TheOslo-listed shipping company said that the deals included the mobilisation of three PSVsout of the North Sea, offering “a positive impact on the market balance in theregion”. Farstad

Statoil has hired PSV pair Far Spica and Far Scotsman fornine months’ work on its drilling campaign off East Africa starting in April,with an option for a further nine months.

Technip hascontracted the PSV Far Star for two months plus a one-month option to join itsactivities in Brazil, with the vessel already en route.

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