Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
May 9, 2017
,
Rod Larson
, our
President and Chief Executive Officer
, will participate on the Subsea Services Trends Panel at the
Morgan Stanley Energy Conference
in
Houston, TX
. Interested parties may view the conference handout given to the investors by using the Investor Relations link at Oceaneering's website, www.oceaneering.com, beginning on
May 8, 2017
after the close of the market
.
The definitions and rationale for the use of the non-GAAP terms EBITDA and Free Cash Flow in the Supplemental Financial Information section of the handout and the reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found where the terms first appear.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Please note that certain statements in the meetings and accompanying handout are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to the "Safe Harbor" provisions of those statutes. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "estimate," "project," "predict," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "guidance," "forecast," "budget," "goal," "should," "would" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Among other items, the forward-looking statements in the meetings and handout include statements regarding:
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our belief we have strong market positions;
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our belief we have a solid balance sheet and cash flow;
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our focus on return of capital to our shareholders;
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our belief that, longer term, deepwater is still critical to reserve replenishment;
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our belief that we will provide 10 ROVs and subsea tooling aboard Heerema's deepwater construction vessels and semi-submersible crane vessels on a global basis through 2020;
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our belief that we will provide eight ROVs, survey and associated services, including subsea tooling, engineering, communication and data solutions, to support Mærsk's global operations;
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our estimate that our newbuild Jones-Act compliant multi-service support vessel, the
Ocean Evolution
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our belief that we have financial flexibility to not only operate through the cycle but also invest in Oceaneering's future;
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our organic Capex estimate range for this year of
$90 million
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$120 million
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our intent to continue to consider investments that augment our service or product offerings, with more focus on our customers operating expenses;
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our expectation to pay quarterly dividends of $0.15 per share on a sustainable basis;
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our intent to consider share repurchases;
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our belief that we are leveraged to deepwater, and deepwater traits include:
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projects that take years to develop;
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has largely oil reservoirs with high production flow rates;
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has a well-capitalized customer base; and
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investment is based on long-term commodity price expectations;
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our 2017 full year and second quarter outlook, including:
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challenging market conditions;
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alignment of our operations with anticipate level of activity;
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projection of being marginally profitable at the operating income line for the full year 2017;
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below the operating income line:
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our projection of a loss from our equity investment in Medusa Spar LLC as production has declined; and
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our projection of higher interest expense in 2017 due to higher rates and less interest being capitalized; and
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our forecast of seasonal second quarter operating income improvements from all our oilfield business segments, except for Subsea Products, which we expect to be relatively flat compared to the first quarter;
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our belief that, longer term, deepwater is still critical to reserve replacement;
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our belief that deepwater projects remain key long-term elements within both national and international oil company portfolios;
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our belief that Oceaneering further differentiate ourselves with integrated solutions;
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our belief that we have strong liquidity and cash flow;
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our belief we can maintain market position; and
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our belief we will emerge from the current cycle ready for the upturn.
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These forward-looking statements are based on our current information and expectations that involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Among the factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are:
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worldwide demand for oil and gas;
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general economic and business conditions and industry trends;
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delays in deliveries of deepwater drilling rigs;
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delays in or cancellations of deepwater development activities;
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the ability of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, to set and maintain production levels;
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the level of production by non-OPEC countries;
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the ability of oil and gas companies to generate funds for capital expenditures;
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contract modifications or cancellations;
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domestic and foreign tax policy;
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laws and governmental regulations that restrict exploration and development of oil and gas in various offshore jurisdictions;
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the political environment of oil-producing regions;
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the price and availability of alternative fuels; and
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overall economic conditions.
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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual outcomes could vary materially from those indicated. For additional information regarding these and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements, see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.