Under the contract, the Shipyard is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and hook-up work of a very large crude carrier (VLCC)-sized floating storage and offloading vessel for the Banyu Urip project in Indonesia.
Mr Ong Poh Kwee, Managing Director of Sembawang Shipyard said “We are very proud to be part of the project. We are committed to work closely with all partners involved in this milestone project for a successful outcome. We believe that with our expertise, we will be able to achieve the desired expectations, in order to help the government of
Indonesia in fulfilling the national priority with respect to energy needs.”
The vessel is expected to be deployed in offshore Tuban for the Banyu Urip Project, located in East Java, Indonesia. The engineering, procurement, and construction of the project is to be completed 27 months after contract award.
The contract is not expected to have any material impact on the earnings per share and net tangible assets of Sembcorp Marine for the year ending December 31, 2011.