UAE: Lamprell PLC Appoints Cris Hand to the BoD

Lamprell PLC announces that Mr. Chris Hand, Chief Operating Officer, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 26th January 2011.

The Company confirms that there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

Lamprell, based in the UAE, has played an increasingly prominent role in the development of the offshore industry in the Arabian Gulf for over 30 years, in later years providing specialised services to the offshore oil and gas industry.

• Lamprell’s three primary facilities are in Port Khalid and the Hamriyah Free Zone, in the Emirate of Sharjah(image), and in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, in the Emirate of Dubai, all of which are in the UAE.

• The principal markets in which Lamprell operates, and the principal services it provides, are:

• Engineering, procurement and construction of jackup rigs, liftboats and drilling related equipment;
• Upgrade and refurbishment of offshore jackup rigs;
• New build construction for the offshore oil and gas sector, including Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systems and other offshore and onshore structures; and
• Oilfield engineering services, including the upgrade, refurbishment and new building of land rigs.

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Source:Lamprell , January 27, 2011;