HOUSTON, TX - August 23, 2010
-- OFFSHORE accommodation specialist HB Rentals has secured a contract
for four modules offshore Norway and announced a significant investment
in its fleet.
HB Rentals has agreed a long-term lease contract
with Prosafe to supply four 20ftx8ft A60 Zone II Norsok office modules
for the Valhall platform in a £250,000 deal.
The company has
invested a further £500,000 in a fleet of brand new 20ftx8ft A60 Zone II
Norsok compliant modules for use as offices, laboratories and
drilling/well services support cabins.
HB Rentals, which, has
operated from Dusavik, Stavanger, for more than 10 years and has
manufacturing and distribution hubs in Aberdeen, UK, Broussard, USA and
Singapore with additional bases in the Netherlands, the United Arab
Emirates, Brazil, Kazakhstan Australia and Africa also has plans to
expand the fleet further in 2011.
Sales and marketing manager
Mike Bradley said: "These are exciting times at HB Rentals. We have a
deserved and well-established reputation as the leader in offshore
accommodation in the North Sea, and have invested in our fleet in
response to an increase in demand from clients for offshore modules,
Prosafe being a prime example.
"We have enjoyed an excellent
start to the financial year and fully anticipate that the investment and
development of our fleet will trigger even further business activity"
HB
Rentals is the only specialist operating in the UK Continental Shelf,
the Caspian, Africa and the Middle East capable of supplying units which
meet the latest American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Safety of Life at
Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations
and are fully Det Norske Veritas (DNV) approved.
It operates
worldwide with a fleet of more than 400 A60 units comprising of
2,4,6,8,10 and 12-man accommodation cabins, galleys, mess rooms,
recreation rooms, laundry rooms, offices, heliports, laboratories,
gymnasiums and other custom fit-outs as desired by its worldwide
customer base.
It offers full certification, modification,
offshore installation, hook up and commissioning services as well as
maintenance support with a 24/7 technical service.
About HB RentalsHB
Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, is the world's largest
supplier of temporary on and offshore accommodation modules, and
operates from hubs across the world, in Broussard, LA, USA; Aberdeen,
Scotland and Singapore. The firm supports operations throughout Europe
(including Norway and The Netherlands), the Caspian, the Middle East,
and Africa from its base at Dyce, Aberdeen. For further information
visit
www.hbrental.com
The global specialist
includes the European, American, South East Asian and Australasian
operations of the former Duffy and McGovern Accommodation Services,
which it acquired in January 2007.
Superior Energy Services,
headquartered in New Orleans, is the industry's leading provider of
specialised oilfield services and equipment focussing on production,
intervention, workover, well services and rental tools. Superior
employs more than 4,200 people, in more than 130 locations across 12
countries worldwide. For further information visit
www.superiorenergy.com
Contact:
HB Rentals - Mike Bradley
+44 (0) 1224 772304
michael.bradley@hbrebtal.com
Fifth Ring - Sarah Kenrick
+44 (0) 1224 628069
sarah@fifthring.com