KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE: KNOP) owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers primarily under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of the North Sea and Brazil. KNOP is structured as a publicly traded master limited partnership (1099 filer). The Partnership’s Sponsor, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT), is a joint venture between leading global diversified shipping groups Knutsen Group and NYK Group, providing material support to KNOP in all aspects of its operations, administration, and business development.