International Maritime Associates, Inc.

International Maritime Associates, Inc.

International Maritime Associates (IMA) is a firm of business consultants specializing in market analysis and strategic planning for companies in the marine and offshore sectors.

We provide

  • the front-end research needed to size the available market, analyze customer requirements, benchmark market position, identify new business opportunities, evaluate market positioning options and assess potential acquisitions or strategic alliances.
  • Since formation in 1973, IMA has performed over 350 consulting assignments for clients in more than 40 countries.
  • World Energy Reports (WER) was cofounded by IMA in 2014 and focuses on multi-client analytical studies in the offshore energy sector. Based in New York, WER maintains a proprietary online database of floating production systems and publishes monthly reports on the industry.
  • WER's client base includes many of the major companies in the offshore industry.

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Recent Articles

Floating Production Sector Continues to Rebound

February 1, 2020

Jim McCaul — Activity in the deepwater sector took a huge hit in the second half of last decade as a result of a global oil demand/supply imbalance, downturn in oil prices, hiatus in Petrobras production

Which FLNG and FSRU Projects Are Likely To Clear the Investment Hurdle?

February 14, 2019

Jim McCaul — IMA/World Energy Reports has just completed a twelve month detailed assessment of the floating liquefaction and regasification market. The 150+ page study examines future market opportunities

Growth in the FPSO Sector and Outlook for New Orders

February 12, 2019

Jim McCaul — Floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) are by far the most popular type of floating production system. They account for two thirds of the oil/gas production floaters now

Floater Sector Beginning to Regain Traction -- With More Than 70 Projects Awaiting the Market Upturn Signal

April 15, 2017

Jim McCaul -- Orders for production floaters have finally begun to flow.  The break came early this year when contracts for a production semi for use in the GOM and an FPSO for use off Malaysia were awarded.

Events Over the Past Two Months Have Changed the Dynamics of Domestic Energy Development

December 12, 2016

Jim McCaul -- Donald Trump’s presidential win and Republican sweep of the US government in November – along with OPEC’s oil production cuts in December -- have injected new dynamics into the US energy

  


Consulting Services

Jim McCaul

About Jim McCaul

Jim is the founder and manager of IMA, a consulting firm providing market analysis, competitive benchmarking and business planning support in the maritime and offshore sectors. Over the past 40 years IMA has performed more than 350 business consulting assignments for 170+ clients in 40+ countries.

One of the firm’s specialties is analyzing requirements for floating production systems. IMA has published more than 60 reports since 1996 analyzing this business sector and has been engaged by numerous clients to assist in analyzing specific market opportunities in the floating production sector.

Jim is also the co-founder of IMA/World Energy Reports, a New York based business intelligence service for the floating production supply chain.



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February 2023 Monthly Floating Production Systems Report

February 2023 Monthly Floating Production Systems Report

Oil prices have continued to hover in the low to mid-$80s and the futures market sees Brent prices gradually declining to the mid-$60s over the next 5+ years. Meanwhile the recent pace of production floater contracts is in line with our market forecast for the next five years. Three FPSO contracts were awarded since the year began – Rosebank, PY-3 and Agogo --and the backlog of near- term contracts remains in the mid-30s.

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Floating Production News

BW Offshore Wraps Sale of BW Opportunity FPSO

March 15, 2023

BW Offshore said Wednesday it had closed the transaction for the sale of the FPSO…

Swan Energy's TOPL Awaits Lenders' Nod for FSRU Vessel Deal with BOTAS

March 10, 2023

BSE-listed Swan Energy, via its 51% subsidiary Triumph Offshore Private Limited (TOPL)…

NH3 FPSO Concept: Floating 'Green' Ammonia Poduction gets DNV AIP

March 10, 2023

An industrial scale concept for a  floating production unit to produce green ammonia…

Energy News

Heavy Lift Ships Start Moving Refinery Upgrading Cargo

March 17, 2023

The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance (JSA) commenced its scope of work in the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project for JGC Corporation, when…

Wave of New LNG Export Plants Threatens to Knock Gas Prices

March 14, 2023

A flood of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects due online worldwide in mid-decade will vie against lower-cost renewable…

NH3 FPSO Concept: Floating 'Green' Ammonia Production gets DNV AIP

March 10, 2023

An industrial-scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV…