Offshore support vessels in Brazil: Contract renewals and technological upgrades
The offshore support sector in Brazil sees significant developments with Petrobras renewing its contract with AKOFS Offshore and Wärtsilä upgrading vessel systems to enhance performance and sustainability.
AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract for its AKOFS Santos vessel following a competitive tender process.
Brazilian offshore support vessels are benefiting from long-term contracts and technological upgrades, including predictive maintenance and enhanced power management, to optimize performance and sustainability.
Petrobras keeps AKOFS Santos vessel for four more years
AKOFS Offshore’s multi-purpose supply vessel AKOFS Santos will continue to work for Petrobras offshore Brazil, after the company won a competitive tender process.
The four-year, $246 million deal should start in January 2027, following expiry of the current contract and preparations for the new assignment.
AKOFS Offshore will conduct operations with partners Bravante (marine services) and IKM Subsea (ROV services).
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Seagems expands Wärtsilä’s fleet service arrangement
Courtesy Seagems
Wärtsilä and Seagems have renewed and expanded its life-cycle agreement to cover its fleet of offshore support vessels.
Wärtsilä has renewed/expanded a life-cyle agreement with Brazil-based operator Seagems’ (ex-Sapura) fleet of offshore support vessels. One of the goals is to strengthen the reliability and reduce the carbon footprint of the vessels.
The terms of the new agreement include upgraded power and control management software (e.g., Wärtsilä’s Data Collection Unit with cloud-based services) with remote monitoring of vessel performance to support management of maintenance requirements needs.
With Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight predictive maintenance service, which draws on real-time vessel data, potential issues can be spotted before they impact operations, the company said, reducing downtime and unexpected repairs.
Seagems vessels perform operations such as platform support, supply runs and subsea services.
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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.
