Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. awarded new contract by Oando Energy Services to transport drilling rig Respect
Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a contract by Oando Energy Services, the leading indigenous, energy and energy services company in Nigeria to transport the drilling rig Respect from Lagos to Galveston, Texas. The contract value is US$3.05mn.
Chris Muilwijk, Sales Team Leader for Fairstar's Client Services Group, states "Oando Energy Services is a new client for Fairstar. The contract tender was managed by American Shipping and Chartering through their Houston and Lagos offices. Our semi-submersible vessel Fjord was the only vessel capable of loading in Lagos and discharging in Galveston. The shallow-draft of the Fjord is a powerful competitive advantage.
Converted oil tankers have severe limits on their ability to submerge in many shallow water ports."
The Fjord will return to Africa after discharging the Respect and load the FPSO components in Angola, for the DSME Clov Project. Once Fjord has arrived in Korea to complete the DSME contract, it will ready itself for Gorgon. 2011 has been a challenging year for our company. Our Team has never lost their determination to compete, acquire new clients and maintain our leadership in Marine Heavy Transport.
