Floating production solutions specialist BW Offshore has promoted its head of finance and corporate strategy, Anders S. Platou, to the company’s chief strategy officer (CSO), effective July 1, 2023.
Before joining BW Offshore in 2018, Platou worked at DNB in various roles within corporate and investment banking. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and international relations from Tufts University.
“Anders has been instrumental in the delivery of BW Offshore’s strategic priorities for long-term value creation. I look forward to him joining the senior management team to drive the development of our energy solutions strategy tailor-made offshore for evolving global markets,” said Marco Beenen, CEO of BW Offshore Limited.
On the same day, the company reported that it has closed the sale of FPSO BW Athena to an undisclosed third party. The transaction is part of BW Offshore’s strategy to transition to floating investments in energy infrastructure, the company said.
The sale of FPSO BW Athena follows the sale of FPSO BW Opportunity to an undisclosed third party for total consideration of $125 million in March. Meanwhile, BW Offshore said at the time that it is exploring business principles for the provision of EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) and O&M (Operations and Maintenance) services over a five-year transition period with the buyer.
In addition, BW Offshore said on March 31 that it has signed a short-term extension to the lease and operation of the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien in order to discuss a possible purchase of the FPSO by the customer. The firm period has been extended to April 28, 2023. The FPSO is operating in the Espoir field off the coast of Ivory Coast.
The company also said on April 15 that it has signed a short-term extension for the Abo FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration, a subsidiary of ENI, until October 15, 2023 at the latest.
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