Stolt Offshore S.A.                                            [Graphic omitted]


NEWS RELEASE


     Stolt Offshore S.A. Announces $55 million Extension to Recently Awarded
                         Deepwater Moho-Bilondo Project


London, England - November 15, 2005 - Stolt Offshore S.A. (NASDAQ NM: SOSA; Oslo
Stock Exchange: STO), today announced that it had been awarded an extension to
the recently awarded Total E&P Congo Moho-Bilondo deepwater field development
offshore Congo.

The extension, valued at approximately $55 million is for the engineering,
procurement, installation and commissioning of a 16" diameter export pipeline
from the FPU (Floating Production Unit) of the Moho-Bilondo field to the Djeno
Terminal. The installation work will be performed by the Seaway Polaris in 2007.

Bruno Chabas, Chief Operating Officer said "We are delighted to be awarded this
contract extension and we are happy to be able to support Total in their
ambitious plans to develop new fields in the Congo"

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Stolt Offshore is a leading offshore contractor to the oil and gas industry,
specialising in technologically sophisticated deepwater engineering, flowline
and pipeline lay, construction, inspection and maintenance services. The Company
operates in Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Americas
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Contacts:
Deborah Keedy/Julian Thomson
Stolt Offshore S.A.
UK +44 1932 773767 or +44 1932 773764
US  +1 877 603 0267 (toll free)
deborah.keedy@stoltoffshore.com
julian.thomson@stoltoffshore.com

Patrick Handley (UK)/Ellen Gonda (US)
Brunswick Group
UK +44 207 404 5959
US +1 212 333 3810
phandley@brunswickgroup.com
egonda@brunswickgroup.com

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