Hornbeck Offshore Services has slipped to a loss of $16.5m for the third quarter, reversing a year-ago profit of $14.4m.

Revenue was down over 55% year-on-year to $52m, partially offset by a $28m drop in quarterly operating costs to $66.4m.

The decline in revenue came as Hornbeck had an average of 44.1 vessels stacked compared to 18.1 vessels in the prior-year quarter.

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