Farstad Shipping ASA (OSL:FAR) Farstad Shipping announces extension of the following charter commitments:

StatoilHydro has exercised 12 months option in direct continuation of their current charter of the PSV Far Symphony (Ulstein P105, 2003, 4.929 dwt).

Team Marine has declared their options to charter the PSV Far Supplier (VS 483, 1999, 4.605 dwt) and PSV Far Superior (UT 705L, 1990, 3.796 dwt) for one year in direct continuation of their current charters.

Start-up of the extensions is January 2009. The new charters are on approximately the same charter rate level as today's contracts, and total value of the contracts is approx. NOK 100 million.



Contacts: Karl-Johan Bakken, CEO tel.: +47 901 05 697 Torstein L Stavseng, CFO tel.: +47 911 07 001

Farstad Shipping's fleet currently consists of 51 vessels (23 PSV and 28 AHTS) and 6 vessels (4 AHTS, 1 PSV, 1 CSV) under construction at Norwegian yards. The company's operations are run from Ålesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Singapore and Macaé by a total of 1550 employees onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a major international supplier of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. We also remain committed to solid long-term charter profile for the fleet.

www.farstad.no

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Farstad Shipping ASA

http://www.farstad.no/
ISIN: NO0003215303

Stock Identifier: XOSL.FAR

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