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Bankrupt Swissco Holdings has announced the provisional liquidation of its wholly-owned Scott and English Energy (S&E).   The board of directors of S&E made a statutory declaration on 11 August that S&E “cannot by reason of its liabilities continue its business.”   A statement from the company said that Aaron Loh Cheng Lee and Lee Meng Yen Angela, both care of Ernst & Young solutions, were appointed as joint and several provisional liquidators of S&E effect from 11 August.   An Extraordinary General Meeting of S&E and a meeting of the creditors of S&E are to be convened on 23 August 2017 to consider various matters relating to the liquidation of S&E, said a stock exchange annoucement.   Scott and English Energy Pte. Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swissco in July 2014.

SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited an integrated, international marine services provider, today announced having completed the acquisition of four additional mobile offshore drilling units, bringing the fleet of rigs to eight. As announced on 15 August 2014 on the Singapore Exchange, the rigs have up to two-year contracts worth about US$94.8 million and are being deployed in Latin America. Mr. Kelvin Tang, Group Chief Investment Officer of Swissco, said: “Our expansion into the upstream continues to gain momentum with the completion of this acquisition. In a span of about two months since we acquired the rig business of Scott and English Energy Pte Ltd, we have doubled our rig count.

Singapore based marine service provider for the offshore oil and gas industry, Swissco Holdings Limited, informs it has entered into a definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement for the  S$285.0 million acquisition of Scott and English Energy Pte. Ltd. which will enable Swissco to move into the offshore rig chartering business. Swissco adds that the SPA was signed with Double Dragon Energy Holdings Limited for the acquisition of the entire issued and paid-up share capital in Scott and English. Commenting on the transaction, Mr.

Swissco Group expanding upstream into the offshore rig chartering business with the acquisition of Scott and English Energy. Scott and English Energy is in the business of owning and leasing mobile offshore drilling units and service rigs to support major oil and gas corporations in their exploration and production (E&P) activities. Operational synergies expected with the acquisition, providing Swissco Group with a diversified earnings base with stable, recurring income. SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited, a leading marine service provider for the offshore oil and gas industry, announced the proposed acquisition of Scott and English Energy Pte. Ltd. for approximately S$285.0 million today.