Due to harsh winter weather conditions, oil field operators in the North Sea typically schedule oil platform and other infrastructure
repairs and maintenance during the summer months. Because the North Sea is one of the Group’s primary existing offshore oil
markets, this seasonal repair and maintenance activity contributes to quarter-to-quarter volatility in the Group’s results of
operations, as oil production typically is lower in the second and third quarters in this region compared with production in the first
and fourth quarters. Such volatility may cause fluctuations in the quarterly results of the Group which may have a negative effect on
the ability of the Issuer to service its debt on a quarterly basis. Should the effect of such seasonal fluctuations exceed what is
common or expected, for instance if fields experience longer maintenance shutdown times than expected, this may have an
adverse effect on the Group's business, operating results or financial condition.
Because a portion of the Group’s North Sea shuttle tankers operate under contracts of affreightment (CoAs), under which revenue
is based on the volume of oil transported, the results of these shuttle tanker operations in the North Sea under these contracts
generally reflect this seasonal pattern of transport demand. Additionally, when the Group redeploys affected shuttle tankers as
conventional oil tankers while platform maintenance and repairs are conducted, the overall financial results for the North Sea shuttle
tanker operations may be negatively affected as the rates in the conventional oil tanker markets are usually lower than CoA rates. In
addition, the Group seeks to coordinate some of the general dry-docking schedule of its fleet with this seasonality, which may result
in lower revenues and increased dry-docking expenses during the summer months.
The Group may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of its indebtedness and may be forced to take other
actions to satisfy the obligations under its indebtedness, which may not be successful.
Given volatility associated with the Group's business and industry, and in particular a decline in oil prices which in turn will
negatively impact the demand for the Groups services, or a general deterioration of the global economic environment, particularly in
Brazil, Norway and Canada (the "Primary Jurisdictions"), the Group's future cash flow may be insufficient to meet the Group's debt
obligations and other commitments. Any insufficiency could negatively impact the Group's business. A range of economic,
competitive, business and industry factors, including those beyond the Group's control, will affect future financial performance, and,
as a result, the Group's ability to generate cash flow from operations and to pay the Group's debt obligations. If the Group's cash
flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund the Group's debt service obligations and other commitments, the Group may be
forced to reduce or delay planned investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional financing in the debt or
equity markets or restructure or refinance the Group's indebtedness. The Group's ability to restructure or refinance its indebtedness
will depend on the condition of the capital markets and the Group's financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of the Group's
indebtedness could be at higher interest rates and may require the Group to comply with more onerous covenants, which could
further restrict the Group's business operations. There can be no assurance that any such sources of financing will be available to
us on acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, any failure to make payments of interest and principal on the Group's outstanding
indebtedness on a timely basis would likely result in a reduction of the Group's credit rating, which could harm the Group's ability to
incur additional indebtedness. In the absence of sufficient cash flows and capital resources, the Group could face substantial
liquidity problems and may be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet the Group's debt service and other
obligations. The Group may not be able to consummate those dispositions or to obtain the proceeds that the Group could have
realized from them and any proceeds may not be adequate to meet any debt service obligations then due. These alternative
measures may not be successful and may not permit the Group to meet our debt service obligations.
The international nature of the Group's operations may make the outcome of any bankruptcy proceedings difficult to
predict.
The Company was formed under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Subsidiaries were formed or incorporated
under the laws of the Marshall Islands, Norway, Singapore and certain other countries besides the United States, and the Group
conducts operations in countries around the world. Consequently, in the event of any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Group or any of our subsidiaries, bankruptcy laws other than those of the United
States could apply. We have limited operations in the United States. If we become a debtor under U.S. bankruptcy law, bankruptcy
courts in the United States may seek to assert jurisdiction over all of the Group's assets, wherever located, including property
situated in other countries. There can be no assurance, however, that the Group would become a debtor in the United States, or
that a U.S. bankruptcy court would be entitled to, or accept, jurisdiction over such a bankruptcy case, or that courts in other
countries that have jurisdiction over the Group and the Group's operations would recognize a U.S. bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction if
any other bankruptcy court would determine it had jurisdiction.
Because the Company is organized under the laws of the Marshall Islands, it may be difficult to serve the Company with
legal process or enforce judgments against it, or its directors or management.
The Company is organized under the laws of the Marshall Islands, and all of the Group’s assets are located outside of the United
States. The Group’s business is operated primarily from its offices in Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore. As a
result, it may be difficult or impossible to bring an action against the Company or against these individuals in the United States.
Even if successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Marshall Islands and of other jurisdictions may prevent or restrict
the enforcement of a judgment against the Company’s assets.
As a Marshall Islands limited liability company, the Issuer’s operations may be subject to the economic substance
requirements which could harm its business.
Finance ministers of the EU rate jurisdictions for tax transparency, governance, real economic activity and corporate tax rate.
Countries that do not adequately cooperate with the finance ministers are put on a “grey list” or a “blacklist”. EU member states
have agreed upon a set of measures, which they can choose to apply against the listed countries, including increased monitoring