Eidesvik Offshore News

 

Wärtsilä to install hybrid system on Eidesvik vessel

May 26, 2017

Wärtsilä signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking Princess. Image of the Viking Princess, from Eidesvik. It…

Eidesvik inks CGG double contact

Nov 14, 2016

French seismic firm CGG has awarded Eidesvik two contracts for the seismic vessels Vantage and Veritas Viking. The contracts, scheduled to start in January 2017, are 180 days firm each, with further options available. The Vantage…

CGG, Eidesvik end Viking Vision deal

Oct 13, 2016

CGG and Eidesvik Offshore have agreed to terminate the contract for the Viking Vision vessel effective immediately. The contract was due to end at the end of July 2017. According to Eidesvik, the payment of the charter rate will continue until July 2017…

Total extends Eidesvik vessel contract

Mar 04, 2016

Eidesvik has been awarded contract extension for the supply vessels Viking Lady and Viking Athene from Total on the Solaris well. The contract is in direct continuation with the current contract, which began in December 2015 with an estimated duration of 75 days…

Eidesvik inks Technip, Faroe work

Feb 16, 2016

Eidesvik Offshore entered into a new contract extension with Technip for the Viking Neptune subsea support vessel that is scheduled to begin in early April. The supply ship Viking Prince has also been awarded a contract with Faroe Petroleum for a well starting in mid May 2016…

Eidesvik PSVs win Total contracts

Dec 11, 2015

The platform supply vessels Viking Lady and Viking Athene have been awarded a contract with Total E&P Norge for one well starting mid December 2015. The duration of this contract is estimated to 75 days. Viking Prince has also…

Seismic vessel to become hotel ship

Nov 25, 2015

Dutch ship owner C-Bed has contracted Wärtsilä Ship Design to supply the design for rebuilding its Seismic Survey Vessel, the Viking II, for use as a hotel vessel. When completed, the rebuilt ship will be used to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms…

Eidesvik, Technip enter Viking Neptun deal

Sep 23, 2015

Eidesvik Offshore 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…

Chevron hires Viking Princess

May 27, 2015

Chevron awarded Eidesvik Offshore a 19-month contract for the Viking Princess platform supply vessel. The contract comes with a four optional six-month extensions. The vessel is set to begin in June/July 2015. The Viking Princess was delivered in 2012…

Manual gear operators for Chinese natural gas project

Apr 16, 2013

Rotork’s compact 242 Series manual gear operators are entering deployment in China. The company received orders from China Valves Hanwei for an undisclosed natural gas project. The 242 Series manual quarter-turn gear operators are ideal for low-torque applications…

Recognition for IMR vessel Seven Viking

Apr 03, 2013

The IMR vessel ‘Seven Viking’ has been nominated as ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ by the maritime magazine ‘Skipsrevyen’.   ‘Seven Viking’ has been working for Statoil in the North Sea since February, and carries out a multitude of tasks including inspection…

Hybrid propulsion systems to be installed

Mar 22, 2013

Viking LadyDNV and the Norwegian shipping industry partnered to develop battery-powered vessels. Four hybrids, powered by a mix of battery and diesel-electric propulsion, will hit the water this year and next. Eidesvik Offshore’s supply ship…

Subsea 7 unveils Seven Viking

Jan 30, 2013

New next gen IMR vessel heads for North Sea Seven Viking IRM vesselThe cutting edge Seven Viking vessel, designed for operations in the harshest environments is being unveiled and named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, by Subsea 7…

Firms & Faces- January 2012

Nov 23, 2012

Mustang has acquired a majority stake in Latin American automation and control engineering and consulting firm ISI Solutions for an initial consideration of $5.2 million. The company will be rebranded ISI Mustang and will continue to be led by Pedro Santamaria and the existing management team…

Arnstein Øvsthus

Jan 10, 2012

Arnstein Øvsthus (pictured) becomes general manager of CGGVeritas Eidesvik Ship Management, on 1 February. The joint venture between CGGVeritas and Eidesvik Offshore, dedicated to operating the high-end seismic vessels in the CGGVeritas fleet…

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