NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW), one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag markets, today announced that its joint venture with Euronav NV has signed two contracts for five years with North Oil Company (NOC), the future operator of the Al Shaheen oil field, off the coast of Qatar, whose shareholders are Qatar Petroleum Oil & Gas Limited and Total E&P Golfe Limited. These contracts are for the FSO Africa and FSO Asia and commence upon expiry of their current contracts with Maersk Oil Qatar in the third quarter of 2017.
The FSO Africa and FSO Asia floating storage platforms are both high specification, specially built units serving the Al Shaheen oil field since 2010. In addition, the joint venture will be debt free from July 2017.
The new contracts are expected, over their five year terms, to generate in excess of $360 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the joint venture. Based on International Seaways’ ownership in the joint venture, the five year contracts are expected to generate in excess of $180 million of EBITDA for the Company.
“We look forward to our FSO joint venture continuing its presence at Al Shaheen and are pleased to have finalized the new five year contracts,” said Lois K. Zabrocky, International Seaways’ president and CEO. “Complementing our balanced fleet deployment strategy, this FSO joint venture combined with the Company’s LNG joint venture position International Seaways to optimize revenue through the current tanker cycle. With a high quality, diverse tanker fleet and upside to the spot market, the Company also remains poised to capitalize on a market recovery in both the product and crude sectors.”
About International Seaways, Inc.
International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW) is one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag markets. International Seaways owns and operates a fleet of 55 vessels, including one ULCC, eight VLCCs, eight Aframaxes/LR2s, 12 Panamaxes/LR1s and 20 MR tankers. Through joint ventures, it has ownership interests in four liquefied natural gas carriers and two floating storage and offloading service vessels. International Seaways has an experienced team committed to the very best operating practices and the highest levels of customer service and operational efficiency. International Seaways is headquartered in New York City, NY. Additional information is available at www.intlseas.com.
