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Prosafe Loses Safe Zephyrus Gig with EnQuest

Mar 24, 2020

Offshore accommodation rig contractor Prosafe has lost a contract it had won for its Safe Zephyrus offshore accommodation unit with EnQuest earlier this month.As previously reported, Prosafe on March 16 said it had secured a contract to support…

Prosafe’s Safe Zephyrus Rig Hired for Thistle Alpha Work

Mar 16, 2020

Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe’s Safe Zephyrus accommodation rig has been contracted in support of the redundant subsea tank removal and safe re-habitation of the Thistle Alpha platform in the UK North Sea.As previously reported,…

Shell Extends Safe Zephyrus Contract

Mar 02, 2020

Semi-submersible accommodation specialist Prosafe and oil major Shell have agreed on a contract extension for one of Prosafe's units for operations in the UK North Sea.The European offshore accommodation support company said in a press note that it had agreed with Shell to amend the original June 1…

Prosafe, Floatel Merger Falls Through

Feb 13, 2020

Offshore accommodation rig providers Floatel and Prosafe have called off their proposed merger amid objections from competition regulators in Norway and the UK.The all-stock merger, proposed in June 2019, had promised to create the world’s largest offshore accommodation company with…

Prosafe Expects Drop in 2020 Fleet Utilization and Day Rates

Feb 06, 2020

Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has forecast a tougher year ahead, compared to 2019, expecting a drop in flotel rig fleet utilization and day rates falling.The company on Thursday reported a quarterly net loss of $13.3 million (compared to a loss of 35…

UK Might Block Prosafe-Floatel Merger

Jan 30, 2020

The proposed merger between Prosafe and Floatel, two of the largest offshore accommodation providers, has hit a stumbling block in the UK after an in-depth review by the competition authority said the deal 'raises competition concerns.'The two…

End of the Line for Safe Bristolia Flotel

Jan 20, 2020

Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has agreed to sell the Safe Bristolia flotel for scrap.In an operational update for the fourth quarter of 2019, Prosafe on Monday said that it had entered into an agreement to sell the Safe Bristolia…

Prosafe Misses Payment to Cosco

Jan 14, 2020

The largest and most versatile fleet of semi-submersible accommodation vessels in operation worldwide Prosafe SE has missed its final payment to China’s Cosco shipyard for the Safe Notos flotel.Offshore accommodation specialist  informed last…

Prosafe Appeals Over Floatel Merger Rejection

Nov 26, 2019

Norwegian accommodation services player Prosafe has filed an appeal against the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA)’s rejection of its proposed merger with Swedish rival Floatel International.The merger would create the world's largest fleet of accommodation rigs - a North Sea giant…

Norway Rejects Prosafe-Floatel Merger

Oct 29, 2019

The Norwegian Competition Authority has rejected the proposed merger between Scandinavian offshore accommodation/construction support providers Prosafe and Floatel.Oslo-listed accommodation services player Prosafe in a press release said that it will study the decision in detail…

Norway Mulls Blocking Prosafe's Floatel Acquisition

Sep 16, 2019

The Norwegian Competition Authority is considering blocking Prosafe's acquisition of its competitor Floatel International Ltd on the grounds that the combined firm would dominate its market, it said on Monday.The two companies are the only providers…

Safe Boreas Extended at Mariner

Aug 16, 2019

Equinor has exercised the fourth of six available one-month options to extend Prosafe's accommodation vessel Safe Boreas at the Mariner project in the UK sector of the North Sea to accommodate personnel working on Mariner in the hook up and early production phase through October 2019…

Prosafe's Fleet Utilization Hits Record

Aug 06, 2019

Norwegian flotel player Prosafe said that the utilization of its offshore accommodation rigs reaching the highest level in almost four years.Prosafe lifted fleet utilisation significantly in the second quarter of 2019 was 71.6 per cent (Q2 2018: 45…

Total Books Safe Caledonia for Elgin

Aug 02, 2019

Prosafe SE, the owner/operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, said has signed a contract with Total E&P UK Limited for the Safe Caledonia flotel to provide accommodation support at the Elgin complex in the UK sector of the North Sea…

Equinor Awards Brazil Gig to Prosafe

Jul 01, 2019

Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor said that its subsidiary Equinor Brasil Energia has awarded a contract to the offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe for the Safe Concordia.As per the contract, Safe Concordia, a dynamically…

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