Monday, 17 December 2018: Declaring Sri Lanka’s entry into the global oil and gas marine vessel lay-up services industry and opening the doors to a world of new opportunities for the nation’s shipping industry, Hayleys Energy Services (HES), announced the arrival of the oil and gas drillship ‘Aban Abraham’ for a warm lay-up to the Hambantota International Port, Sri Lanka. Aban Offshore Ltd., the company that owns the vessel, is India’s largest offshore drilling services provider to oil companies, providing drilling operations, production and exploratory work worldwide.
Hayleys Energy Services has set up a permanent office within the Hambantota Port, at the 6th floor of the Sayurupaya Building, in order to manage this landmark project and the opportunities it is set to bring with it.