Prosafe has been awarded a 150-day contract by A/S Norske Shell using the Regalia for accommodation support at the Draugen Topside Campaign Project offshore Norway. On site operations are planned to commence late April 2013. In addition, Prosafe has granted A/S Norske Shell a 30-day option.

Total value of the contract for the firm period is about USD 55.1 million.

Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation/service rigs. Operating profit reached USD 221.1 million in 2010. The company operates globally, employs 500 people and is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus. Prosafe is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker code PRS. For more information, please refer to www.prosafe.com:
http://www.prosafe.com/.

Larnaca, 3 January 2012
Georgina Georgiou, General Manager
Prosafe SE

For further information, please contact:

Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Chief Executive Officer
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: + 47 51 64 25 81

Sven Børre Larsen, Chief Financial Officer
Prosafe Management AS
Phone: +47 51 64 25 30

Cecilie Helland Ouff, Finance and IR Manager
Prosafe AS
Phone: +47 51 64 25 20 / +47 991 09 467

 
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.



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