SolstadFarstad Wins Australian Contract
Norway’s offshore vessel provider SolstadFarstad has secured a contract with Australian energy company Cooper Energy to support drilling operations within the Bass Strait region of Australia.
The contract consists of the two anchor handling tug and supply vessels - Far Statesman and Far Senator - towing the Ocean Monarch from the North West Shelf of Australia to the Bass Strait, and then continuing with rig support duties for a firm period of 120 days, and two lots of 60-day optional periods.
Both vessels are of a UT 731 CD design built in 2013. The tow of the Ocean Monarch is anticipated to begin late December 2017 or January 2018.
The value of the contract was not disclosed.
This contract with Cooper Energy is the first time that the two companies have done business together and it provides SolstadFarstad with an excellent opportunity to commence building a robust and long-standing relationship with an important new client.
