1923 Investments to acquire oil and gas ship-to-ship company

1923 Investments plc, a company of Hili Ventures, the Malta-headquartered multi-disciplinary group, has entered into a share purchase agreement with Teekay Tankers Ltd to acquire a portion of its oil and gas ship-to-ship transfer support services business. This activity also provides LNG terminal management and LNG consulting services.

1923 Investments is looking to finalise the acquisition by early in the second quarter of the year. As part of the group, the business will trade under a new name which will be announced following the completion of the sale transfer.

“This acquisition is in keeping with our strategy to grow in areas in which we are already active and to broaden our horizons,” 1923 Investments Chief Executive Officer Melo Hili said. “Our anchor company Carmelo Caruana has been running a ship-to-ship operation in the Mediterranean for many years. This additional business presents an important opportunity for us to venture further into this field and significantly bolster our revenues and profitability.”

From its office in Sunderland, UK, the business oversees global ship-to-ship operations, excluding North America and the Caribbean, and services major oil companies and their fleets. It has a staff complement exceeding 60 people based in Sunderland, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. More than 800 support operations and 112 LNG operations were carried out in 2019.

At Jordan’s first LNG import terminal, the business is conducting double-banked ship-to-ship transfer operations and maintenance. Additionally, two workboats and a team of six mooring masters and 10 support personnel are based in West Africa.