Norwegian shipping company DOF has been awarded a framework agreement with Statoil for the vessel Skandi Vega.
DOF said on Friday that the firm period is for one year with 120 days guaranteed. In addition, there are 2 x 6 months options.
The contract will start in May, in direct continuation of the current contract.
The Skandi Vega is a high power anchor handling vessel designed for deepwater anchor handling during demanding environmental conditions.
The 2010-built vessel has been operating for Statoil for several years and has already had several contract extensions, the last of which came in April 2017 . It was a one-year extension which started in mid-May in direct continuation of the previous contract.
The Skandi Vega is 109 meters long, with a working moonpool, a working deck area of 1,070 square meters, an anchor recovery frame, main winch capacity of 500 tonnes and a secondary one of 170 tonnes, and a bollard pull of 350 tonnes
Offshore Energy Today Staff