STX Finland Oy and Eide Marine Semi
AS, a subsidiary of Eide Marine Services A/S, have signed a contract for
the outfitting, completion and delivery of two highly sophisticated
well intervention vessels with an aggregate contract value exceeding EUR
300 million.
The technically advanced well intervention vessels with
deadweight of 31,000 tons will have a length of 122 meters and a width
of 45 meters. The vessels are designed to operate in rough open sea
conditions on Brazilian continental shelf. Vessels have innovative
hullforms securing high seakeeping characteristics together with DP3
dynamic positioning system and truster arrangement. Large deck area
provides opportunity to arrange all well serving equipment in most
efficient way.
The project will create a high outfitting work load for
STX Finland and its network. The work on the first hull will begin at
STX Rauma shipyard in April 2012 and on the second hull in June 2012.
The intervention vessels will be delivered from Rauma shipyard in March
2013 and June 2013. The contract is subject to certain financing
conditions.
The contract shows STX Finland’s ability to provide
competitive services and win significant contracts in this highly
sophisticated and demanding offshore business segment. The contract is
also an important part of STX Finland’s diversification strategy, in
which the company is continuing to expand its operations into new
business areas such as offshore business segment.
"The outfitting contract for Eide Marine Services is a
very important project for STX Finland. It shows that our strategic plan
to expand our product and services portfolio,and to improve our global
competitiveness and presence, has been successful",says Timo Suistio,
COO of STX Finland. "The project is very challenging both in terms of
amount of outfitting work and the management of several global
networking entities." continues Suistio.