Wed, Mar 17, 2004
Aircraft to Be Used For Oil Exploration
During the HAI Expo 2004,
Bell and Aeroservicios Especializados S.A. de C.V. ("ASESA")
officials announced that they had reached an agreement on the sale
of ten new Bell 412EP Helicopters. The first few of the 412s have
already been delivered to ASESA and have already started
operations. Deliveries will continue through August of 2004. ASESA
is part of the PROTEXA group of companies, a large,
well-established group in Mexico, which among other things,
constructs the majority of the offshore drilling platforms in the
Bay of Campeche area.
These aircraft will be used to service three new five-year
contracts awarded by "PEMEX", Mexico's national oil company, each
contract requiring five helicopters. The missions will be carried
out in the Bay of Campeche region in southeastern Mexico. The Bay
of Campeche is the principal operating base for PEMEX's oil
exploration activities. The services to be provided to PEMEX are
transportation of personnel and cargo from Ciudad del Carmen to
offshore oil platforms. ASESA competed with other major service
operators for the contracts.
Speaking for ASESA Mr. Humberto Lobo De La Garza, Chief
Executive Officer said, "These aircraft were vital to our winning
an important contract award from PEMEX Exploration y Produccio
("PEMEX"). The well known reliability and best life cycle cost of
operation provided us the ability to submit the strongest bid to
provide helicopter services to PEMEX." He also added "This
purchase represents the most important acquisition of helicopters
made by a private Mexican company. It turns ASESA in the largest
offshore operator in Mexico."
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