Quest Offshore Consulting is dedicated to strategic due diligence services related to mergers and acquisitions working with major financial clients globally including a focus on U.S. private equity. Quest also provides customized analysis to help Energy businesses, government agencies and other groups make strategic data-driven decisions led by both qualitative and quantitative research. Quest Consulting’s industry expertise and wide array of knowledgeable contacts across the supply chain will continue to serve as key assets for the new venture.

Clients engage Quest Offshore Consulting from all business areas involved in offshore oil and gas including operators, governments, contractors, financial firms, engineering firms, supply chain companies, trade groups, and law firms. We assist companies engaging in new market areas and regions seeking to understand the competitive landscape, current and future pricing environment, as well as analytics on the global supply chain.

Project Resume Highlights

Quest Offshore’s Consulting Division has successfully aided numerous strategic transactions in upstream oil and gas providing business advisory and M&A market due diligence services. Quest has completed projects for private equity firms, debt providers, industrial conglomerates, operators and service companies across a wide variety of subjects.

• A private equity company engaged Quest to perform market due diligence on a transaction related to the potential divestiture of the marine construction and diving division of a large oilfield service company. Quest analyzed the potential demand for this company’s services in addition to varied market expansion strategies as well as the competitive outlook for the new contractor. Quest also provided a market-based valuation of the assets involved in the spin-off and an outlook for further consolidation and newbuilding activity amongst potential competitors.
• A private equity company retained Quest to perform due diligence as part of their evaluation for an investment in a contractor focused on intervention, completion and abandonment tooling for subsea wells. The outlook for these activities in the Gulf of Mexico and select international areas. Quest prepared a report forecasting demand for the companies’ services and highlighting emerging trends such as the increase of non-drilling activity in these markets which was instrumental in the completion of the transaction despite reduced oil prices.
• A large industrial conglomerate considering a strategic investment in an oil services company that is focused on the marine and drilling sector engaged Quest to provide a detailed due diligence report on both the company’s current operations and future business strategies. Quest provided a detailed report on the outlook for the company’s main business lines. Analysis included a projection of demand levels for several new business lines and forecasts of fleet utilization rates and revenues.
• An investment advisor focused on specialty financing engaged Quest to provide market due diligence in order to support the debt financing needed to spin-off the construction vessel division from a major offshore EPC company. Quest provided niche-specific market forecasts and demand information, competitive outlooks, qualitative market information and day-rate forecasts as part of a comprehensive due diligence report which supported the successful close of the transaction.
• A major industrial conglomerate considering an investment strategy in new technologies that utilized carbon fiber composite materials engaged Quest to provide a comprehensive analysis of the market potential for these products. Quest analyzed various potential uses for these materials including pipelines, risers and tendons and provided a project, spending and tonnage outlook to the client. In addition to the market demand metrics, Quest outlined the supply chain characteristics and competitive outlook for these materials.
• A major steel company engaged Quest to analyze the offshore OCTG market and define the company’s best available strategy for entering into a new product type within the space. Quest provided analysis of a granular market historical and forecasted demand projections (by tonnage, diameter, length, product type, and field type) as well as providing a comprehensive competitive analysis, from which several recommendations for market entry strategies were made. The company elected to move forward with an expansion.
• A major oil and gas original equipment manufacturer engaged Quest to assist with forecasting demand for high pressure and high temperature subsea equipment and aid in the formulation of the company’s strategy for this sector. By utilizing technical data on existing wells and modeled pressure and temperatures for future developments, Quest was able to provide a detailed report on the outlook for the HP/HT market as well as trends in equipment demand on a regional, operator-specific, and pressure and temperature environment basis. This report allowed the OEM contractor to make an informed decision on research and development as well as manufacturing capacity.

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Strategy and consulting towards the advancement and development of all offshore energy sources from fossil fuels to alternatives and renewables.

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Contact:

Sean Shafer
Manager of Consulting
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Office: 281.491.5900

Paul Hillegeist
President and COO
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Office: 281.491.5900