So we are moving28 Sep 2012 08:06
Offshore wind farm O&M vessels
The market for vessels to provide accommodation and access for technicians working on offshore wind farms continues to develop, with strong and specific expressions of interest received from both wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm developers. Over the past weeks, SeaEnergy has received a formal pre-tender Request for Information ("RFI") from a turbine manufacturer for a project and notification of another RFI to be issued imminently, as well as enquiries from two others. We are also responding to a request for a full logistics scope, including vessels, logistics support, and O&M strategy from another turbine manufacturer and have other enquiries pending. We are very encouraged that the SeaEnergy O&M solution is attracting significant attention from a number of interested parties and we believe that we are world leaders in defining the industry standard in this sector. We are currently compiling priced proposals including detailed commercial terms in response to the formal RFI, which we expect to lead to a full tender over the coming months.
SeaEnergy is now in advanced discussions with a major vessel owner and operator to finalise the scope of a Cooperation Agreement that will strengthen our offering in this area, combining the financial and operational capacity of our partner with SeaEnergy's detailed designs, strategies and technical understanding of the requirements of offshore wind farm operators.
Legacy assets
It remains our plan to realise the value of our legacy oil & gas assets over time and, unless compelling investment opportunities exist within the Group, to return a proportion of that realised value to shareholders. We note that Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc successfully raised £10 million in the markets earlier this year, and as a result, our holding has reduced from approximately 25% to just over 21%. The current value of this stake is £17 million per the closing mid market price quote on AIM on 27 September 2012 and has a historic cost net book value of £4.3 million. The appointment of John Aldersey-Williams to Lansdowne's Board, where his experience in generating and realising value from exploration assets will support Lansdowne's current strategy, demonstrates the importance SeaEnergy attributes to maximising the value of these investments.
http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201209280700253855N