Conn. –Rising fuel prices that are a bane to consumers have been a boon to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and other manufacturers of helicopters shuttling workers to and from rapidly multiplying offshore drilling rigs. Between 2002 and 2005, commercial helicopter sales rose from about $100 million to $600 million for the Stratford-based subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. About two-thirds of it was driven by a boom in offshore drilling rig construction sparked by skyrocketing oil prices, Sikorsky spokesman Ed Steadham said.
Green Marine
about 20 years ago
Rising energy prices boost sales of helicopters for offshore rigs
Conn. –Rising fuel prices that are a bane to consumers have been a boon to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and other manufacturers of helicopters shuttling workers to and from rapidly multiplying offshore drilling rigs. Between 2002 and 2005, commercial helicopter sales rose from about $100 million to $600
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