ESO’s new alliance with BP

The Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies have announced a 30-month alliance agreement with BP, the largest energy investor in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico over the past decade. Chouest and BP have had an alliance fore more than eight years. The new venture will continue to include Chouest affiliates’ vessel services, multi-service terminal facilities at Port Fourchon, La., and logistics coordination for expediting and tracking cargo movement. The agreement includes a three-year extension for utilization of BP’s GoM Preservation and Maintenance facility, designed and built by Chouest, and located northwest of Houma, La. Additionally, the vessel alliance includes a new generation, 312-foot supply vessel designed for delivery of supplies to BP’s GoM platforms. The vessel is currently under construction at Chouest’s LaShip shipyard in Houma, and is scheduled for delivery in the next few months. (Source: Edison Chouset Offshore 04/10/17)