Norwegian oil major, Statoil has given out a contract worth NOK 3.1 billion for seven supply vessels to be delivered to the company by five ship construction companies.
Philippe F. Mathieu, SVP, joint operations at Statoil said “We look forward to a long-term cooperation with the chosen ship owners. The contracts will bring predictability to both the ship owners and Statoil, and will allow us to focus on optimising our operations to continuously improve operation, safety and energy efficiency,” says Philippe F. Mathieu, senior vice president for joint operations support in Statoil.
The vessels chosen have good technical specifications adapted to Statoil’s logistics operations.
The seven supply vessels will operate from the supply bases at Mongstad, Dusavik, Florø and Kristiansund.
“The bidding process has attracted high attention, and we have received bids for around 50 vessels from many competent and highly qualified ship owners. We require the crew on all vessels to speak one of the Scandinavian languages,” Mathieu added.
The following ship owners and vessels have been awarded five-year contracts, including five one-year extension options:
| SHIP OWNER | VESSEL | SHIP OWNER OFFICE | SUPPLY BASE |
| Skansi Offshore | Sjoborg | Torshavn, Færøyene | Mongstad |
| DOF | Skandi Mongstad | Austevoll | Mongstad |
| DOF | Slamdo Flora | Skudeneshavn/Ålesund | Dusavik |
| Solstad Farstad | Far Searcher | Skudeneshavn/Ålesund | Kristiansund |
