Prosafe SE (PSFSF.PK) Mærsk Olie og Gas AS have exercised the first of two six-month options available for continued use of the Safe Esbjerg accommodation jack-up.

The exercised six months will commence immediately after the existing firm period expires on the 29th June 2008.

Total value of the exercised option period is about EUR 8.2 million.

Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible service rigs. Operating profit reached USD 222.2 million in 2007. 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, 2 June 2008 Prosafe SE
For further information please contact:

Arne Austreid, President and CEO Phone: +357 246 21 746/ +357 992 75 030

Karl Ronny Klungvedt, Exec. Vice President and CFO Phone: +357 2462 1982 / +357 996 88 169

Robin Laird, President Offshore Support Services Phone no: +65 6559 1980 / +65 8127 2101

Prosafe SE

http://www.prosafe.com

ISIN: CY0100470919

Stock Identifier: XOSL.PRS

US: PSFSF.PK

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