Statoil (U.K.) Limited has awarded the helicopter transportation contract for the Mariner field to CHC Helicopter in the UK. The contract calls for CHC to operate two Sikorsky S-92 aircraft on behalf of Statoil. The helicopters will fly from Aberdeen or Sumburgh on the Shetland Isles to the Statoil-operated Mariner field, 250 kilometres off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. The contract has a duration of five years, plus an extension option for up to three years. The service is anticipated to begin in mid-2016. “We are pleased to have entered into this contract, meeting our needs for safe and efficient transportation to the Mariner field…