2009-04-30 15:43:05 -

London, April , 30, 2009

Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent by Interpetroleum
Services Limited for a bareboat contract of the semi-submersible
accommodation/service rig Safe Concordia at the Cantarell field for
Pemex in Mexico.


The firm duration of the bareboat contract commencing 4 May 2009 is
240 days, and the total value is about USD 18 million.

Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible
accommodation/service rigs. Operating profit reached USD 232.2
million in 2008. The company operates globally, employs approx. 400
people and is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus. Prosafe is listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker code PRS. For more information,
please refer to www.prosafe.com.

Larnaca, 30 April 2009
Prosafe SE


For further information, please contact:

Arne Austreid, President and CEO
Phone: + 357 992 75 030

Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Exec. VP and CFO
Phone: +357 996 88 169

Robin Laird, President Offshore Support Services
Phone no: +65 8127 2101


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