Saipem Lands New Drilling Contracts for $600MM

- Saipem Lands New Drilling Contracts for $600MM

Monday, June 20, 2011
Saipem SpA

Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth $600 million.

Saipem has been awarded the contract by Eni to extend the charter of the Saipem 10000 drillship for the duration of 24 months, starting from August 2012.

Saipem 10000 is an ultra deepwater drillship, capable of operating in water depths up to 10,000 feet in full dynamic positioning.

Within offshore drilling activities, Saipem has been awarded a contract by Addax Petroleum extending the charter of the semisub Scarabeo 3 for a period of 6 months, starting from November 2011, for drilling activities in Nigerian waters. Scarabeo is a second generation semi-submersible drilling rig capable of operating in water depths of up to 1200 feet.

In addition, Saipem has signed a contract with NDC for the extension of the charter of the jack-up Perro Negro 2 for a period of 12 months, starting from the second quarter of 2011, for drilling activities in the waters of the United Arab Emirates. Perro Negro 2 is a jack-up rig capable of operating in water depths of up to 300 feet.

In onshore drilling, Saipem has signed new contracts for 15 rigs in Saudi Arabia, South America and Kazakhstan.

In Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco awarded Saipem the contract for the charter of 4 rigs, of which 3 for a period of 3 years each, starting from the fourth quarter of 2011, and 1 for a period of 1 years, starting from the third quarter of 2011.

In Peru and Colombia, Saipem has been awarded new contracts with several clients for the charter of a total of 9 rigs, for a varying period of 4 to 12 months, starting in different dates during 2011.

Finally, in Kazakhstan Saipem acquired two contracts for the charter of 2 rigs, for a period of 4 and 12 months respectively, starting from the fourth quarter of 2011.

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Hyundai Heavy Lands $600MM Order for LNG Carriers

- Hyundai Heavy Lands $600MM Order for LNG Carriers

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

Hyundai Heavy won a US $600 million order to build two 155,000 m3 LNG carriers, including an option for another same class vessel, from Greece-based Dynagas Ltd.

These membrane-type LNG carriers are due for delivery in the second half of 2013. They will feature the Dual Fuel Diesel Engine System which allows the ship to run on oil fuel or natural gas. Due to tightening global regulations on carbon emissions, increasing demand for LNG as an alternative energy source after Japanese nuclear crisis, and price competitiveness of LNG in comparison with oil prices, Hyundai Heavy expects to see more liquefied natural gas carrier orders in the future.

As a part of the Company's long term strategy for the expected increase in demand for LNG carriers and LNG FPSOs, Hyundai Heavy has been actively developing a special welding system that can work on the thick aluminum plates used for the LNG tanks.

Winning this order brings Hyundai Heavy's total new orders in shipbuilding and offshore & engineering divisions so far this year to 42 ships worth of $10.5 billion, or 53% of the new order target of $19.8 billion.

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CGGVeritas Offers $600MM in Private Placement

- CGGVeritas Offers $600MM in Private Placement

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
CGGVeritas

CGGVeritas intends to pursue an offering of senior notes due 2021 in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $600 million in a private placement in the international capital markets. The notes will rank pari passu with the existing senior notes of CGGVeritas due 2016 and 2017.

The net proceeds of this offering will be used to repay in full CGGVeritas’ term loan B facility and to redeem the remaining $70 million principal amount of its 7½% Senior Notes due 2015.

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Petrohawk Launches $600MM Offering of Senior Notes

- Petrohawk Launches $600MM Offering of Senior Notes

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Petrohawk Energy Corp.

Petrohawk has launched a private offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2019 (the "Senior Notes"). The offering of the Senior Notes, which is subject to market availability as well as other conditions, will be made only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States and non-U.S. persons outside the United States.

Petrohawk intends to use the net proceeds from the Senior Notes offering to repay borrowings outstanding under its senior revolving credit facility and for working capital for general corporate purposes.

The Senior Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and state securities laws. The notes may be resold by the initial purchasers pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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