Maersk Supply Service Wins Major Contracts with Key Customers
News Release
A.P. Moller - Maersk Group
January 9, 2012
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<DIV>09-Jan-2012<BR>Maersk Supply Service has won four major contracts worth
about DKK 1.5 billion (around USD 250 million) with the major Brazilian oil
company Petrobras and American oil major ExxonMobil for operation in
Australia.<BR><BR>Brazil is a strategically important area for Maersk Supply
Service and the A. P. Moller - Maersk Group and the new contracts demonstrate
Maersk Supply Service's continued commitment to developing business there.
Maersk Supply Service currently has 22 vessels operating offshore Brazil and
harbours further growth ambitions.<BR><BR>"These contracts reinforce our strong
relationships with two of the industry leaders in deepwater exploration
andproduction requiring high safety and specialized operational performance,"
says Carsten Plougmann Andersen, CEOof Maersk Supply Service.<BR><BR>"We are
very pleased with having won these contracts in very tough tendering processes.
We have been working with Petrobras for more than 25 years in ever increasing
water depths with currently 17 vessels on charter to the mand look forward to
continue the deepwater-journey together," he says.<BR><BR>Petrobras is Maersk
Supply Service biggest customer.<BR><BR>The two Danish anchor handling tug
supply vessels MÆRSK BLAZER and MÆRSK BOULDER have each won four year extensions
of current contracts with Petrobras, from February 2012. The vessels have been
working for Petrobras since 2007 and 1999 respectively and mainly perform deep
water operations with conventional and torpedo anchors.<BR><BR>Two contracts
have also been concluded with American oil major ExxonMobil, for minimum two
years each for the Danish flagged platform supply vessels MÆRSK NOMAD and MÆRSK
NEXUS. The MÆRSK NOMAD contract includes significant modifications including
fitting a 125-tonne crane on the vessel to enable her to support subsea
operations in the Jansz field on the North West shelf. MÆRSK NEXUS is already in
Australia on contract and MÆRSKNOMAD will be delivered to Exxon in April 2012.
Australia is a growing market and Maersk Supply Service aim toexpand their
market share in the region.<BR><BR>"Our relationship with ExxonMobil is strong
worldwide and especially in Canada and West Africa," Mr.
Plougmannadds.<BR><BR>"We are very pleased to expand our close relationship with
ExxonMobil to Australia where the versatility of ourmodern vessels will be
tested in providing full value to ExxonMobil," he
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<DIV>09-Jan-2012<BR>Maersk Supply Service has won four major contracts worth
about DKK 1.5 billion (around USD 250 million) with the major Brazilian oil
company Petrobras and American oil major ExxonMobil for operation in
Australia.<BR><BR>Brazil is a strategically important area for Maersk Supply
Service and the A. P. Moller - Maersk Group and the new contracts demonstrate
Maersk Supply Service's continued commitment to developing business there.
Maersk Supply Service currently has 22 vessels operating offshore Brazil and
harbours further growth ambitions.<BR><BR>"These contracts reinforce our strong
relationships with two of the industry leaders in deepwater exploration
andproduction requiring high safety and specialized operational performance,"
says Carsten Plougmann Andersen, CEOof Maersk Supply Service.<BR><BR>"We are
very pleased with having won these contracts in very tough tendering processes.
We have been working with Petrobras for more than 25 years in ever increasing
water depths with currently 17 vessels on charter to the mand look forward to
continue the deepwater-journey together," he says.<BR><BR>Petrobras is Maersk
Supply Service biggest customer.<BR><BR>The two Danish anchor handling tug
supply vessels MÆRSK BLAZER and MÆRSK BOULDER have each won four year extensions
of current contracts with Petrobras, from February 2012. The vessels have been
working for Petrobras since 2007 and 1999 respectively and mainly perform deep
water operations with conventional and torpedo anchors.<BR><BR>Two contracts
have also been concluded with American oil major ExxonMobil, for minimum two
years each for the Danish flagged platform supply vessels MÆRSK NOMAD and MÆRSK
NEXUS. The MÆRSK NOMAD contract includes significant modifications including
fitting a 125-tonne crane on the vessel to enable her to support subsea
operations in the Jansz field on the North West shelf. MÆRSK NEXUS is already in
Australia on contract and MÆRSKNOMAD will be delivered to Exxon in April 2012.
Australia is a growing market and Maersk Supply Service aim toexpand their
market share in the region.<BR><BR>"Our relationship with ExxonMobil is strong
worldwide and especially in Canada and West Africa," Mr.
Plougmannadds.<BR><BR>"We are very pleased to expand our close relationship with
ExxonMobil to Australia where the versatility of ourmodern vessels will be
tested in providing full value to ExxonMobil," he
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