Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed an extended charter agreement for the vessel BOA Thalassa with BOA SBL AS (owner of the vessel) at new and improved commercial terms. The new terms are valid as of 1 October 2015.
"We are very pleased with this new agreement. It lowers our cost commitment and gives us operational flexibility," says Stig Eide Sivertsen, CEO of EMGS.
Following the agreement, EMGS will re-deliver the BOA Galatea on 15 December, which originally was the expiry date for BOA Thalassa. The charter agreement for BOA Thalassa will be extended from 17 July, which originally was the expiry date for BOA Galatea, until 1 April 2017.
The agreement provides EMGS with improved commercial terms, which will benefit the Company under the current contract work in Malaysia and going forward. The agreement includes different rates for when the vessel is in operation, idle or laid up.
Contacts
Charlotte Knudsen, EMGS head of investor relations, +47 97 56 19 59
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 the 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 operates on a worldwide basis with main offices in Trondheim and Oslo, Norway; Houston, USA; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For more information, visit www.emgs.com