- Equinor awarded Bristow
Norway a search and rescue contract starting September 1, 2023. The initial contract is for
four years and includes three one-year options for a potential
total of seven years
- Bristow will provide search and rescue configured S-92
helicopters based offshore at the Johan Sverdrup and Statfjord B
platforms in support of operations on the southern Norwegian
continental shelf
- Bristow's safe and reliable search and rescue service is a
critical part of the emergency preparedness on the Norwegian
continental shelf
HOUSTON, Sept. 7,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE:
VTOL), the world's leading global provider of innovative and
sustainable vertical flight solutions, today announced an award
from Equinor to provide search and rescue services offshore at the
Johan Sverdrup and Statfjord B platforms, located in the Norwegian
North Sea off the west coast of Norway.
A critical part of the emergency preparedness on the southern
Norwegian continental shelf, the contract has a duration of four
years and includes three single year extension options. Three
advanced search and rescue configured S-92 helicopters will provide
the search and rescue service. Two helicopters will be based on
Equinor`s platforms with a backup S-92 based onshore.
"We are honoured that Equinor has placed their trust in Bristow.
This award is a strong declaration of their confidence in our
industry-leading experience in providing search and rescue
services," said Heidi Wulff Heimark,
Managing Director of Norway. "Search and rescue is a strategically
important service for Bristow, and we are all extremely proud to be
chosen as the preferred operator for SAR services to Equinor's
emergency preparedness with SAR helicopters located offshore at
Statfjord B and Johan Sverdrup offshore installations and backup
SAR."
Bristow has been an Equinor aviation partner for more than 25
years supporting the Norwegian Continental shelf both for crew
change service and search and rescue services. In addition to
Norwegian operations, Bristow also provides helicopter services to
Equinor in Brazil and the U.S.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative
and sustainable 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
offers ad hoc helicopter and fixed wing transportation
services.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, Falkland Islands, Guyana, India, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Nigeria,
Norway, Spain, Suriname,
Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S. To
learn more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
About Equinor
Equinor is an international energy company committed to
long-term value creation in a low-carbon future. Equinor's purpose
is to turn natural resources into energy for people and progress
for society. Equinor's portfolio of projects encompasses oil and
gas, renewables and low-carbon solutions, with an ambition of
becoming a net-zero energy company by 2050. Headquartered in
Stavanger (Norway), Equinor is the leading operator on the
Norwegian continental shelf and present in around 30 countries
worldwide. To learn more, visit the Equinor website at
https://www.equinor.com.
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