Torch Offshore, Inc.. The Company's principal activities are to provide integrated pipeline installation, subsea construction and support services to the offshore oil and natural gas industry on the Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. The vessels primarily install marine pipelines that transport oil and natural gas to production platforms and subsea production systems. It also connects production platforms to trunk lines that transport oil and natural gas to shore. Additional services include in connection with the infield development of offshore oil and natural gas fields, including inspection and maintenance services, pipeline tie-ins and tie-backs, riser installation, pipeline surveys and installation engineering and integrated construction support. The customers of the Company are major energy companies as well as independent oil and natural gas operators.