Solstad News

Solstad Offshore Gets Contract Extension from ENI

Jan 03, 2019

Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for 2013-built anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Far Statesman.According to a press release, the 258-tbp Far Statesman…

Solstad Scores Long-term Charter with Total

Dec 14, 2018

Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore ASA, together with its local partner Petro Services, has entered into a contract with Total Exploration & Production Congo for the construction support vessel (CSV) Far Sleipner.The contract has a duration of two years firm plus four six-month options…

Ocean Yield in Standstill Pact with Solstad Offshore

Dec 20, 2018

Norway-based company engaged in the investment in vessels within oil-service and industrial shipping Ocean Yield ASA has entered into a standstill agreement with Solstad Offshore for two anchor handlers built in 2013, the Far Senator and Far Statesman…

Solstad Offshore Wins PSV Contract from Allseas

Nov 27, 2018

Swiss-based offshore contractor has hired two platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore.Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company said in a press release that Allseas contracts are for two PSVs…

Solstad Farstad Renamed Solstad Offshore

Oct 03, 2018

Solstad Farstad has changed its name to Solstad Offshore ASA. The name change of the company, jointly formed by Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply last year, was announced through Twitter.The  integrated shipping company with high specification vessels in its market segment…

Solstad Offshore Bags More Contracts in Brazil

Nov 12, 2018

Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract for the CSV Normand Pioneer (1999, CSV, 286t BP) with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção S.A in Brazil.The contract has a duration of…

Solstad Tallies Equinor Contracts

Nov 08, 2018

Norwegian owner Solstad Offshore ASA informs it has been awarded a contract from Equinor for the two-year charter of the 2005-built platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand Skipper, and an extension for the 2013-built PSV Sea Falcon, for work in the U…

Solstad Seeks Creditor Talks Amid Sluggish Recovery

Oct 22, 2018

Norwegian oil service vessels (OSV) firm Solstad Offshore is seeking negotiations with creditors and other stakeholders to boost liquidity ahead of the slow winter season, the company said on Monday, sending its shares down 20 percent.'We were all too optimistic about when the recovery will happen…

Tidewater & GulfMark Consolidation Creates Largest OSV Fleet

Nov 16, 2018

VesselsValue's Head of Offshore Charlie Hockless weighs in on the merger between Tidewater and GulfMark.'The consolidation between GulfMark and Tidewater is a positive for the market. With Tidewater’s steadfast and unyielding attitude towards the scrapping of non-performing vessels…

Solstad Offshore Bags Contract for Normand Reach

Oct 08, 2018

Offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract with Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), part of DEME Group, for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Reach.The contract will commence in 4Q 2018 and has a duration of 4-6 months…

Point Resources plans big investment for Norwegian fields

Nov 06, 2017

Norwegian private equity-backed player Point Resources has completed its deal to buy ExxonMobil's operated stakes in the Balder, Ringhorne, Ringhorne East, Jotun and Forseti fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and plans to invest US$2…

Subsea 7 to buy Normand Oceanic

Oct 18, 2017

Subsea 7 will become the sole owner of the Normand Oceanic, a flex-lay and heavy construction vessel that is being managed by Solstad Farstad while under long-term contract to a third party. The company will take ownership of the vessel…

Three way merger forms SolstadFarstad

Jun 22, 2017

A merger between three companies: Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply, have formed the new company SolstadFarstad, creating an offshore service vessel giant (OSV). SolstadFarstad executives…

2017 hardest for OSV firms

Jul 10, 2017

As oil continues to sell below US$50/bbl, 2017 could be one of the toughest years in decades for offshore supply vessel (OSV) companies, according to a study of 44 companies in the industry by AlixPartners. The firm’s analysis highlights these companies’ rising debt burdens…

Solstad inks Conoco deal, sells vessel

Jun 02, 2017

Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract with ConocoPhillips, in addition to selling a vessel this week. ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has hired the Normand Leader platform supply vessel (PSV) for a long-term contract. The deal is for four years…

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