Cal Dive International, Inc. (NYSE:DVR) announced today that it has been
awarded a contract by a large oil and gas company in China for pipe lay
work in Bohai Bay. The day rate contract will generate total revenue of
approximately $32 million and involve 130 total utilization days,
utilizing the derrick/lay barge Sea Horizon. The offshore construction
is expected to commence in May 2009.
Quinn Hébert, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cal Dive, stated,
“We are excited to announce this project win along with the recently
awarded Pemex contract. These contracts are adding significant revenue
to our international backlog as we remain focused on expanding our
operations abroad.”
Cal Dive International, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a
marine contractor that provides an integrated offshore construction
solution to its customers, including manned diving, pipelay and pipe
burial, platform installation and platform salvage services to the
offshore oil and natural gas industry on the Gulf of Mexico OCS,
Northeastern U.S., Latin America, Southeast Asia, Australia, the Middle
East, India and the Mediterranean, with a fleet of 31 vessels, including
21 surface and saturation diving support vessels and 10 construction
barges.
Cal Dive International, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
G. Kregg
Lunsford, 713-243-2713
