From the AW website:
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, is pleased to announce that BlueWay AS of Norway has signed a contract for three AW139 medium twin engine helicopters. The helicopters will be operated by its subsidiary DanCopter to support Shell offshore oil & gas operations in Nigeria. The three aircraft, which will be delivered in late 2011, will be configured in 12-seat offshore passenger configuration and equipped with a rescue hoist and cargo hook.
It goes on to include comments that could suggest a certain contributor here might be an AW copy writer:
The type has been able to meet several stringent operational and safety requirements such as the one of Shell Aircraft International which fully approved it for worldwide use by Shell companies in 2007,
Are these 3 to replace the Danish EC155B1s?
Are the B1s on the Nigerian register yet?
If so what will replace the rest of the fleet?
I doubt Caverton-DanCopter can crew up fast enougth to fly their current aircraft let alone free crews for AW139 training.
And winching... is that a a recipe for disaster?
IIRC didn't the Shell's welsh wonder buy winches and nitesun for the EC155Bs when he was wined and dined in France? Pity the aircraft didn't have the performance to safely train