Westsrar Complets Landmark Offshore Aviation Deals

Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd has completed landmark offshore aviation contracts with five major players in the oil and gas industry to provide Rotary Wing Services for the next 10 years worth an estimated RM4.2 billion.
Group managing director Tan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim said the company has been engaged to provide helicopter transport services for Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc, Newfield (Malaysia) Inc, Petrofac (Malaysia-PM304) Ltd and Talisman (Malaysia) Ltd.
The contracts were secured through open tender process and the largest in Weststar Aviation’s history, further strengthening its position as a leading aviation service provider in the South East Asian region, with a total fleet of 19 helicopters, it said.
There is great potential for Weststar’s growth in the oil and gas sector and it fully intends to expand into providing overseas offshore aviation services in the near future, focusing especially on the South East Asian region, Syed Azman said.
“We have been invited to partcipate in a tender exercise with PTT Thai,” he added.
Weststar has a total of 19 helicopters, with 11 helicopters dedicated for providing offshore aviation services.
For the new contracts, operations will be carried out from Weststar Aviation’s bases in Kerteh and Kota Bharu using nine state-of-the-art Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters.
The company is already servicing Carigali Hess at its Kota Bahru base in a separate arrangement.
Source: Bernama