The Petrobras re-bid saw a better response from the market in terms of dayrates than the previous tender, suggesting that owners still prefer to have vessels on long-term contracts in Brazil than to gamble in the North Sea spot market.
Bids for an unspecified number of 18,000-bhp-rated AHTSs were submitted on 20 February.
Contractors were asked to present offers for periods of two years, with an option to renew the deal for the same timeframe.
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