Camp & Medical Contract with Weatherford

Africa Oilfield Logistics Limited / Ticker: AOL / Index: AIM / Sector: Support Services

26 September 2013

Africa Oilfield Logistics Limited ('Africa Oilfield' or the 'Company')

Camp Management & Medical Contract with Weatherford International

Africa Oilfield Logistics Ltd, the AIM listed African focused support services and logistics company, is pleased to announce that its 49% owned subsidiary Ardan Risk & Support Services ('Ardan') has signed a contract with Weatherford Drilling International Ltd, a subsidiary of Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE: WFT) ('Weatherford'), the NYSE listed multinational oilfield service and technology company, to provide camp management, catering and medical support to its 120 person camp in Turkana, Kenya. Ardan has won a number of contracts with international oil & gas, drilling, engineering and exploration companies operating in East Africa, and is advancing its strategy of becoming the leading provider of support services and logistics in Africa.

Pursuant to the terms of the contract, Ardan will provide full camp management and catering services to the 120 permanent staff members at Weatherford's drilling camp. This will result in Ardan providing ground supervision, cleaning and laundry services and delivering three high quality meals per day, per camp member. In addition, Ardan will provide high-tech medical support with a containerised consultation room with resuscitation capabilities, which together with the fully qualified medical personnel that Ardan will supply, and access to Ardan's fleet of ambulances located in the region, will ensure high standards of emergency and general healthcare.

Africa Oilfield Director Andrew Groves said, "Ardan continues to build its reputation as the premier support services and logistics company in the East African region and is rapidly growing its client list, particularly with leading international oil & gas and associated engineering companies including, Africa Oil Corp, Global Geophysical, Tullow Oil and BGP Seismic. With a solid foothold in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania, where we are capitalising on the hydrocarbon and mineral boom, we remain active in extending our service offering and geographic reach in order to maximise cross-selling opportunities and long term revenue streams."

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Ardan is a multi-divisional African focused support service and logistics company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The group has an established international client base providing a full spectrum of products and services ranging from the provision of remote workforce accommodation to facilities management and medical support. It services multiple sectors including oil & gas, mining, construction, engineering, industrial, NGO and governmental, allowing its clients to operate and develop their businesses and services efficiently on the African continent.

Ardan is rapidly becoming the partner of choice to companies in the region, operating through six established divisions managed by highly skilled and experienced personnel, who provide turn-key solutions to clients. Its divisional structure enables Ardan to offer a fully international accredited and tailored service to meet the requirements of its clients operating in all environments. Its divisions are:

· Ardan Engineering and Infrastructure Development, whose services range from well site, road and airstrip construction, to water treatment installation;

· Ardan Workforce Accommodation, which rents and sells remote workforce housing and modular workspace solutions and associated services;

· Ardan Facilities Management, which provides full turn-key lodging solutions including premium catering services, communication installation and environmental waste management; 

· Ardan Medical Services, which provides a full range of internationally accredited advanced life support and general medical services including medi-vac, onsite medical facilities, and medical training; 

· Ardan Procurement & Logistics, whose services range from procurement and warehousing, to transportation of industrial equipment and machinery to general logistical supply solutions; and

· Ardan Risk Management, which offers, full risk assessment programmes, and tailored security solutions and protocols.