‘Arendal Spirit’ on sea trials (VIDEO)

Teekay’s first offshore accommodation unit, the Arendal Spirit, has left for sea trials. The company has made the announcement through its twitter account. 

The Arendal Spirit is a flotel based on the Sevan Marine cylindrical hull design. The unit was built at the COSCO shipyard in China.

The accommodation rig has secured a three-year fixed-rate charter contract, plus extension options, with Brazilian oil company Petrobras. The unit is scheduled for delivery in early-2015. The cylinder-shaped flotel has the capacity to accommodate 490 persons.

Its sister vessel, also under construction at the COSCO yard, its scheduled for delivery in late-2015.