Business and Financial Review • Mar 7, 2016
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Prosafe SE: Mexico operations update
As recently announced in Mexican media, Petróleos Mexicanos ("Pemex") has been
cutting spending in order to adjust their budget to an oil price of USD 25 per
barrel. Consequently, Prosafe's Mexican client Cotemar Group ("Cotemar") has
been directly impacted. As earlier communicated this has so far affected three
of Prosafe's vessels.
Prosafe has now been further informed by Cotemar that by mid-March 2016, the
Safe Regency will be suspended and that it is likely that the Safe Lancia also
will be suspended by Pemex by mid-March 2016. Such suspensions will mean that
both vessels are likely to be swiftly demobilized to a suitable lay-up location.
The Safe Britannia is currently being demobilized out of Mexico and is available
for charter, while the Jasminia and the Safe Hibernia are being prepared for
cold-stacking in the US.
Relying on the strong working relationship developed over 20 years, Prosafe and
Cotemar continue to work proactively together to address the challenges being
faced within Mexico and will be well placed to react when the market in Mexico
recovers.
Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible
accommodation vessels. Operating profit reached USD 167 million in 2015 and net
profit was USD 85.6 million. The company operates globally, employs 850 people
and is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus. Prosafe is listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange with ticker code PRS. For more information, please refer
to www.prosafe.com
Larnaca, 7 March 2016
Georgina Georgiou, General Manager
Prosafe SE
For further information, please contact:
Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Chief Executive Officer
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: + 47 51 64 25 00
Stig Harry Christiansen, Chief Financial Officer
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: +47 51 64 25 17
Cecilie Helland Ouff, Senior Manager Finance and Investor Relations
Prosafe AS
Phone: +47 51 64 25 20
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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