Cyprus-based and Oslo-listed S.D. Standard ETC has been awarded a new contract for a platform supply vessel (PSV) with an undisclosed energy firm.
S.D. Standard ETC – which changed its name in February 2022 from S.D. Standard Drilling to reflect the new investment strategy within the energy, transportation, and commodities sectors – informed on Friday that its subsidiary, Standard Supply, had entered into a new charter for the PSV Standard Supplier .
The firm explains the new deal is a 7-10 week charter, which will see the vessel supporting a European energy company from mid-August with day rates in the range of EUR €30,000 (around $30,489) per day.
The 2007-built PSV Standard Supplier , which is a sister vessel to the PSVs Standard Princess , sold for $10.3 million in December 2021 , and Standard Viking , has a deck area of 1,060 m 2 and runs as diesel-electric with close coupled alternators while its main engines are 4 x Caterpillar 3516b 1905Kw each and 1 x Caterpillar 2508b 910Kw.
In addition, the vessel, built at Aker Brattvaag yard, has 2 x Roll Royce tunnel bow thrusters, 1 x Brunvoll FWD retractable azimuth thruster and 2 x Rolls Royce Azipull main propulsion thrusters.
When it comes to Standard ETC’s most recent activities, it is worth noting that the company acquired an interest in the Norway-based Dolphin Drilling for $10 million through an equity issue.
At the time of this acquisition, the PSV Standard Supplier was operating on a day rate of EUR €15,000.