Charter Agreements
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts:
AHTS Far Sound (2007, UT 712L, 16.000 BHP), AHTS Far Sword (2006, UT
712L, 16.000 BHP) and AHTS Far Scimitar (2008, UT 712L, 16.000 BHP) have been
contracted by Hess to support their drilling program in Australia for at least
10 months commencing in May.
In the North Sea PSV Far Service (1995, UT 745, 4.680 DWT) has been awarded a
24 months firm contract by BP commencing in July with 2x6 month options. PSV Far
Superior (1990, UT 705L, 3.796 DWT) will act as a frontrunner until Far Service
has finished its existing contract during 4(th) Quarter 2011.
For PSV Far Star (1999, UT 745, 4.403 DWT) Statoil has declared their option to
extend the contract for further 12 months.
Total value of the contracts, including options, is approximately NOK 415 mill.
Contacts:
CEO Karl-Johan Bakken - tel. +47 901 05 697
CFO Torstein Stavseng - tel. +47 911 07 001
Farstad Shipping's fleet currently consists of 58 vessels (32 AHTS, 24 PSV and
2 SUBSEA) and 4 PSV under construction. The company's operations are run from
Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro by a
total of 1900 employees onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a
major international supplier of large, modern offshore service vessels to the
oil industry. We also remain committed to solid long-term charter profile for
the fleet.
www.farstad.com
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5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Source: Farstad Shipping ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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Datum: 09.05.2011 - 13:39 Uhr
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