Two-year deal for Solstad Farstad vessel in Qatar

Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Farstad has been awarded a contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) for operations offshore Qatar. 

Solstad Farstad said on Wednesday that the two-year contract has been awarded to the Far Swan vessel.

The vessel will be supporting drilling operations offshore Qatar with a major operator in the country. The owner of the vessel has not revealed the name of the client nor the value of the deal.

The Far Swan is currently mobilizing to Ras Laffan, Qatar and is expected to be on hire by the end of September.

The vessel’s previous engagement had been in Australia.

Far Swan is of a VS470 MK II Design. It was built by Aker Yards A/S Langsten in 2006.