
East Area Natural Gas Liquids Two (NGL II) Project, Bonny Island, Nigeria
NGL II contributes 45,000 barrels of natural gas liquids to the total production of the operator Mobil Producing Nigeria.
The M3 Marine group of companies (the M3 Marine Group), founded by industry veteran Captain Mike Meade and supported by an experienced team of energetic employees and associates, is based in Singapore.
The M3 Marine Group provides ship broking as well as a comprehensive range of offshore services tailored to meet the needs of the offshore marine, oil and gas industry.
The M3 Marine Group is underpinned by over 30 years of multi-faceted industry experience, direct access to a vast network of vessel owners of all types, class and size of offshore vessels, and backed by a network of associates in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australasia.
Its consultants and brokers have extensive experience in their respective fields, allowing the M3 Marine Group to meet the growing local and international demand for specialised marine expertise and uphold its commitment to being an industry leader.
The M3 Marine Group’s clients include:
As Asia’s largest independent offshore marine brokers, focusing particularly on marine offshore support and specialised vessels, the M3 Marine Group can add value to the traditional broker chain by assisting buyers and sellers with vessel identification, contract negotiations, registry and closure.
The M3 Marine Group is actively involved in all aspects of the offshore new-building process including: vessel design, specification, pre-qualification of shipyard, bidding, shipyard selection, contract negotiation, commercial closing and vessel delivery. The M3 Marine Group plays a proactive role in matching shipyards and buyers / vessel owners, assisting owners in shipyard selection and contributing expertise early on in the ship design stage.
Over the years, the M3 Marine Group has forged strong relations with many shipyards (especially those in the South-East Asia region). These include Drydocks World SEA, Nam Cheong International, ASL Shipyard, Jaya Shipbuilding and Engineering, and Fujian Southeast Shipyard.
The M3 Marine Group offers brokerage for time and bareboat charters and is well-versed in all manner of time, bareboat and lump sum contracts. The M3 Marine Group seeks to facilitate charter negotiations and add value to the commercial chain while ensuring FAIR (IMCA contracting principles) principles are applied.
The M3 Marine Group’s comprehensive range of offshore marine services are aimed at facilitating its clients’ decision-making processes, achieving clients’ objectives and adding value where it matters most. The M3 Marine Group continually interfaces with the market and can add significant contributions to new projects and requirements.
The founder and managing director of the M3 Marine Group, Captain Mike Meade, has 25 years of commercial experience connected to the offshore marine industry and, in particular, expertise in subsea operations. Mike is a trusted and respected contributor to the commercial needs of the subsea network both locally and globally.
The general manager, Captain John Meade, brings a wealth of knowledge and acquired skills across a wide range of marine disciplines including senior roles in pilotage, towage, port operations and marine warranty. His expertise in the offshore marine ‘patch’ includes rig moving, FPSO operations, vessel inspections, auditing and marine warranty of offshore construction projects.
In addition, the M3 Marine Group has a wide and experienced team of associates whose disciplines include technical assurance, marine consultancy for offshore construction and installation, offshore marine health and safety consultancy, tow masters, dynamic positioning, specialist marine manning and other marine project consultancy.
The M3 Marine Group’s services include:
The M3 Marine Group is a keen advocate of maritime professionalism in all areas of operation and practice and throughout the delivery of its services. Furthermore, the group’s structure enables its companies to offer timely, quality, tailored services founded on up-to-the-minute expert offshore knowledge.
NGL II contributes 45,000 barrels of natural gas liquids to the total production of the operator Mobil Producing Nigeria.
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12 July 2010The International Maritime Contractors Association (IMCA) met in Singapore last week for its annual global seminar on safety entitled 'Safety is our Common Language'. This seminar attracted a host of governmental, client and marine contracting industry specialists from around the globe.
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