"We would not rule out bidding on more Cat-Ds should another tender be issued by Statoil, or another company, provided that we have first lined up financing for the two final newbuilds,” chief executive Bjornar Iversen told Upstream at the Pareto Securites Oil & Offshore Conference in Oslo.
Market rumours have been flying that Statoil could be poised to launch a new contest for one or two Cat-Ds, possibly this autumn, but cash-strapped Songa has been seen as an unlikely bidder.
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