Eni, TotalEnergies, Skyborn enter offshore vessel support, T&I arrangements
Six new crewboats chartered to support Eni's offshore Congo operations
BOURBON has secured a five-year contract with Eni Congo for the renewal of its crewboat fleet. These will provide offshore personnel transfer services to Eni-operated offshore fields supplying gas to two FLNGs.
For the charter, BOURBON will deploy six new S200X-G2 vessels, which will be commissioned between June and December next year. Ahead of the deliveries, six front runner boats will be mobilized temporarily from the start of the contract.
The new 20-m-long vessels, based on the Surfers 200x-G design, will have seats for 30 passengers. They are said to provide fuel savings in transit of 20% over previous generation boats due to an optimized hydrodynamic design and propulsion system, and a real-time energy performance monitoring system built-in during construction.
Bourbon Congo will provide operational support.
NextGeo, TotalEnergies for offshore geoscience services agreement
In other offshore vessel news, TotalEnergies has issued a five-year framework agreement to Next Geosolutions to deploy some of its fleet to support the French major’s offshore projects worldwide on a non-exclusive basis, according to a July 28 NextGeo news release.
Goals include enhanced process efficiency measures and application of standardizing contracting practices.
Skyborn inks agreement with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for Gennaker offshore installation vessel
Offshore wind developer Skyborn Renewables has entered a preferred supply agreement with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier covering transportation and installation of the 63 wind turbine generators for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea.
The two parties expect to sign a charter party agreement later this year, according to Skyborn's July 28 news release.
Fred Olsen’s Brave Tern self-propelled jackup vessel will start the offshore installation in 2028. Its 1,600-metric-ton crane is designed to accommodate all next-generation turbines.
Gennaker, with a capacity up to 976.5 MW, will be the largest offshore wind farm to date in the German Baltic Sea. Its location is 15 km north of the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula, in a designated priority zone for offshore wind energy in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania coastal area.
It is due to be commissioned in 2028.
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Jeremy Beckman
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Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.