Shell Australia Renews Helicopter Transport with CHC

Oil and gas operator Shell Australia has renewed its helicopter services agreement with CHC Helicopter Australia for transportation of its personnel to its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility off the coast of Australia. The new agreement, details of which CHC didn’t disclose, continues a six-year relationship between the two parties.

“We are humbled that Shell has once again chosen CHC to be its partner as Prelude moves into the critical production phase,” said CHC regional director for Asia-Pacific Vince D’Rozario. “During the past six years, we have transported more than 50,000 passengers and accrued over 10,000 flight hours while maintaining excellent safety and aircraft availability."

CHC will use its Sikorsky S-92 helicopters and crews for daily passenger transport and emergency flights between its base in Broome, in the Kimberley region of western Australia, and Prelude, a distance of 475 km, or 295 miles. Refueling between the two points will be done at Djarindjin Airport.