Eidesvik News

Aker BP Charters Møkster's Battery-powered Platform Supply Vessel

Sep 30, 2021

‍Norwegian oil firm Aker BP has awarded a three-year charter for Møkster's platform supply vessel with battery hybridization.The Norwegian shipowner has a hybridization program on-going for three vessels and one of these vessels, the Stril Polar…

Havfram Books Eidesvik Offshore's Viking Neptun CSV

Jul 19, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has won a contract with offshore installation firm Havfram for its construction support vessel Viking Neptun. The contract will start in early January 2022 with a firm period towards the end of the third quarter of 2022…

Aker BP Awards 100-day Contract for PSV Viking Prince

Jun 18, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has secured a charter deal for its platform supply vessel Viking Prince.The 2012-built, LNG-powered platform supply vessel will support the drilling operations of the Norwegian oil company Aker BP…

Acergy Viking to be Converted to Hybrid Propulsion

Apr 30, 2021

Eidesvik said it plans to upgrade its offshore wind support vessel Acergy Viking with a battery pack and hybrid propulsion solution, in line with the Norwegian vessel operator's plans to reduce its fleet’s emissions by 50% by 2030 and to operate emissions-free by 2050…

Eidesvik Offshore Finds Work for Veritas Viking Seismic Vessel

May 10, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has obtained a charter for its seismic vessel Veritas Viking.The charter for the Veritas Viking, according to the Oslo-listed company, is for 130 days, including transit. The contract is with an unnamed third-party operator…

Eidesvik Offshore's Chairman Set to Resign. Replacement Nominated

May 04, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has nominated a new chairman of the board after its current chairman Kolbein Rege said he would resign at the next shareholders' meeting.'After nearly 27 years of service,  the Chairman of the Board…

Horisont Energi Wraps Up 1st Phase of 'Europe’s First' Large-scale Clean Ammonia Project

May 26, 2021

Horisont Energi, a Norwegian carbon capture technology firm, said on Wednesday that it had wrapped up a feasibility phase of the Barents Blue project, laying the groundwork for what it claims will be Europe's first large-scale carbon-neutral ammonia plant with offshore carbon storage…

Equinor Awards 10-Month Contract for Eidesvik's Platform Supplier

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has won a contract with Equinor for the platform supply vessel Viking Queen.Eidesvik said Wednesday the new contract would start in April  2021.  The contract will begin in direct continuation of the current contract with Equinor…

Seabed Geosolutions Extends 'Subsea Viking' Charter

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has won more work for its Subsea Viking vessel.Seismic acquisition firm Seabed Geosolutions awarded the new contract for the vessel under the Master Time Charter Agreement.The new contract will start in direct continuation of the existing contract…

Eidesvik's PSV to Support Aker BP's Drilling Campaign

Jan 29, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has secured a time charter contract with the Norwegian oil firm Aker BP.The contract is for the 2012-built, LNG-powered platform supply vessel Viking Prince.Eidesvik said that the contract for the 89…

Eidesvik Offshore Nets Long-Term Charter for Acergy Viking SOV

Jan 15, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has won a long term charter with wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for its Service Operation Vessel Acergy Viking. The contract will start in direct continuation of the current…

Ammonia Fuel Cells for Deep-Sea Shipping: A Key Piece of the Zero-emissions Puzzle

Dec 16, 2020

Interest in ammonia-powered fuel cells for the maritime sector is growing, but stakeholders have been hesitant to commit to investments in large-scale systems. Now the ShipFC project is aiming to secure a place for ammonia in the future of deep-sea shipping…

Eidesvik Offshore Nets Vessel Charters with Wintershall Dea, Deme

Oct 29, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik offshore has this week won contracts for two of its vessels, the Viking Princess and the Viking Neptun.On Wednesday, Eidesvik said it had secured a deal with the Norwegian oil firm Wintershall Dea Norge…

Petrobras Taps Seabed Geosolutions for 4D OBN Survey in Brazil

Nov 10, 2020

Ocean bottom seismic company Seabed Geosolutions said Monday it had secured a contract for a baseline 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey as well as a future 4D monitor OBN survey in Brazil for Petrobras, both covering the Sapinhoa Shared Reservoir in the Santos Basin…

Shearwater Secures Five-month Extension for Offshore Survey in Brazil

Oct 27, 2020

Seismic survey services company Shearwater GeoServices has won a five-month contract extension for CGG’s Brazil Nebula multi-client survey.This extension-period starts in the late fourth quarter of 2020 and will be conducted by the Oceanic Sirius vessel…

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