OSG Enters U.S. Flag Shuttle Tanker Trade
OSG will provide shuttle tanker services from a Floating Production Storage and Offloading facility, or FPSO, at the Chinook and Cascade ultra-deepwater fields in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico. Ultra-deepwater discoveries are located in water at least 8,000 feet deep and require an additional 15,000 feet of drilling beneath the ocean floor. FPSOs and shuttle tankers are a cost-effective means of transporting offshore oil where pipeline infrastructure is too costly or technologically not feasible to construct. This will be the first FPSO and shuttle tanker project in U.S. waters.
"Being awarded the first contract to provide Jones Act shuttle tanker services for ultra-deepwater projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is very exciting for OSG. This award clearly demonstrates the power of the U.S. flag franchise, which we have built by combining Maritrans and OSG's U.S. flag business," commented Morten Arntzen, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As more and more U.S. Gulf ultra-deepwater fields move from exploration to development, our 16 vessel newbuilding program positions us to serve that market and increases our presence in Jones Act trades. We look forward to collaborating with Petrobras and their field partners in this ground-breaking project."
OSG will convert to shuttle tankers two of the 12 product tankers that it has ordered from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The Company expects to deliver the converted shuttle tankers to Petrobras in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011. With today's announcement, 11 of the 12 ships OSG has ordered from Aker have been chartered out to major oil companies and refiners.
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