HOUSTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc.
(NYSE: VTOL) today announced a three-year contract extension until
August 2024 with Aker BP to support
air transportation crew change services for their operations in the
Norwegian continental shelf.
Bristow has been an Aker BP (former BP Norge) aviation partner
for more than 15 years and will use its fleet of existing S-92s in
Norway to provide crew change
flights out of Bristow's base in Sola, Norway. Bristow's
current contract with Aker BP expires on August 31, 2021. The contract extension
includes an option to extend another year.
"Aker BP was a great partner in this process and took a
long-term business approach to their procurement of these safety
critical services. We are committed to providing the safest and
most efficient service to Aker BP in support of their exploration
and production activities," said Heidi
Wulff Heimark, Bristow Managing Director/Accountable Manager
in Stavanger, Norway. "We are
especially honoured by their trust and confidence in us and that
this contract extension will bring long-term stability and
maintains efficiencies in the service."
Aker BP is an oil company that explores, develops fields and
produces oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. They are
the operator of the Alvheim, Ivar
Aasen, Skarv, Ula and Valhall field centres, and a partner
in the Johan Sverdrup field.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of vertical
flight solutions. Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a
broad base of major integrated, national and independent offshore
energy companies. Bristow provides commercial search and rescue
(SAR) services in several countries and public sector SAR services
in the United Kingdom (U.K.) on
behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Additionally,
the Company also offers ad hoc helicopter and fixed wing
transportation services. Bristow currently has customers in
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S. To learn more,
visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
About Aker BP
Aker BP is an independent E&P company with exploration,
development, and production activities on the Norwegian Continental
Shelf. Aker BP is the operator of Alvheim, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Valhall, Hod, Ula and Tambar.
The company is also a partner in the Johan Sverdrup field. Aker BP
is headquartered at Fornebu, Norway, and is listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange under the ticker 'AKRBP'. More about Aker BP at
www.akerbp.com.
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