Euronav announces that the joint venture with International Seaways has signed an extension for ten years for the FSO Asia and the FSO Africa in direct continuation of their current contractual service, or until 21 July 2032 and 21 September 2032 respectively.
The extensions were agreed with North Oil Company (NOC), the operator of the Al-Shaheen oil field, whose shareholders are Qatar Petroleum Oil & Gas Limited and Total E&P Golfe Limited.
The additional ten years are expected to generate revenues for the joint venture in excess of USD 645 million as from the respective extension dates. Based on Euronav’s ownership in the joint venture, this means more than USD 322 million in contract revenues for the Company.
These contracts cover the two custom-made high specification 3 million barrels capacity floating storage offshore units FSO Africa and FSO Asia which have been significantly converted and have been serving the Al-Shaheen field without interruption since 2010.
Hugo De Stoop, CEO of Euronav said: “This is a positive development for Euronav and these contracts provide the Company with a significant source of long-term earnings visibility. These operational units have already provided substantial value to our customer since 2010 and this long-term commitment from NOC reflects the high quality of service provided over that time. This project illustrates our capability in diversifying our activities beyond the traditional crude oil transportation sector in managing complex, long term projects focused on generating superior returns on capital.”
Source: Euronav