SBM OFFSHORE - FIRST OIL FPSO FRADE - TURKMENISTAN MOPU/FSO SOLD -
DEEP PANUKE FINANCING CONFIRMED -
SBM OFFSHORE - FIRST OIL FPSO FRADE - TURKMENISTAN MOPU/FSO SOLD - DEEP PANUKE FINANCING CONFIRMED - FSO UNITY EXTENSION
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - SBM Offshore is pleased to announce the following:1. FPSO FRADE starts productionThe Company, under an EPCI contract with the Frade B.V., hascompleted installation of the 'FPSO Frade', which commenced oilproduction on 20 June 2009. The FPSO Frade is situated in the Fradefield, which is located 375 kilometres northeast of Rio de Janeiro inthe Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, in approximately 1,080 meters ofwater depth.The 'FPSO Frade' is moored by an internal turret able to accommodate33 risers and has topsides capacity for the production of 100,000barrels of oil treatment and compression of 106 million standardcubic feet of gas, and treatment and injection of 150,000 barrels ofwater per day.The 'FPSO Frade' is the most complex system the SBM has supplied interms of topsides facilities with project duration of 36 months fromsigning of the contract in 2006. A total of approximately 18 millionwork-hours have been attributed to the project.SBM Offshore started operations of the unit following productionreadiness on the 19 June 2009 under a separate Operations Contractfor a period of three years.2. Turkmenistan MOPU and FSO purchase transaction completedThe purchase by Petronas Carigali of the MOPU and FSO facilities(MOPU/FSO Oguzhan) currently operating in Turkmenistan has beencompleted with an effective date of 19 June 2009. As previouslyannounced, the transaction generates non-recurring turnover of US$51.5 million, and a post-tax profit of US$ 30 million.SBM Offshore supplied the MOPU and FSO facilities in May 2006 under alease and operate contract of three years with an additional threeyears of extension options. Since start-up the facilities have beenoperating at a 99.5% production uptime with a total of 158 successfulcargo offloads to shuttle tankers.3. Deep Panuke MOPU project finance loan signedSBM Offshore confirms the successful completion of its US$ 350million project loan facility to finance the construction and leasingof the Deep Panuke Production Unit. The unit is currently underconstruction and is scheduled to start production in late 2010 underan 8 year lease and operate contract for Encana Corporation a leadingproducer of natural gas in North America. Annual extension optionsprovide for up to a maximum of twelve additional years charter.The Deep Panuke production facilities consist of a jack-up type ofproduction platform, based on SBM Offshore's MOPU design, and will belocated about 175 kilometres offshore Nova Scotia in a water depth ofapproximately 44 metres and harsh environment. The unit is designedto produce market-ready gas exported through a subsea pipeline tocustomers in Canada and the north-eastern United States.4. FSO Unity operating contract extension of six monthsThe operating contract with Total for the FSO Unity, located on theAmenam field offshore Nigeria, has been extended by twelve monthsuntil 30 June 2010.Contact person: Mr. Sebastiaan de Ronde BresserTelephone: (+377) 92 05 85 15Mobile: (+33) 643 919 312Fax: (+377) 92 05 89 40E-mail: sebastiaan.derondebresser(at)sbmoffshore.comWebsite: www.sbmoffshore.comTo see the full version of the Press Release please click on the linkbelow.http://hugin.info/130754/R/1326837/312489.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Datum: 02.07.2009 - 17:45 Uhr
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