The
deadly Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is affecting Bourbon SA’s operations, the
supplier of ships and crew to energy producers said after reporting that it
swung to a loss in the first half partly on industry cost cutting.
“The
mobility of our vessels coming from Nigeria has been restricted by some
countries,” Bloomberg quoted the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Christian
Lefevre, to have told reporters.
“Vessels
coming from Nigeria can’t go directly to Cameroon or Ivory Coast”, he said.
While
Bourbon has stopped sending vessels to Nigeria for maintenance, there “haven’t
been any significant disruptions” to operations, he added.
The
company’s Nigerian operations are centered around
