Rotary in offshore oil and gas: what's next

The offshore oil and gas sector is facing increasingly turbulent times but one thing that remains constant, finds Tom Batchelor, is its reliance on the helicopter

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Airbus Helicopters and Shell Aircraft have been working closely to put the H160 into service for offshore transportation
Eric Raz/Airbus Helicopters

With soaring oil and gas prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causing significant market uncertainty, plus a major trade show in Texas in the form of the Helicopter Association International (HAI) HELI-EXPO 2022, March was a busy month for rotary wing operators in the energy sector.

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