Yet a milestone is reached at the Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea. An anchor system of enormous dimensions is currently being deployed at the oilfield, and Island Victory is chartered for the job. This is one of the most comprehensive anchoring projects globally in 2020; preparing for the arrival of a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) which will be processing and storing oil from the 30 wells on the seabed when the production starts in 2022.
Read MoreIsland Victory is currently working for Ocean Installer in the Barents Sea installing two subsea frames called Module L at the Askeladd field. This is so far the heaviest lift ever performed by an Island Offshore vessel, with a load of 175.2 tonnes (!) in the crane hook.
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Island Victory has secured more work in the Barents Sea this spring. Early April the vessel commenced a 60-90 days contract for Ocean Installer at Johan Castberg and Askeladd. Equinor is the end customer for both fields.
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Island Diligence has been awarded two walk-to-work contracts in the last month, securing the vessel employment until late fall this year. Island Diligence has already started working for Trianel in the German Bight, where she performs walk-to-work operations on a wind park called Trianel Windpark Borkum II.
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Island Offshore has secured long-term contracts for several of its platform supply vessels. The two LNG-fuelled PSVs Island Crusader and Island Contender as well as a third sister vessel Island Commander, are awarded contracts with Lundin Norway.
Read MoreIsland Victory just finished mobilizing for her first campaign in the Barents Sea. 24.500 metres of 84mm chain was loaded, equivalent to 3.773 tonnes, as well as 16 anchors weighing 18 tonnes each. No other vessel can compete with this capacity.
Read MoreIsland Offshore has taken delivery of the new offshore installation vessel Island Victory - A vessel of mighty capacities. The vessels will be heading straight into operation, with contracts secured both in the Barents Sea as well as the Gulf of Mexico.
Read MoreIsland Offshore’s first step into the Walk to Work (W2W) segment was taken in 2013 with the delivery of Island Crown. Since then Island Offshore’s footprint within this type of services has kept on growing. We now have a fleet of four Walk to Work vessels.
Read MoreDeep Water Installation Vessel Island Victory beat all records of towing power this week. During the bollard pull test by VARD a towing power of 477 tonnes was measured! The next on the list for similar vessels measured a bollard pull of 423 tonnes at delivery.
Read MoreIsland Offshore has secured several contracts for vessels in different segments this fall.
Read MoreThe environmental requirements for emissions and discharge have become harsher in the past few years and we expect them to become even stricter in the future. An example is the oil company Equinor tendering for vessels operating on battery. Our Managing Director Tommy Walaunet shares his thoughts about this.
Read MoreIsland Crown has performed over 6000 gangway connections with more than 40.000 personnel transfers since its delivery in 2013.
Read MoreIsland Frontier marked the beginning for Island Offshore as a ship owner, and has been on contract with Equinor since 2006 – An era which has ended after 13 years of good and efficient service.
Read MoreHåvard Ulstein stepping down - Tommy Walaunet appointed new Managing Director in Island Offshore
Read MoreA battery hybrid system was installed on board Island Clipper this spring, as the first in the Island Offshore fleet. Commencing a three year contract with Equinor in April as combined supply and walk-to-work vessel, clear requirements on energy efficiency and emissions from the oil company needed to be fulfilled when entering the contract. As a result a shore power connection was also installed.
Read MoreIsland Crown to support construction at East Anglia ONE; a contract with duration of 275 days with an option for a further 90, providing work for the vessel until the summer of 2020.
Read MoreIsland Offshore and TIOS will continue as supplier of light well intervention services (LWI) for Equinor, with a new agreement signed for the use of Island Wellserver. The vessel has been working for Equinor, former Statoil, since April 2009.
Read MoreIsland Clipper has secured a three-year agreement with Equinor as combined PSV and walk to work vessel. The vessel will be equipped with battery package, shore connection and gangway which can be mobilized on short notice.
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