Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Topaz Energy and Marine expanded its operations in West Africa with the award of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) contracts worth $50 million.
The contracts are to supply an unnamed international oil company with two 3,300 DWT PSVs to support its offshore production operations. The contracts bring Topaz’s total contract backlog to approximately $1.2 billion.
René Kofod-Olsen, CEO, Topaz Energy and Marine, said: “As part of our strategy, Topaz is pursuing growth outside of our home markets of the Middle East and the Caspian, with West Africa being one of our key target regions. These are important contracts for Topaz because of West Africa’s strategic significance. We believe we have the right fleet and the management expertise to create a long-term sustainable business in West Africa, always in partnership with local businesses. The region is forecast to see above market growth in industry activity and OSV demand which we hope to capitalize upon.”