Mundo: Paratus Energy Services Ltd. Announces Contract Extension for Sapura Esmeralda

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Paratus Energy Services Ltd. («Paratus») today announced that the Seabras JV, an associated company in which Paratus indirectly holds a 50% equity interest, has been awarded a two-year contract extension by the Brazilian oil and gas company Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. («PETROBRAS») for Sapura Esmeralda from August 2nd 2022 to August 1st 2024.

The award continues to strengthen Seabras JV’s long-term relationship with PETROBRAS, and furthers its position in the robust JV market for Pipe Lay Support Vessels («PLSVs») in Brazil.

With all 6 PLSVs in the fleet fully contracted for under long term contracts, Seabras JV’s contract backlog at the end of July 2022 is $940 million.

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Neither the Company nor any member of the Paratus Group undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factors on our businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

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