text: Darwin was next on our list, enabling involvement in Timor Sea oil and gas activity. The Bayu 
  
  Undan project operated by Phillips, is well advanced and will impact Darwin’s offshore activity 
  
  quite soon. Pursuing the formula for a strategic sea/land interface, we reached agreement with 
  
  Perkins Shipping in Darwin, to set up an office at their Frances Drive facility. Perkins Shipping 
  
  is synonymous with Darwin’s history. Set up by V.B. Perkins in the late 40’s, it has grown to 
  
  significant size, operating its ships across the top of Australia and into South East Asia. There 
  
  are many synergies which Mermaid shares with Perkins and we look forward to developing our 
  
  Darwin business in close association with that fine old Company. 