(OE) Floatel International has signed a Letter of intent for Floatel Victory accommodation vessel to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) services offshore Brazil. The MSU assignment is for three to four months. Option to extend the assignment after the firm period has been granted. The start of operations is scheduled for the first quarter... Continue Reading →
Prosafe Confirms $204M Deal with Petrobras for Safe Notos Flotel
(OE) Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has confirmed the contract with Petrobras for its Safe Notos semi-submersible accomodation vessel, which will be put to work for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Petrobras has ratified the result of the bidding process for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel, first announced in May 2025. As a... Continue Reading →
Prosafe balancing asset optimization and capital reset
(offshore-energy.biz) Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has shed light on its activity in the first quarter of 2025. Prosafe reported a revenue of $33 million in Q1 2025, which is similar to the $34 million in the same period last year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to... Continue Reading →
Prosafe Takes $204M Petrobras Tender Win
(OE) Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has been declared the winner of a bidding process for a four-year contract by Petrobras, for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Contract award and timing are subject to a formal process during which Petrobras is under no formal obligation to... Continue Reading →
Fleet staying active as Prosafe navigates strategic divestments
(offshore-energy.biz) Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has shared its fleet activity for March. According to Prosafe, its fleet utilization rate for March 2025 was 52%, representing a slight decrease from the 57% rate reported for February. Safe Zephyrus was the busiest, operating at full capacity during March, achieving 100% commercial uptime. The... Continue Reading →
Karoon resumes production at the Bauna Field in the Santos Basin
Karoon announced the resumption of operations at the Baúna field in the Santos Basin, after a shutdown that began in early March. In addition, the company also said that it successfully completed the intervention and resumption of production at the SPS-88 well. Thus, production at the field reached 26,500 barrels per day, a level higher... Continue Reading →
Floatel Victory to Stay with Equinor Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for its Floatel Victory semi-submersible accommodation unit. Under the contract extension, Floatel Vicotry will continue to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) support alongside the Peregrino Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Brazil through the end of 2025.... Continue Reading →
Floatel International Sells Laid Up Accommodation Rig
(OE) Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016. The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in principle for the sale of the vessel for continued operational use. The transfer of ownership and settlement is scheduled to take... Continue Reading →
Prosafe Sells Safe Concordia Flotel
(OE) Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has signed an agreement with an undisclosed party for the sale of its Safe Concordia semi-submersible flotel. Prosafe signed the deal through its wholly-owned subsidiary for the gross price of $5 million before commissions and expenses. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its new owner upon completion... Continue Reading →