COVINGTON, La., Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hornbeck
Offshore Services, Inc. ("Hornbeck Offshore" or the "Company")
announced today that it has acquired three high-spec new generation
offshore supply vessels ("OSVs") from the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Maritime Administration ("MARAD") for an
undisclosed amount of cash.
All three of the vessels that were acquired at auction are
U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-qualified, 280 class DP-2 OSVs with
capacities of circa 4,600 DWT. Upon taking physical delivery of the
vessels from MARAD, the Company expects to conduct reactivation and
regulatory drydockings of all three vessels.
Todd Hornbeck, the Company's
President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We believe these
modern, state-of-the-art, high-spec, diesel-electric OSVs are great
additions to our growing fleet. Built by Eastern Shipbuilding in
2013 and 2014 to a design specification and with components that
are very compatible with our other 'Tiger Shark Class' vessels,
these particular ships are excellent candidates for deployment in
the growing U.S. domestic offshore wind industry, as well as for
potential conversion to military or other non-oilfield, non-wind
specialty applications."
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of
technologically advanced, new generation offshore service vessels
to the energy industry primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and Latin America, as well as to the U.S. military
and other non-oilfield customers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements,
including, in particular, statements about Hornbeck Offshore's
plans and intentions, which are based on the Company's current
assumptions, expectations and projections about future
events. Although the Company believes that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the
Company can give no assurance that the expectations will prove to
be correct.
Contacts:
Todd Hornbeck, CEO
Jim Harp, CFO
Hornbeck Offshore Services
985-727-6802
Ken Dennard, Managing Partner
Dennard Lascar / 713-529-6600
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