Top 10 O&G Taxpayers in St. Mary

Listed are the top 10 taxpayers in 2012 in St. Mary Parish as compiled by the parish’s Assessor’s Office.

1. Cameron International

For more than 180 years, Cameron International has provided flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries. The company generates in excess of $8 billion in annual revenues and employs 27,000-plus workers globally. Headquartered in Houston, Cameron’s Drilling Systems operates in Bayou Vista.

Assessed Value: $27,898,094

Taxed Amount: $3,155,234.76

2. Oceaneering International

Oceaneering International builds to order specialty subsea hardware and provides deepwater intervention and manned diving services, non-destructive testing and inspection, as well as engineering and project management services. Oceaneering was formed in 1964, and has grown from an air and mixed gas diving business in the Gulf of Mexico to an advanced applied technology organization operating globally.

Assessed Value: $21,773,423

Taxed Amount: $1,770,981.25

3. Hornbeck Offshore Services

Hornbeck Offshore Services provides technologically advanced, new-generation offshore supply vessels serving the offshore oil and gas industry, primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and select international markets. The focus of the company’s OSV business is on complex exploration and production activities – deepwater, deep well and other logistically demanding projects.

Hornbeck’s tug and tank barge segment also transports petroleum products, primarily in the northeastern United States and Puerto Rico.

Assessed Value: $15,156,549

Taxed Amount: $1,237,077.53

4. PHI Inc.

Dubbed the “Total Helicopter Company,” PHI Inc. is one of the world’s leading helicopter service companies, servicing offshore oil and gas, onshore mining, international, air medical and technical services industries. Its core business consists of offshore operations in energy basins around the globe.

PHI helicopters fly 250 miles into the Gulf of Mexico and to locations 200 miles offshore in international waters. In addition to U.S. operations, the company has operated in 43 countries.

Assessed Value: $12,866,075

Taxed Amount: $1,279,273.04

5. Gulfport Energy

Gulfport Energy identifies itself as a value-driven, growth oriented oil and gas exploration and production company. Operations include targeted exploration and exploitation in areas with known major oil resources including Southern Louisiana and the Permian Basin. Gulfport’s core competencies are in the field of geology and geophysics enabling the company to secure first-mover advantages in several of North American exploration areas.

Assessed Value: $12,805,267

Taxed Amount: $1,211,295.88

6. CLECO Power LLC

Cleco Corporation is an energy services company based in Pineville, La., which has been in business since 1934 and employees approximately 1,300 people to service approximately 283,000 customers. The company uses a mixture of western coal, petroleum coke, lignite, oil, and natural gas to serve its customers. Cleco also has access to purchased power when needed and more cost-effective.

Cleco is regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Assessed Value: $12,598,810

Taxed Amount: $1,287,408.45

7. Cabot Corporation

Founded in 1882, Cabot Corporation is a global performance materials company. Its primary products are rubber and specialty grade carbon blacks, inkjet colorants, fumed metal oxides, aerogel and cesium formate drilling fluids. Cabot operates 39 manufacturing facilities in the USA and 18 other countries and has more than 4,300 employees worldwide.

Assessed Value: $12,520,030

Taxed Amount: $1,398,858.39

8. Cross Group Inc.

Strategically located near the Houma Navigational Canal in Houma, The Cross Group is designed to support the marine and offshore industry with a wide range of equipment, services and support. The company maintains a 500-foot dockside facility for onboard repairs, as well as 45 acres of storage area.

Cross Group provides 24-hour field service, along with covered repair facilities.

Assessed Value: $9,700,000

Taxed Amount: $791,714

9. Steel Service Oilfield

Steel Service Oilfield has been a provider of chrome and alloy production tubing to both oil and natural gas operators. The company, founded in 1979, claims to be one of the largest stocking tubing distributors with more than 5 million feet of threaded and plain-end tubing available. The exclusive distributor for Benoit Premium Threading LLC, Steel Service oversees a threading schedule in excess of 1 million feet of threaded tubing per month.

Assessed Value: $8,866,407

Taxed Amount: $991,618.96

10.Bisso Marine Co. Inc.

More than 100 years old, Bisso Marine performs marine construction, pipelaying, salvage, heavy lift and drilling services. The company has offices across the Gulf Coast, South America, Europe and Asia. Bisso Marine’s fleet of derrick barges, pipelay barges, dive boats, tugs and support vessels is positioned to provide services and respond to marine casualties globally.

Assessed Value: $8,658,652

Taxed Amount: $767,156.57