FIVE YEAR CONTRACTS FOR PSV`S “NORMAND NALEY” AND “SEA FROST”
Press release from Solstad Offshore ASA, dated 8 December 2022:
“Skudeneshavn, Norway, 08 December 2022 – Solstad Offshore ASA (Solstad Offshore, OSE: SOFF) today announces that its PSVs Normand Naley and Sea Frost have been awarded five-year contracts by Equinor UK Limited (Equinor).
The Sea Frost, which has been on contract with Equinor since 2017, will be upgraded with a battery-hybrid system and shore power as part of the contract. The Normand Naley is already equipped with a battery-hybrid system and shore power.
“We have supported Equinor’s UK operations since 2016 and are proud to agree these new long-term contracts. With these contract awards, Solstad Offshore has three PSVs installed with battery-hybrid systems and shore power operating in the UK sector on a long-term basis. The three vessels, equal to approximately 15 percent of our UK fleet, will help reduce both fuel consumption, emissions and operating expenditure,” says Kenneth Lande, EVP and head of global AHTS & PSV segment at Solstad Offshore.”
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VESSEL DETAILS:
“NORMAND NALEY” / Skudeneshavn
TYPE: SUPPLY
IMO NO: 9591870
4258 gt / 1799 nt / 4500 mdwt
Delivered from Kleven Verft AS., Ulsteinvik / Norway (Yard no 344), in July 2011.
Name history:
- “REM COMMANDER” from delivery in 2011 until 2017
- “NORMAND NALEY” from 2017 –
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“SEA FROST” / Limassol
TYPE: Supply
IMO NO: 9656735
4003 gt / 1533 nt / 4700 mdwt
Delivered from Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China (Yard no ZJ2016), in November 2013.
Name history:
- “SEA FROST” from delivery in 2013 –
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ARCHIVE PHOTOS:
“NORMAND NALEY” / reg. Skudeneshavn, moored in Dusavika outside Stavanger, 23 May 2018.
and:
“SEA FROST” / reg. Limassol, moored in Dusavika outside Stavanger, 3 July 2021.
Vessel arrived from Florø and departed for drilling rig “WEST HERCULES” / North Sea.
@ pictures – www.maritime-pics.com
