FAR - Charter Agreements
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts:
AHTS Far Scout (2001, UT 722L, 18.700 BHP) has been contracted by Petrobras in
Brazil for a 4 year period. Petrobras has the option to extend the contract with
another 4 years. The contract includes both anchor handling- and ROV services. A
third party has been contracted for delivery of the ROV services.
The vessel will be technically upgraded before start-up of the contract, which
is expected to take place during the first quarter of 2012.
The contract, excluding options, represents a gross revenue of approximately NOK
550 million.
AHTS Far Sailor (1997, UT 722, 16.800), contracted by Petrobras until end
February 2012, will replace Far Scout's two-year contract awarded by Petrobras
in November 2011. Far Sailor will therefore be in service for Petrobras in
Brazil for an additional 2 year period.
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 56 vessels (32 AHTS, 21 PSV and
3 SUBSEA) and 6 PSV and 2 AHTS under construction. The company's operations are
managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de
Janeiro with a total of 1970 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The
company's strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore
service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a 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: 22.12.2011 - 13:13 Uhr
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