Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Three-Year Time Charter for Suezmax Arctic

Charter to generate minimum $25 million in gross revenues


ATHENS, Greece, July 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited ("TEN" or the "Company") (NYSE:TNP) today announced a three-year time charter with profit sharing for the 2007-built double hull suezmax tanker Arctic. The charter is structured with a minimum rate and a 50/50 profit share up to an agreed maximum rate. Prior to this charter the vessel operated in the spot market.

The Arctic charter began in early July 2009. The gross proceeds from the charter, assuming only the minimum rate, are expected to exceed $25 million over the corresponding period. Following this charter extension, TEN's fixed employment for 2009 and 2010 is 66% and 48%, respectively. Assuming profit-sharing charters generate only the minimum for the remaining operating days in 2009, TEN expects to earn at least $130 million in incremental gross revenues. For 2010, based on the same assumptions, the minimum gross revenue already secured is estimated at $180 million.

"It is encouraging to see major oil companies fixing modern vessels forward," said Mr. Nikolas P. Tsakos, President and CEO of TEN. "It's also a testament to the acceptability of our vessels by major end-users and in the freight market's improvement as the global economy is expected to start growing again in 2010.   For TEN, these minimum rate time charters with profit sharing provide downside protection as well as the flexibility to participate in market rallies while continuing to support the fleet's strong cash flow generating capacity."

ABOUT TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION

TEN's pro forma fleet consists of 50 vessels of 5.3 million dwt. TEN's operational fleet consists of 46 vessels all of double-hull design. TEN's newbuilding program includes four DNA-aframax crude carriers representing 420,000 dwt.

TEN's balanced fleet profile is reflected in 25 crude tankers ranging from VLCCs to aframaxes and 24 product carriers ranging from aframaxes to handysize; complemented by one LNG.

  TEN's employment profile:
  Type of Employment                                        Vessels

  Period Employment - Fixed, fixed w/profit
   share & min max                                             31
  CoA - market related                                          2
  Pool - market related                                         3
  Spot - market related                                        10


  TEN's current newbuilding program:
  Aframax                 DWT         Hull Type / Design     Delivery

  1. Ise Princess         105,000     DH / DNA               Q3 2009
  2. Asahi Princess       105,000     DH / DNA               Q4 2009
  3. Sapporo Princess     105,000     DH / DNA               Q1 2010
  4. Uraga Princess       105,000     DH / DNA               Q2 2010

  DH: Double Hull
  DNA: Design New Aframax

  FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements. TEN undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

  CONTACTS:
  Company                            Investor Relations
  Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.     Cubitt, Jacobs & Prosek Communications
  George Saroglou, COO               Thomas J. Rozycki, Jr.
  Tel: [phone]              Tel: [phone] (x208)
                    

                                     Marketing Advisor
                                     Capital Link, Inc.
                                     Nicholas Bornozis
                                     Tel: [phone]
                                     

DATASOURCE: Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited



CONTACT:  George Saroglou, COO of Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.,

[phone], ; or Investor Relations, Thomas J. Rozycki,

Jr. of Cubitt, Jacobs & Prosek Communications, [phone] (x208),

; or Marketing Advisor, Nicholas Bornozis of Capital Link,

Inc., [phone], 

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