Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd (Bond), one of the UK’s leading providers of energy support services, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a new contract with Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI).

The new contract, worth approximately £14m, is to provide crew-change flights for the well management specialist. Services are due to begin early June and will run for three years.

ADTI are one of the most active well management companies in the North Sea, drilling and completing wells on turnkey and project managed basis.  This contract will service ADTI’s work with the Ensco 100 for Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited’s Stella development in the Central North Sea.

This new contract will be serviced by Bond’s first Sikorsky S-92 aircraft, under an arrangement whereby the aircraft will be shared with Premier Oil.

Luke Farajallah, Managing Director, Bond Offshore Helicopters, said: “We are very pleased with this new contract, our fourth win this year, which allows us to continue and build upon the strong relationship we have with ADTI.”

About Bond Offshore Helicopters

Bond Offshore Helicopters provides crew change for the oil and gas industry, and Search and Rescue support, in the central and northern North Sea and west of Shetland.

Bond Offshore Helicopters is part of Avincis Group. Avincis is a leading global provider of mission critical aviation services. The Group’s mission is to save lives, protect the environment and provide safe transport for mission critical people and assets for public services and blue chip corporations.

Avincis has a global footprint, which includes the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Ireland, Norway, Australia, Chile and Peru. The Group operates around 350 aircraft, from 295 bases in ten countries. Avincis employs almost 3,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in London.

About ADTI

Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI), a division of Transocean Drilling provides well engineering and operations services, and has, for over 30 years, worked in partnership with oil and gas companies to maximise their asset potential through its drilling and completions management expertise.