Contract Extension
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September 3rd, 2026.
Gulf Marine Services PLC
('Gulf Marine Services', 'GMS', 'the Company' or 'the Group')
Contract Option Exercise Confirmation
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a leading provider of self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels to the offshore energy industry sector, is pleased to announce that it has received a confirmation from a major National Oil Company customer for the exercise of the one-year option for one of its Small-class vessels operating in the GCC region.
The original contract (including the option) was disclosed on November 3rd, 2022. The exercise of the option secures the continued use of the vessel for a further one-year period, with all existing terms and conditions remaining unchanged.
This extension ensures uninterrupted support for the client's offshore maintenance operations and underscores the sustained demand for GMS vessels across the region.
Mansour Al Alami, Executive Chairman of GMS, stated:
"This option exercise is a strong endorsement of the reliability and value GMS brings to its clients' offshore operations. It reflects not only the trust our partners place in us, but also our team's unwavering commitment to safety and operational excellence - values that continue to set GMS apart in a competitive market."
-ENDS-
Enquiries:
Gulf Marine Services PLC Tel: +44 (0)20 7603 1515
Mansour Al Alami
Executive Chairman
Celicourt Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7770 6424
Mark Antelme
Philip Dennis
Kristine Qevani
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Marine Services PLC, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in Abu Dhabi in 1977 and has become a world-leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs). The fleet serves the offshore energy industries from its offices in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The Group's assets are capable of serving clients' requirements across the globe, including those in the Middle East, South East Asia, West Africa, North and South America, the Gulf of Mexico, and Europe.
The GMS fleet of 15 SESVs is amongst the youngest in the industry. The vessels support GMS's clients in a broad range of offshore platform refurbishment and maintenance activities, well intervention work, and offshore wind turbine maintenance work (which are opex-led activities), as well as offshore platform installation and decommissioning and offshore wind turbine installation (which are capex-led activities).
The SESVs are categorised by size - K-Class (Small), S-Class (Mid), and E-Class (Large) - with these capable of operating in water depths of 45m to 80m depending on leg length. The vessels are four-legged and are self-propelled, which means they do not require tugs or similar support vessels for moves between locations in the field; this makes them significantly more cost-effective and time-efficient than conventional offshore support vessels without self-propulsion. They have a large deck space, crane capacity, and accommodation facilities (for up to 300 people) that can be adapted to the requirements of the Group's clients.
Gulf Marine Services PLC's Legal Entity Identifier is 213800IGS2QE89SAJF77
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