Tiger recently implemented their own version of a Lean Process known as “6S”, in most circles of industry and manufacturing, that is a systematic approach to workplace organization. Tiger has taken it a step further by adding a crucial element of “SAFETY” to the program. This is now known at Tiger as the, “Geaux Tiger 6S Program.” The six steps/pillars of Geaux Tiger 6S are: 1. Sort 2. Set in Order 3. Shine 4. Standardize 5. Sustain 6. Safety The program was rolled out in the first of this year. The plan is designed to help reduce clutter in the workplace, place things in designated areas, promote good housekeeping, standardize our way of daily work routines, build a plan to sustain what we have set in place, and most importantly work and keep our areas and people SAFE! Geaux Tiger is about efficiency, competitiveness, and survival. It is a deceptively simple system that creates an organized and productive workplace. It’s not just about cleaning up and eliminating unneeded items. Geaux Tiger creates a workplace environment that can adapt and succeed. Chaos and unproductivity are your enemies; organization and efficiency are your allies. If implemented correctly and followed diligently, Geaux Tiger will lower cost, improved quality of operations, improve safety, increase productivity and create higher employee satisfaction. Tiger launches the “Geaux Tiger 6S Training Program,” All of the Tiger branches were introduced and trained on how to make the Geaux Tiger 6S Program come together for each location. A strict timeline was established, and all the branches are well ahead of schedule for the upcoming year! Vast improvements have been observed upon regular site / branch visits that are conducted every couple of months. The process is already showing great signs of cost reduction, cleanliness and greater morale at all locations! We will continue to improve on all 6 Elements as we grow and move forward in 2018 and beyond!

Congratulations to William Drost, formally the General Manager for Tiger Brazil, for his new role as Tiger Offshore’s General Manager effective January 1, 2017. Over 10 years ago, William started with Tiger by partnering with the Crenshaw’s to do a Brazilian cold start JV company along with Grupo Rentank. William was responsible for the investment of capital and equipment followed by getting a return on the assets. He also managed all legal matters, the importation/exportation of rental equipment – sourcing globally and negotiating contracts with multinational clientele.  Along with his family, William live in Brazil before the joint venture but recently moved to Houston, Texas, USA. He is fluent in Portuguese, and has an in-depth understanding in managing, executing, and delivering results in Brazil’s challenging business environment. William is also credited for helping Tiger get started in Africa and the Middle East. We are looking forward to a great future with William at the helm. He will take the lead at Tiger Offshore to free Colby up in overseeing the entire Tiger Rentals organization.

Tiger Offshore Rentals East Med Ltd, a subsidiary of Tiger Offshore based in Cyprus, became a registered member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), the authoritative body for companies in the heavy lifting industry worldwide. Tiger’s East Med staff will undergo rigorous LEEA training to better serve our customers in the Mediterranean, European and Middle East regions.

Tiger setup a new yard in Temane located in the Southern Mozambique region and began renting and working on a large two-year onshore drilling campaign. Tiger also expanded into Kenya with a yard in the port city of Mombasa Kenya to support onshore drilling operations in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Additionally, we rented over 100 units in Tanzania Q4 2016.

Congratulations to Kelsey Dean for heading up our Mexico division. Tiger entered into a partnership with Oilmex/Cleanmex establishing our Mexico division and we anticipate a large uptick in business very soon.

By the end of 2016, Tiger finalized an acquisition of the remaining shares, held by our previous agent in the Middle East, and Tiger Offshore Middle East will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company in Beaumont. Our operations have settled into a new location and our new agent for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in place. We have been invited to bid on some nice size projects that will be coming out soon. Mr. Enyer Mata has been a driving force in the re-acquisition of new business in the region and the prospects for growth next year are very good.

RAVENNA, Italy — Tiger Offshore Rentals (“Tiger”), a leading global provider of transportation and storage equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry, has acquired Comea Impianti Industriali’s (“Comea”) entire fleet of DNV certified offshore cargo carrying units (CCUs) in Italy. The acquisition expands Tiger’s position as the leading provider of offshore rentals in the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Southern European regions.  “Comea’s substantial inventory of DNV long cargo baskets, containers and special carriers is a welcome addition to our rental fleet in the Mediterranean,” says David McCormack, Tiger Offshore Rental’s manager of international business development. “This acquisition will allow Tiger’s customers to source DNV offshore equipment locally in Italy before deploying for operations in the Mediterranean, North Africa and South European regions. This new fleet puts Tiger in the driver’s seat when it comes to providing DNV certified CCU’s, tanks and skips to the development of Mediterranean offshore plays.” In conjunction with the acquisition, Tiger and Comea entered into a partnership agreement with that allows Comea to rerent Tiger’s full line of DNV certified CCUs, offshore baskets, containers, skips, cuttings boxes, tanks and carriers to its customers. Read the Press Release Here