New Contract for Viking Neptun
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Eidesvik Offshore ASA through the Ghanaian entity Eidesvik Ghana Limited operated by Ghanaian partners in cooperation with Eidesvik and Technip,have entered into an agreement for the charter of the Offshore Construction Vessel MV "Viking Neptun" for work to be performed on the "TEN URF Development Project" offshore Ghana.
The firm contract period is 50 days + mobilization period with an option for charterers to further extend the scope of work with 50 days. The commencement of work is expected to be medio Q4-2015.
MV "Viking Neptun" is an Offshore Construction Vessel build in Norway and delivered to Eidesvik in February 2015. The vessel is 145 meters long and 31 meters wide and equipped with a 400 tons crane. The vessel is constructed in accordance with Clean Class and accommodates up to 150 persons. MV "Viking Neptun" stands out as an excellent base for complex subsea operations and with the joint crew from Technip and Eidesvik it has proven excellent performance.
"The Vessel has been operating for Technip since she was delivered from the yard and we are very pleased to continue the good relation and cooperation between the Technip and Eidesvik teams onboard the vessel and onshore". The end-user is Tullow Ghana Limited who is the operator and part-owner of the TEN field in Ghana.