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21/12/2021 07:00

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RNS Number : 2700W  Gulf Marine Services PLC  21 December 2021

 

 

21 December 2021

 

 

 

Gulf Marine Services PLC

('Gulf Marine Services', 'GMS', 'the Company' or 'the Group')

 

Contract Awards

 

 

 

GMS, a leading provider of advanced self-propelled, self-elevating support
vessels serving the offshore oil, gas and renewables industries, is pleased to
announce two new contracts both for E  Class vessels.

 

The E Class (Large Class) awards include a 6-month contract including options,
for a renewables client in North West Europe, commencing in the summer of
2022, where the vessel in question is currently stationed in the North Sea,
and a shorter term 5-month contract including options, with a NOC client in
MENA, also where that vessel is based, commencing imminently before the end of
2021.

 

GMS expects to end 2021 with vessel utilisation at 85% and confirm previous
EBITDA guidance remains unchanged.

 

Mansour Al Alami GMS Executive Chairman said:

"GMS has had a solid year, delivering on expectations, including reporting a
profit for the first time since 2016.  Our markets continue to improve with
day rates on recent contract awards showing healthy increases from legacy
contracts, which positions the company well for 2022 and beyond. Given the
strong pipeline of opportunities, combined with limited capacity in the
market, we fully expect day rates and utilisation to improve further
throughout next year."

 

 

-ENDS-

 

 

 Enquiries:                 Tel: +44 (0)20 7603 1515

Gulf Marine Services PLC

 Mansour Al Alami

 Executive Chairman
 Celicourt Communications   Tel: +44 (0) 208 434 2643

 Mark Antelme

 Philip Dennis

 

Notes to Editors:

Gulf Marine Services PLC, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, was
founded in Abu Dhabi in 1977 and has become a world leading provider of
advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs). The fleet
serves the oil, gas and renewable energy industries from its offices in the
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Group's assets are capable
of serving clients' requirements across the globe, including those in the
Middle East, South East Asia, West Africa, North America, the Gulf of Mexico
and Europe.

The GMS fleet of 13 SESVs is amongst the youngest in the industry, with an
average age of eight years. The vessels support GMS's clients in a broad range
of offshore oil and gas platform refurbishment and maintenance activities,
well intervention work and offshore wind turbine maintenance work (which are
opex-led activities), as well as offshore oil and gas platform installation
and decommissioning and offshore wind turbine installation (which are
capex-led activities).

 

The SESVs are categorised by size - K-Class (Small), S-Class (Mid) and E-Class
(Large) - with these capable of operating in water depths of 45m to 80m
depending on leg length. The vessels are four-legged and are self-propelled,
which means they do not require tugs or similar support vessels for moves
between locations in the field; this makes them significantly more
cost-effective and time-efficient than conventional offshore support vessels
without self-propulsion. They have a large deck space, crane capacity and
accommodation facilities (for up to 300 people) that can be adapted to the
requirements of the Group's clients.

Gulf Marine Services PLC's Legal Entity Identifier is 213800IGS2QE89SAJF77

www.gmsplc.com

Disclaimer

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to form a part of or be incorporated into this announcement.

 

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