FPSO Turritella Purchase Option Exercised by Shell
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
July 11, 2017
SBM Offshore announces that Shell E and P Offshore Services B.V. (Shell) has
notified the Company of the fact that Shell is exercising its right under the
charter agreement to purchase the FPSO Turritella. The purchase allows a Shell
affiliate to assume operatorship of the Stones development in its entirety,
creating additional efficiencies through integration of sub-sea to surface
operations and allowing leverage of its optimized Gulf of Mexico organization
and infrastructure. The transaction is expected to close in early 2018, which
provides for a transition window to ensure a safe and controlled handover of
operations.
The company selling the asset is a joint-venture (JV) owned by SBM Offshore with
55% interest, Mitsubishi Corporation with 30% interest and Nippon Yusen
Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) with 15% interest. The transaction comprises a total
cash consideration to the JV of c. US$ 1 billion. The net divestment proceeds,
after taking into account the unwinding of the JV ownership and partner
commitments, will primarily be used for project finance redemption and as such
will decrease SBM Offshore's proportional net debt position.
The award winning FPSO Turritella has been on hire since September 2, 2016 and
forms an early phase in Shell's Stones development in the Gulf of Mexico. The
Stones development is located in 2,896 meters (9,500 feet) of water
approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) offshore Louisiana in the Walker Ridge
area. FPSO Turritella is the deepest FPSO development in the world and has a
turret with a disconnectable buoy allowing it to weathervane in normal
conditions and disconnect from the FPSO upon the approach of a hurricane.
Shell and SBM Offshore will continue to build on their track record of almost
60 years of cooperation in the oil and gas industry.
Corporate Profile
SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in
Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that
collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore group ("the Company").
SBM Offshore provides floating production solutions to the offshore energy
industry, over the full product life-cycle. The Company is market leading in
leased floating production systems with multiple units currently in operation
and has unrivalled operational experience in this field. The Company's main
activities are the design, supply, installation, operation and the life
extension of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. These
are either owned and operated by SBM Offshore and leased to its clients or
supplied on a turnkey sale basis.
As of December 31, 2016, Group companies employ approximately 4,750 people
worldwide. Full time company employees totaling c. 4,250 are spread over five
regional centers, ten operational shore bases and the offshore fleet of vessels.
A further 500 are working for the joint ventures with several construction
yards. For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com.
The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V. directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this communication "SBM Offshore" is
sometimes used for convenience where references are made to SBM Offshore N.V.
and its subsidiaries in general, or where no useful purpose is served by
identifying the particular company or companies.
The Management Board
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 11, 2017
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| Financial Calendar | Date | Year |
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| Half-Year 2017 Earnings - Press Release | August 9 | 2017 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
| Trading Update 3Q 2017 - Press Release | November 8 | 2017 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
| Full-Year 2017 Earnings - Press Release | February 8 | 2018 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
| Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | April 11 | 2018 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
| Trading Update 1Q 2018 - Press Release | May 10 | 2018 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
| Half-Year 2018 Earnings - Press Release | August 9 | 2018 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
| Trading Update 3Q 2018 - Press Release | November 15 | 2018 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------+------+
Note: dates in bold have changed as communicated in SBM Offshore's press release
dated 10 July 2017
Investor Relations
Bert-Jaap Dijkstra
Investor Relations Director
Mobile NL: +31 (0) 6 2114 1017
Mobile MC: +33 (0) 6 4391 9302
Telephone: +377 9205 1732
E-mail: bertjaap.dijkstra(at)sbmoffshore.com
Website: www.sbmoffshore.com
Media Relations
Vincent Kempkes
Group Communications Director
Telephone: +31 (0) 20 2363 170
Mobile: +31 (0) 6 25 68 71 67
E-mail: vincent.kempkes(at)sbmoffshore.com
Website: www.sbmoffshore.com
Disclaimer
This press release contains inside information within the meaning of Article
7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. Some of the statements contained in this
release that are not historical facts are statements of future expectations
and other forward-looking statements based on management's current views and
assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results, performance, or events to differ materially from those in
such statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks
and uncertainties, which may cause actual results and performance of the
Company's business to differ materially and adversely from the forward-looking
statements. Certain such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use
of forward- looking terminology such as "believes", "may", "will", "should",
"would be", "expects" or "anticipates" or similar expressions, or the negative
thereof, or other variations thereof, or comparable terminology, or by
discussions of strategy, plans, or intentions. Should one or more of these risks
or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may vary materially from those described in this release as
anticipated, believed, or expected. SBM Offshore NV does not intend, and does
not assume any obligation, to update any industry information or forward-looking
statements set forth in this release to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances. Nothing in this press release shall be deemed an offer to sell,
or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
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