Business and Financial Review • Jan 20, 2020
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Prosafe SE: Operational update Q4 2019
The fleet utilisation rate in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 23 per cent (Q4
2018: 63 per cent). The fleet utilisation for the year was 50.9 per cent (2018:
47.3 per cent).
Safe Caledonia is idle and laid up in the UK. Safe Caledonia will commence a
162-day contract for Total at the Elgin complex in the UK sector of the North
Sea in mid-April 2020. The contract has one 30-day option.
Safe Boreas completed the contract with Equinor at Mariner in the UK on 31
October and is currently laid up in Norway.
Safe Zephyrus completed the contract at Clair Ridge West of Shetland for BP on
15 October 2019 and is currently laid up. Safe Zephyrus will mobilise for the
80-day Shell Shearwater contract in Q2 2020. The contract has one 30-day option.
Safe Concordia completed the vessel's Special Periodic Survey and commenced the
contract for Equinor mid-January 2020. Safe Concordia will be supporting
maintenance and safety services at the Peregrino FPSO in the Campos Basin
offshore Brazil. The contract has a duration of 120 days with up to 60 days of
options.
Safe Notos has been operating on a three-year and 222-day contract for Petrobras
in Brazil since 7 December 2016 and was fully contracted in the quarter.
Safe Eurus successfully mobilised to Brazil where she is providing safety and
maintenance support to Petrobras during a three-year contract. The vessel
commenced operations late November.
Safe Scandinavia, Regalia and Safe Bristolia were idle in the quarter and were
laid up in Norway. Prosafe has entered into an agreement for the sale of Safe
Bristolia for recycling in accordance with all relevant conventions. The sale
will be completed within February 2020.
The company has incurred non-recurring costs of approximately USD 6 million in
the quarter, which were largely related to the re-sizing of the organisation
onshore and offshore, ongoing process with lenders for a long-term solution, and
ongoing competition clearance process related to the intention to merge with
Floatel International.
Prosafe is a leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation
vessels. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker code PRS.
For more information, please refer to www.prosafe.com (http://www.prosafe.com)
Stavanger, 20 January 2020
Prosafe SE
For further information, please contact:
Jesper K. Andresen, CEO
Phone: +47 51 65 24 30 / +47 907 65 155
Stig Harry Christiansen, Deputy CEO and CFO
Phone: +47 51 64 25 17 / +47 478 07 813
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
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