AeroGulf Providers has revealed that considered one of its helicopters has crashed into the ocean offshore the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“AeroGulf Providers remorse to tell that considered one of our Bell 212 helicopters crashed into the ocean off the coast of the UAE at 20:07 on September 7, 2023,” a press release posted on the corporate’s web site on Sunday famous.
“The helicopter was conducting routine coaching operations between Al Maktoum Worldwide Airport and an offshore rig,” the assertion added.
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“The helicopter was carrying two crew members and no passengers onboard. Sadly, we are able to affirm that each crew members have perished,” it continued.
Within the assertion, AeroGulf Providers stated specifically educated personnel have been supplied to supply assist and help to the households and buddies of crew members.
“AeroGulf is continuous to work with the authorities to recuperate the wreckage and examine the reason for the accident,” the assertion famous.
AeroGulf is the primary industrial helicopter operator in Dubai, initially based with the aim of supporting Dubai Petroleum’s oil and gasoline operations within the Emirate of Dubai, the corporate notes on its web site.
Established in Dubai in 1976, AeroGulf Providers offers individually tailor-made helicopter assist on an extended or short-term lease, or day by day/advert hoc foundation, in assist of the oil and gasoline trade, development, surveys, aerial pictures and filming, air taxi, load-lifting/cargo, and medical evacuation, the corporate’s web site highlights.
AeroGulf additionally continues to offer frequent and ongoing aerial work assist for quite a lot of firms and governments all through the Center East and North Africa (MENA) area, in accordance with its web site.
The enterprise relies at Dubai World Central (Al Maktoum) Worldwide Airport close to Jebel Ali and at the moment operates a fleet comprising of Leonardo AW139, Bell 212, and Bell 206 helicopters, AeroGulf’s web site factors out.
“For greater than 40 years, considered one of AeroGulf’s main actions has concerned the supply {of professional} across the clock helicopter assist to the offshore oil and gasoline trade within the MENA area,” AeroGulf states on its web site.
“one year a yr, AeroGulf offers helicopter assist beneath instrument flight guidelines (IFR) and visible flight guidelines (VFR) day and evening to offshore platforms, installations, and vessels. To make sure the utmost high quality of service, AeroGulf’s absolutely IFR-equipped offshore fleet of helicopters is at all times maintained and operated to the very best worldwide requirements,” the corporate’s web site provides.
“AeroGulf’s versatile vary of leasing choices permits clients to learn from the choice that most closely fits their regional and particular plane necessities, together with a turnkey ACMI choice with full crew, upkeep, and insurance coverage assist when required,” the location continues, noting that AeroGulf operates in full compliance with present UN-Mandated sanctions and restrictions.
In accordance with its web site, AeroGulf counts a number of oil and gasoline firms amongst its clientele, together with DanaGas, Chevron, Crescent Petroleum, Masirah Oil Restricted, DNO, Dubai Petroleum.
The UAE produced 3.364 million barrels of crude oil and condensate per day final yr, in accordance with the Power Institute’s first, and the general 72nd, statistical assessment of world power, which was launched earlier this yr. That determine marked an 11.5 p.c yr on yr development and 4.1 p.c of world crude oil and condensate manufacturing in 2022, the statistical assessment of world power confirmed.
For the reason that discovery of oil within the UAE, the nation has turn out to be a contemporary state with a excessive lifestyle, OPEC notes on its web site. The nation is likely one of the 13 members of the OPEC group, having joined again in 1967.
The worth of the nation’s petroleum exports reached $54.59 billion in 2021, in accordance with the OPEC web site, which exhibits that the UAE’s confirmed crude oil reserves on the time stood at 111 billion barrels.
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