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Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced Jens F. Grüner-Hegge has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective from April 2, 2018. Grüner-Hegge, who has served as Vice President, Corporate Finance since 2007, succeeds longtime CFO Jan Chr. Engelhardtsen, who will retire from his executive role and has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the company’s board of directors. With the addition of Engelhardtsen as a director, the SNL Board now has seven members, four of which are independent.

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced the award of contracts from Statoil and Norsk Hydro to the Stolt Halliburton Joint Venture for pipeline repairs in Norway. This joint venture was originally formed in 1995 for servicing the Statoil Hyperbaric Welding and Diving Services Contingency Contract and renewed in July 2000 for five years. The first contract is for pipeline repairs on the Aasgard field for Statoil and is valued at $100 million. expected to be completed in April 2002. The second contract is for pipeline repairs on the Tune field pipeline for Norsk Hydro and is valued at $6 million. This contract will use the pipeline repair system owned by the Statpipe License and the Oseberg Transporation System and administered by Statoil.

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Nasdaq: SNSA; Oslo Stock Exchange: SNI) reported results for the third quarter and the nine-month period ended August 31, 2001. Net income for the latest quarter was $29.7 million, or $0.54 per share, on net operating revenue of $735.4 million, compared with a net loss of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per share, on net operating revenue of $607.8 million for the third quarter in 2000. The weighted basic average number of shares outstanding for the third quarter of 2001 was 54.9 million compared to 54.7 million for the same period of 2000. Net income for the nine-month period ended August 31, 2001 was $26.3 million, or $0.48 per share…

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced that Tom Ehret, Chief Executive Officer of Stolt Offshore S.A., has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. "Tom's appointment to the Board reflects our recognition of the good work he has done since he joined the company as CEO in March this year. The Blueprint for financial recovery prepared and implemented by Tom and his team places Stolt Offshore firmly on track for a return to profitability. "The period since March has been one of extraordinarily intense activity and change at Stolt Offshore. Throughout the company everyone's efforts have been focused on turning the business around and creating a real commercial future. Ehret takes up his position with immediate effect.

Stolt Offshore S.A. has signed Heads of Agreement with Oceaneering International Inc. for the sale of its ROV drill support business, consisting of a fleet of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV's) and their ancillaries, together with related contracts and employees. The transaction, which has a value of approximately $50 million before minority interests, is subject to due diligence. Tom Ehret, Chief Executive Officer of Stolt Offshore S.A., said, "This sale is part of our programme of disposals of non-core assets and businesses. It includes drill support ROV's and contracts in place in the North Sea, The Americas, and West Africa. Stolt Offshore will continue to be a major operator of ROV's in relation to our offshore construction business.

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. ( said that while the waivers of covenant defaults granted by its primary lenders expired today, the Company and its lenders remain in constructive discussions aimed at establishing longer-term waivers. "We continue to work closely with our primary lenders toward longer-term waivers that will give us the necessary time to allow us to develop a sensible financial restructuring plan," said Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer of SNSA. About Stolt-Nielsen S.A. Stolt-Nielsen S.A. is one of the world's leading providers of transportation services for bulk liquid chemicals, edible oils, acids, and other specialty liquids. The Company, through its parcel tanker, tank container, terminal, rail and barge services, provides integrated transportation for its customers.

Stolt Offshore S.A. has obtained an extension from December 15, 2003 until April 30, 2004 of the waiver of banking covenants. Stolt Offshore continues discussions with its lenders towards a long-term agreement. Stolt Offshore is a leading offshore contractor to the oil and gas industry, specialising in technologically sophisticated deepwater engineering, flowline and pipeline lay, construction, inspection and maintenance services. The Company operates in Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Americas.

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. agreed to sell 7.7 million Common Shares, with an aggregate gross value of $104 million via a private placement to non-affiliated institutional investors. The Common Shares, which are currently held in treasury, were priced at 92.75 Norwegian Kroner per share (approximately $13.50 per share at current exchange rates), which was the bid price of the Company's Common Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange at the market close on January 20, 2004. The Company also announced that it may consider various other actions to address its remaining capital requirements, as part of the overall restructuring plan that it expects to complete in the first half of this year.

Stolt Offshore S.A. will release its fourth quarter and full year 2003 results on Wednesday February 18, 2004. A conference call will be held to discuss the earnings and review business operations on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 2.00pm GMT.

Stolt Offshore S.A. said that, further to the announcement on December 3, 2003, it had closed the sale of its ROV drill support business to Oceaneering International, Inc. for $48 million. This sale will realise approximately $43 million in cash to Stolt Offshore after minority interests and transaction costs. Tom Ehret, Chief Executive Officer of Stolt Offshore S.A., said, "The significance of the disposal of the ROV business goes beyond the cash resources it brings into the Group. Having re-designed and restructured Stolt Offshore in 2003, we have commenced re-orienting our asset base to fit our target markets and required operating cost profile."

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. sold two million shares of Stolt Offshore S.A. (SOSA). The shares were sold at the market price of 24 Norwegian Kroner per share (approximately $3.46 per share at current exchange rates). In line with normal settlement practices, the sale is expected to close on February 25, 2004. SNSA, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG), retains approximately a 41 percent economic and voting interest in Stolt Offshore. SNSA expects that, assuming no other changes to SOSA's share capital, its ownership interest in SOSA will increase, but remain below 50 percent following both the completion…

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced that 62.5 million Common Shares that previously have been issued will begin trading on March 12, 2004 on the Oslo Bors. These represent the 45.5 million Common Shares issued in the recent private placement and the 17.0 million Common Shares issued in connection with the conversion of Class B Shares held by Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd, a subsidiary of Stolt Nielsen S.A. The 45.5 million Common Shares issued in the private placement are subject to certain transfer restrictions and are therefore registered on a separate ISIN. These shares will trade on a separate ticker code, STON, until March 24, 2004 from which time all Common Shares will trade on the STO ticker code.

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced that following suspension of the arbitration proceedings that it had previously initiated, an out of court settlement of all outstanding claims relating to the Duke Energy/AGT Hubline project in the USA had been reached. The cash related to this claim has now been received. Tom Ehret, Chief Executive Officer of Stolt Offshore, said, "The settlement of the Hubline claim, which is in line with provisions recorded at year end and the previously announced settlement of claims on the OGGS and Burullus projects, underscores our continued effort to resolve all disputes associated with the legacy contracts. Cash receipts in relation to outstanding claims in the last three months are now in excess of $100 million."

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced that its long running UK litigation with a competitor regarding a European patent covering technology related to the laying of flexible pipes, has been settled out of court. The settlement involves a cash payment by Stolt Offshore in respect of past patent infringements and the granting of a licence under the disputed patent covering the North Sea area. The settlement will not have a material impact on the Company's results for 2004. Tom Ehret, Chief Executive Officer of Stolt Offshore, said, "The satisfactory resolution of the this patent infringement action marks significant progress in our settlement of long outstanding disputes."

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced today the award of a contract, valued at approximately $80 million, from BG International Limited for the installation of about 90km of 24-in. diameter gas transportation pipeline and an associated 12-in. diameter infield flowline and well control umbilical. The gas transportation pipeline will take gas from the Dolphin Platform off the East coast of Trinidad to the Beachfield onshore facility. Offshore installation will be in the second half of this year. Quinn Hébert, President, Stolt Offshore North Americas Region, said, "We welcome this contract award for pipelay work in Trinidad, an increasingly important market for us and one in which we are committed to maximise the local content of our projects wherever possible.

Stolt Offshore S.A. signed an interim agreement for the second phase of the Amenam project in Nigeria. The contract, once finalised, is valued at approximately $150 million. It calls for the engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of a 640 tonne water injection platform with 550 tonne topsides at the Stolt Offshore Globestar fabrication yard at Warri in Nigeria. A 60 kilometre, 24-inch diameter gas export line will be installed together with a two kilometre 18-inch diameter pipeline that will link the new water injection platform to a process platform. The offshore installation programme will be in 2005.

Stolt Offshore S.A. received contract awards and Letters of Intent totaling approximately $120 million from various customers operating in the North Sea. In the UK sector of the North Sea, BP has awarded Stolt Offshore two contracts totalling $12.4 million for construction and installation of the gas import/export system for Clair Phase 1 and the tie-in of the Clair oil export and gas import/export pipeline systems. BP has also awarded Stolt Offshore a contract, valued at approximately $19.3 million, for the design and construction of an 18-inch hot-tap into the 36-inch BP Forties Pipeline System. Stolt Offshore has been issued with a Letter of Intent for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of a 29km 12-inch pipeline system, in the Southern sector of the North Sea.

Stolt Offshore S.A. received Letters of Intent, valued at approximately $26 million for two contracts from Statoil ASA on its Norne Satellites Project in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. The Letters of Intent cover the installation of umbilicals between the Norne FPSO and the new satellite locations Stær and Svale, the installation of manifolds, the fabrication and installation of risers, water injection flowlines and flexible components as well as subsea tie-ins. All of the flexible components will be manufactured by our joint venture company NKT Flexibles. Work on both contracts starts immediately with offshore installation in 2005.

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced that it expects recurring earnings for the fourth quarter of 2001 to be below previous guidance. Girassol and Gulfstream projects. In addition, the Company will be writing off certain intangible assets relating to the Comex name, of $8 million, in the fourth quarter of 2001. The Company anticipates that earnings for the full year of 2002 will be between $0.35 and $0.70 per share with the first quarter earnings at a loss of $0.10 to $0.15 per share. There are currently a number of variables that will influence these results, including outstanding variation orders, which will be explained in detail on the year end financial results conference call on January 30, details of which are below.

Stolt Offshore S.A. has secured a contract from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria for the ForcadosYokri offshore development in the Niger Delta. The $245 million contract has been awarded to a consortium of Stolt Offshore and the Nigerian company Suffolk which is part of the Adamac group. The Stolt Offshore share of the contract is $110 million. The Forcados Yokri project includes the expansion and refurbishment of existing shallow water oil and gas production and process facilities and the fabrication and the installation of a new production platform with a 250 tonne jacket and 1,300 tonne topsides. Stolt Offshore is responsible for all of the engineering…

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. reported results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2004. Net income for the latest quarter was $3.9 million on operating revenue of $448.4 million, compared to a net loss of $50.4 million, or $0.92 per share, on operating revenue of $760.7 million for the second quarter of 2003. The basic weighted average number of shares outstanding for the quarter was 62.8 million compared with 54.9 million for the same period in 2003. SNSA's reported results reflect the deconsolidation of Stolt Offshore S.A. (SOSA) in February 2004. The net income for the six-month period ended May 31, 2004 was $14.9 million, on operating revenue of $1,116.4 million on operating revenue of $1,541.0 million for the same period in 2003.

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced unaudited results for the second quarter and six months ended on May 31, 2004. "Stolt Offshore's turnaround is now well advanced. The Group now has the financial resources to compete effectively in its chosen markets thanks to a much improved balance between equity and debt. Furthermore, 45 project wins, with a total value of $1.2 billion in the first half of 2004 underlines that Stolt Offshore not only has made strong progress in winning profitable contracts but is transforming its earnings base and moving on from the period dominated by legacy projects. Looking ahead, the management team is focused on delivering sustainable profits.

Stolt Offshore S.A. received Letters of Intent, valued at approximately $26 million for two contracts from Statoil ASA on its Norne Satellites Project in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. The Letters of Intent cover the installation of umbilicals between the Norne FPSO and the new satellite locations Stær and Svale, the installation of manifolds, the fabrication and installation of risers, water injection flowlines and flexible components as well as subsea tie-ins. All of the flexible components will be manufactured by our joint venture company NKT Flexibles. Work on both contracts starts immediately with offshore installation in 2005.