BOURBON chosen by Centrale Nantes for the mooring installation of the 1st floating wind turbine in France

Paris, April 28, 2017

Development of tomorrow's energy resources: BOURBON chosen by Centrale Nantes for the mooring installation of the first floating wind turbine in France

BOURBON has been awarded a contract for the mooring installation of the first floating wind turbine in France at the experimental test site of SEM-REV managed by Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), in the context of European project FLOATGEN^*. This project reinforces the group's know-how on the market of renewable energy.

The mooring installation will take place during summer 2017 based on a method jointly established by BOURBON and Ideol's engineering teams in collaboration with the Ecole Centrale de Nantes. The wind turbine will be installed at the SEM-REV site near Le Croisic, France, by the end of the year. BOURBON's Subsea Services team will be responsible for the project management, mooring installation and engineering, bringing a wealth of experience in mooring operations. An AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel and ROVs will be used for the pre-tensioning of the mooring system.

"This project demonstrates BOURBON teams' commitment to offer integrated solutions in all offshore and subsea marine services areas and work towards the development of tomorrow's energy resources. We are proud to be part of this project and to support the Centrale Nantes' team at SEM-REV", said Patrick Belenfant, BOURBON's Senior VP Subsea Services.

* FLOATGEN is a wind turbine with concrete float designed by Ideol and currently under construction at Saint-Nazaire port by Bouygues Travaux Publics: http://floatgen.eu/en

About BOURBON

Among the market leaders in marine services for offshore oil & gas, BOURBON offers the most demanding oil & gas companies a wide range of marine services, both surface and sub-surface, for offshore oil & gas fields and wind farms. These extensive services rely on a broad range of the latest-generation vessels and the expertise of more than 9,300 skilled employees. Through its 37 operating subsidiaries the group provides local services as close as possible to customers and their operations throughout the world, of the highest standards of service and safety.

BOURBON provides two operating activities (Marine Services and Subsea Services) and also protects the French coastline for the French Navy.

In 2016, BOURBON'S revenue came to €1,102.6 million and as of December 31, 2016, the company operated a fleet of 514 vessels.

Placed by ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark) in the "Oil Services" sector, BOURBON is listed on the Euronext Paris, Compartment B.

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