HOUSTON. - Tuesday, May 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) EMAS AMC has awarded Serimax a long-term frame agreement to provide comprehensive welding services for their global spool base operations.

This Global Frame Agreement will further strengthen EMAS AMC’s overall capability to execute rigid pipeline projects throughout the world. EMAS AMC currently operates an established spool base in the Gulf of Mexico while a second newbuild spool base is under construction in Norway.

The scope of work covered in the frame agreement includes Spool Base Fabrication services including Specialist Welding and Pipe Inspection Services for EMAS AMC reel lay activity.

Frederic Castrec, Managing Director of Serimax, said, “EMAS AMC is a dynamic company that has, in a relatively short time secured a healthy backlog of work in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. I am confident that our two companies will grow together and jointly develop strong synergies to deliver the important projects ahead of us.”

C.J. D’Cort, CEO-EMAS AMC, added: “We are delighted to commit to a long standing relationship with Serimax. With more complex projects being developed worldwide, we consider Serimax as an ideal partner for us, bringing with them the experience, advanced technology and reliability required to deliver successful projects to our clients.”

Serimax is currently supporting EMAS AMC on several ongoing projects at their US spool base and fabrication facility located on the Intercoastal Waterway in Ingleside, TX.

ABOUT EMAS www.emas.com SGX Mainboard listing: December 2005

EMAS – a leading global contracting group providing offshore/subsea construction, marine, production and well intervention services – is Ezra’s operating brand. With offices across five continents, it delivers best-value solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry by combining its global footprint and proven engineering skills with a diverse offering of premium assets and services designed to fully meet clients’ needs.

EMAS AMC, the subsea division of EMAS, is a global EPCIC service provider of comprehensive subsea-to-surface solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, especially in the SURF and Subsea Tie-Back sector. Primary business offerings include subsea installation of rigid and flexible pipelines, platforms, umbilical and power cables, FPSO/floater and mooring installations.

About Serimax www.serimax.com.

With thirty years of experience in the welding industry, Serimax plans, manages, and executes complex and challenging welding contracts. Serimax was created following the February 2006 merger of Serimer—the leading provider of automatic welding services for offshore and onshore pipelines—and Umax, the market leader in the provision of spoolbase management services for the prefabrication of offshore pipelines. Serimax has the teams and equipment required to offer a full range of welding services worldwide. More information on Serimax is available at

Contacts

EMAS AMC

Media Enquiries

Ms. Jeanne Righter, +1 832 276 6166

Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications

jeanne.righter@emas.com

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