Hornbeck Offshore Eyes U.S. Offshore Wind Work with OSV-to-SOV Conversion Project
U.S. offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services, best known for its offshore oil and gas support vessel services, is looking at business opportunities in the growing U.S. offshore wind sector as well as in offshore accommodation services in the oil and gas area.For that, Covington, La. based Hornbeck Offshore said Wednesday it had contracted Eastern Shipbuilding Group to convert one of its recently acquired 280-foot offshore supply vessels (OSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV) to meet the growing demand of the U.S.
OOS Enters Long Term Contract with Petrobras
OOS International B.V., a company providing offshore accommodation services, announced that with support from CIMC Capital it has secured a four-plus-four-year charter contract for two semisubmersible crane and accommodation platforms for Petrobras Brazil. OOS International has scheduled the delivery of the two vessels to Petrobras at the start 2014. The OOS Gretha DP3 can accommodate 618 persons on board and sister vessel the OOS Prometheus can accommodate 500 persons on board.
OOS Secures 10 Month Charter
OOS International B.V., an offshore services company that provides offshore accommodation services, announced that it officially secured a 10-month 250 Pax DPII time charter contract plus options for the Halani Group, chartering the vessel Halani 1 to Acergy-/Exxon. The vessel will be operated by the Halani Group and will work offshore Angola. “This is a significant achievement for the company; we were able to complete such a unique transaction over the course of 200 days. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without the support of so many people who believe in OOS International, including our French colleagues, employees, customers, and vendors. We are looking forward to a prosperous future,” said Managing Director M.G. Mapes. (www.oosinternational.com)
