Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik Offshore has signed a letter of intent for a charter contract for two vessels for the rest of 2018.

Eidesvik secures work for two vessels
Caption: Offshore support vessel Subsea Viking - Image courtesy of George Anderson

Eidesvik said on Monday it has signed a letter of intent with Seabed Geosolution, a provider of ocean bottom seismic (OBS) solutions to the global oil and gas industry.

The agreement is for the use of the multi-purpose support vessel Subsea Viking and for the use of the seismic vessel Vantage.

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Caption: Research vessel Vantage - Image courtesy of W. van der Moolen

The contracts are scheduled to start ultimo January to primo February and the duration is expected to last for the rest of the year. The commercial terms remained confidential between the parties.

The Subsea Viking is of a VS 4103 MPSV design built in 1999 by Umoe Sterkoder AS, Kristiansund.

Source: Offshore Energy Today