that they are unlikely to pay for things they aren't forced to pay for.
OGP has a series of standards for oil company helicopter operations and single engined piston rotorcraft at night over the sea is very non-standard! Furthermore Apache have recently entered the offshore market in another country and negotiated contracts without clauses that the members of the local offshore oil & gas operating association have adopted as local standards for oil & gas operations.
I'm not suggesting that they would knowingly contract an operation outside of local mandatory regulations (and sorry if I may have implied that), just that they are unlikely to pay for things they aren't forced to pay for.
Bond Helicopters Homepage?
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You mean Bond Air Services Ltd, or Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd to be exact - and I am not aware of a website either.
However, I am aware that Bond Offshore have just ramped up their AS332L2 order from 5 to 7 after winning a long-term BP SAR contract..............
However, I am aware that Bond Offshore have just ramped up their AS332L2 order from 5 to 7 after winning a long-term BP SAR contract..............
Thanks..
According to a senior Bond manager (and longstanding director), "Unless a f*****g web site is going to save us any f*****g money or make us any more f*****g profit we are not going to waste our f*****g time having a f*****g web site."
Any guesses who said it???
Any guesses who said it???
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It doesn't cost much to have your company presented nicely even on a one-page site, with contact details and a nice picture or two. These days, a website can be just one more thing that adds to a company's credibility, as many people assume that a company without a website must have gone out of business (my experience only).
Disclaimer: I don't do websites, this is not an advertisement.
Disclaimer: I don't do websites, this is not an advertisement.
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Bond takes delivery of first of six L2 Super Pumas
Eurocopter Press Release
Geoffrey Williams, the MD of Bond Offshore Helicopter Ltd, was in Eurocopter's Marignane Plant to take delivery of the first of the six AS 332 L2 Super Pumas ordered by the company.
In September 2002, Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd and Eurocopter signed a contract worth close to 80 million euros for the delivery of six 6 AS 332 L2s. Five of these aircraft will be delivered before July 2004 in the Crew Change configuration. The 6th aircraft will be delivered in August 2005, making it one of the most advanced SAR helicopters in the world.
This contract marked the return of the company to offshore activities thanks to a service contract with BP, the worlds second largest oil company.
Eurocopter has played an active part in consolidating this new activity, specifically by training the aircrews in Helisim's flight simulation facilities. For manufacturer and operator alike, the support aspect has been a key factor in meeting the challenge facing Bond Offshore Helicopters.
The AS 332 L2 Super Pumas will operate in the North Sea to service oil production platforms located 140 nautical miles from the coast. The Crew Change helicopters will be stationed in Aberdeen where Bond Offshore Helicopters has opened new facilities. This version of the helicopter incorporates several improvements, including the latest generation ventilation system and staggered seats for greater comfort.
In September 2002, Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd and Eurocopter signed a contract worth close to 80 million euros for the delivery of six 6 AS 332 L2s. Five of these aircraft will be delivered before July 2004 in the Crew Change configuration. The 6th aircraft will be delivered in August 2005, making it one of the most advanced SAR helicopters in the world.
This contract marked the return of the company to offshore activities thanks to a service contract with BP, the worlds second largest oil company.
Eurocopter has played an active part in consolidating this new activity, specifically by training the aircrews in Helisim's flight simulation facilities. For manufacturer and operator alike, the support aspect has been a key factor in meeting the challenge facing Bond Offshore Helicopters.
The AS 332 L2 Super Pumas will operate in the North Sea to service oil production platforms located 140 nautical miles from the coast. The Crew Change helicopters will be stationed in Aberdeen where Bond Offshore Helicopters has opened new facilities. This version of the helicopter incorporates several improvements, including the latest generation ventilation system and staggered seats for greater comfort.
