Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded a 5 year framework agreement by Technip Norge AS for delivery of ROV support operations, light construction work, IMR and other subsea related activities.
The Agreement gives Technip the right to utilize the vessel up to 320 days per year, and to extend the contract with a further up to 5 year period. Commencement of the framework agreement will be 1st quarter 2017.
To fulfill the contractual obligations Farstad Shipping ASA will enter into an agreement to build one subsea/IMR vessel. The vessel has been developed and designed in close cooperation with Technip to support IMR activities with crane capacities up to 150 tons.
Farstad Shipping is in final negotiations with a yard about the Shipbuilding Contract.
The commercial terms of the agreement with Technip will be kept private and confidential between the parties.
Contacts:
CEO Karl-Johan Bakken - tel. +47 901 05 697
CFO Torstein L. Stavseng - tel. +47 911 07 001
Farstad Shipping`s fleet currently consists of 62 vessels (32 AHTS, 26 PSV and 4 SUBSEA) and 3 SUBSEA vessels (including the above) under construction. The company`s operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro with a total of 2,250 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The company`s strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a long-term charter profile for the fleet.
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Source: Farstad Shipping ASA via GlobeNewswire
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