Bristow Group Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated, and one of two helicopter service providers to the offshore energy industry with global operations. Bristow has proudly served the offshore oil transport industry in major exploration and production arenas for more than 50 years and has been responsible for many industry-leading technological innovations.
Bristow currently has major helicopter transportation operations in the North Sea, Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Trinidad.
Search and Rescue
Bristow’s proud heritage includes providing search and rescue (SAR) services in the UK since 1971. Bristow is in full operation at the Sumburgh and Stornoway bases today for Gap SAR coverage in service to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Bristow also provides civilian SAR services in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Dutch Antilles, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia and Trinidad.
Affiliates
Bristow Group’s service agreements and equity interests include transportation companies in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Norway, Russia (Sakhalin) Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom; specifically Eastern Airways in the UK; Líder Aviação, a provider of helicopter and corporate aviation services in Brazil; Cougar Helicopters Inc., located in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Labrador and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Petroleum Air Services (PAS), an Egyptian corporation.
Bristow Academy
Bristow operates the world’s largest commercial helicopter training service provider, Bristow Academy, with locations in Titusville, Florida; New Iberia, Louisiana, Carson City, Nevada, and Gloucester, UK.