HOUSTON, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc.
(NYSE: VTOL) today announced four separate two-year contract
extensions through April 2024 with
Equinor, Shell and Neptune to support its air transportation crew
change services for their operations in the Norwegian continental
shelf.
Bristow has been an Equinor aviation partner for more than 20
years and will continue to use its fleet of S-92s to provide crew
change flights out of Bristow's bases in Bergen and Florø, Norway. The strong
partnership with Neptune and Shell has been ongoing since
May 2017.
Bristow's current contracts with the three companies expire on
April 30, 2022. All contract
extensions include two one-year options to further extend the
contracts from 2024.
"Our collaboration and working relationship with Equinor are
true examples of what a partnership in our industry should look
like. We both share a strong commitment to efficiency and to the
highest safety standards in providing critical transportation
services in supporting exploration and production activities," said
Heidi Wulff Heimark, Bristow
Managing Director/Accountable Manager in Norway. "We are especially honoured by their
trust and confidence in us with these contract extensions that will
bring long-term stability and maintain service efficiencies."
Equinor, Shell and Neptune Energy collaborate on flights from
the Florø base, and Shell and Neptune have decided to also extend
their contracts with Bristow in line with Equinor's contract
award.
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.
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