Subsea 7 said engineering and project management work would start immediately from its Aberdeen office, with offshoreactivities scheduled to commence in 2014.
As of March 28, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcment (BOEMRE) of the Department of the Interior had received 31 deepwater drilling permit applications for offshore drilling activities like water injection wells and drilling from a fixed rig that were still allowed under the moratorium.
The mid- to large-sized firms are tapping the U.S. talent pool to handle compliance and strategic IT, whereas jobs for back-office and financing activities are headed offshore.