Both companies supply semi-submersible offshore accommodation support vessels (ASVs) - or '
flotels' - to oil and gas companies.
Moreover, there was a tendency for multiple people to provide the same phone number or address (e.g., for a group home or trusted leader), and many provided only temporary information such as addresses of hotels, "
flotels" (temporary living quarters for OSRC workers), or group homes where they lived only during the spill response.
This year's scholarship winners are: The Doc Cohen Scholarship--Samuel Flendren, Arizona State University; The DECA/Don DeBolt Scholarship--Jocelyn Galicia, Wichita State University; The Choice
Flotels Scholarship--Alesia Pickney, Flampton University, and Megan M.
damage."); see also Four Seasons
Flotels & Resorts B.V.
Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, said: "It is perplexing given today's other good news that the Government has chosen to proceed with the bareboat measure." While the change may raise tax yield in the short term, Oil & Gas UK expects day rates for drilling rigs and floating accommodation vessels (known as
flotels) will rise as a result, driving up costs and deterring muchneeded exploration.
Topaz operates more than 100 modern and high-spec vessels with diverse capabilities such as anchor handling tug supply vessels, platform supply vessels,
flotels, icebreakers, crew boats, cable layers, survey vessels and specialised barges.
Topaz operates more than 100 vessels with capabilities such as anchor handling tug supply vessels, platform supply vessels,
flotels, ice breakers, crew boats, cable layers, survey vessels and specialised barges.
The Topaz Marine fleet consists of AHTS's, PSV's, DP2 cable laying vessels, ERRV's, Workboats,
Flotels, Ice Breakers, Survey Vessels and a variety of barges.
Another 2,000 will be housed in hotels or hostels, 1,000 given caravans, and another 1,000 put in '
flotels' or ships.
"We have exaggerated the problem out of proportion - the proposal of using
flotels to accommodate them is way out of proportion with the challenge we are facing.
Also on offer to the South African government are two '
flotels' each with a capacity of 1,200 convicts, costing about R40m each to buy, convert and tow to a protected anchorage in South Africa within four to six months.