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Prosafe set to complete accommodation unit upgrade for US contract
Prosafe will refurbish Safe Concordia, one of its semi-submersible accommodation units in Curaçao in the Caribbean before it starts a major new contract the US deepwater oil production area in the Gulf of Mexico
Prosafe previously said the upgrade and contract compliance works were challenging due to the condition of the vessel, requirements for operation in the US Gulf of Mexico and inflation increasing costs.
In its latest update, the Oslo, Norway-listed group said the contract with the US energy group would now begin 1-15 August and a standby rate of US$28,000 per day was agreed from 1 August until mobilisation.
The combined mobilisation costs and capital expenditure remain in the estimated range previously communicated of US$25-30M.
In Brazil, Safe Notos was off hire for 30 days in May and June due to planned compliance works and hull cleaning before it returned to work for state energy group Petrobras 15 June.
Safe Zephyrus started its 650-day contract with Petrobras in Brazil as expected 30 April 2023 and has been in continuous operations since.
Also in Brazil, Petrobras has requested, and Prosafe has agreed, to bring forward maintenance and compliance works on Safe Eurus from Q1 2024 to November 2023. Prosafe said Safe Eurus will be off-hire for 35 days in November and December for hull cleaning and its special class survey.
Petrobras has issued a new tender to hire an accommodation unit for four years to support maintenance and installation work on a project in Brazil, starting Q1 or Q2 2024.
Prosafe expects further tenders in Brazil from Petrobras and other operators with contracts commending in 2024 or Q1 2025.
In the North Sea, Prosafe has three accommodation units laid up and awaiting future work, with new contracts being tendered for requirements from 2024 onwards.
Safe Caledonia is laid up at Scapa Flow in northern UK, while Safe Boreas and Safe Scandinavia are in Norway.
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