Global Industries, Ltd. is a leading offshore solutions provider of offshore construction, engineering, project management and support services including pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, decommissioning/P&A, deepwater/SURF installations, IRM, and diving to the oil and gas industry worldwide. The Company’s shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “GLBL”.

Originally established in the US Gulf of Mexico, Global Industries retains its corporate headquarters in Carlyss, Louisiana, and its worldwide administrative office in Houston, Texas. With over 5,000 employees, the company has now considerably expanded its areas of operations to include West Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean, Asia-Pacific and India, South America, and Mexico’s Bay of Campeche in addition to the US Gulf of Mexico. Expansion has been achieved through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth into new markets.

Global Industries operates through two business units: the Offshore Construction Division (OCD) and the Subsea Services division. OCD principally comprises those services performed using the company’s construction barges. This includes pipelay and derrick lifts throughout the world. The Subsea Services division provides diving and diver-less intervention, SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowline) and IRM (inspection, repair and maintenance) support services worldwide.