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NEW DRILLING CONTRACT FOR BELFORD DOLPHIN AND THE NEWBUILD

Dolphin Drilling Ltd., a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has entered into contracts for the provision of the drillship Belford Dolphin and its newbuild drillship under construction by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC). The contracts are each for four years and are expected to be in support of Anadarko's future long term drilling programmes offshore Mozambique.

The Belford Dolphin contract will commence January 1st 2012 in direct continuation of its existing contract with APC which had previously been scheduled to continue to April 2013. The value for the Belford Dolphin contract is approximately $701 million.

The four year term of the newbuild drillship contact will begin on commencement of operations offshore Mozambique expected in the fourth quarter 2013 following delivery by HHI and mobilization to Mozambique. The newbuild drillship contract value is approximately $727 million including a mobilization fee of $15 million. In connection with the newbuild contract it will be invested in a second BOP, estimated to USD 35 million.

Uusien sopimuksien päivätaksat näyttäisivät olevan suurinpiirtein:

• Beldford Dolphin $480,000
  

• NB-TBN $498,000

Uusi alus(NewBuild-ToBeNamed) on tilattu huhtikuussa ja tuolloin aluksen rakennuskustannuksiksi mainittiin 615 miljoonaa dollaria, joka ei sisällä toista BOP:ta($35 miljoonaa). Jos olettaa päivätaksan ansaintaprosentiksi 95% ja kassavirta marginaaliksi 60% niin alus maksaa itsensä takaisin 6.3 vuodessa, mikä ei ole ollenkaa paha luku, kun huomio että aluksen elinkaari on 20-25 vuotta.

Molemmat alukset työllistyvät todennäköisesti Mosambikin vesillä, alueella, jossa ei tainnut kolme vuotta sitten ollut ainuttakaan porausalusta hommissa. Anadarko, Eni & kumppanit ovat parin vuoden sisällä löytäneet Rovuma Basinista yli 20 biljoonan kuutiojalan edestä talteenotettavaa maakaasua:

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INDICATES INCREASED RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF AT LEAST 10 TCF

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Eni announces a giant gas discovery offshore Mozambique San Donato Milanese (Milan), 20 October 2011 - Eni announces a giant natural gas discovery at the Mamba South 1 prospect, in the Area 4 Offshore Mozambique. The discovery well encountered a total of 212 meters of continuous gas pay in high-quality Oligocene sands. The Mamba South 1 discovery well is located in water depths of 1585 meters approximately 40 km off Cabo Delgado coast, in the Northern offshore of Mozambique. This is the first exploration well in Area 4. Results exceed pre-drill expectations and confirm the Rovuma Basin as a world-class natural gas province. The well will be drilled to reach an expected total depth of around 5000 meters. After completion of drilling and testing activities, the rig will move to drill the second commitment well, Mamba North 1. Eni considers that this impressive discovery can lead to at least 15 tcf of gas in place in the Mamba South Area where the potential of the Tertiary Play that exists in Area 4 will be further assessed under the present drilling. The outstanding volume of natural gas discovered will lead to a large scale gas development with a combination of both export to regional and international markets through LNG and supply to the domestic market. This will support the industrial and economic growth of the Country.