Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 2 August 2012 regarding a contract worth approximately USD 7 million for the vessel EM Leader in Asia. The contract has been cancelled in mutual understanding with the customer due to unforeseen delays in obtaining the government permits required to operate EMGS's vessel and equipment in the survey area.
"We have in partnership with the customer done our utmost to overcome the unprecedented permitting challenges we have encountered in this new country of operation for EMGS. However, we had no other choice but to cancel the project for reasons beyond our or the customer's control," said Roar Bekker, CEO of EMGS.
Delaying the survey in anticipation of the required permits was not a viable option due to a combination of the following factors: the operational weather window in the survey area, constraints on the timing of the customer's exploration decisions and the fact that EMGS has committed to a USD 20 million project in Brunei with start-up no later than mid-October.
Revenues in the third quarter will as a consequence of the above be lower than previously indicated, as will costs thanks to the flexibility EMGS has in the charter hire agreement for the EM Leader.
EMGS expects that the survey in Brunei will commence in early October.
Contacts
Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer, +47 22 01 14 00
Chris Guldberg, EMGS Head of PR/IR, +47 73 56 88 10
Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer, +47 22 01 14 00
Chris Guldberg, EMGS Head of PR/IR, +47 73 56 88 10
About EMGS
EMGS, the marine EM market leader, uses its proprietary electromagnetic (EM) technology to support oil and gas companies in their search for offshore hydrocarbons. EMGS supports each stage in the workflow, from survey design and data acquisition to processing and interpretation. The company's services enable integration of EM data with seismic and other geophysical and geological information to give explorationists a clearer and more complete understanding of the subsurface. This improves exploration efficiency, and reduces risks and the finding costs per barrel.
EMGS, the marine EM market leader, uses its proprietary electromagnetic (EM) technology to support oil and gas companies in their search for offshore hydrocarbons. EMGS supports each stage in the workflow, from survey design and data acquisition to processing and interpretation. The company's services enable integration of EM data with seismic and other geophysical and geological information to give explorationists a clearer and more complete understanding of the subsurface. This improves exploration efficiency, and reduces risks and the finding costs per barrel.
EMGS has conducted more than 600 surveys to improve drilling success rates across the world's mature and frontier offshore basins. The company operates on a worldwide basis with main offices in Trondheim, Stavanger and Oslo, Norway; Houston, USA; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Please visit www.emgs.com for more information.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.