UK: MPI Workboats commence contract with Statoil

MPI Napoleon and MPI Snowball will be providing crew-transfer support, with the first vessel having commenced her 18-month contract earlier this month. The second vessel will start a three-year contact later in 2016.

The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is an exciting GBP 1.5 billion project that will harness offshore wind to power more than 410,000 UK homes. This 402MW offshore-wind farm, to be located some 20 miles off the North Norfolk coast, will be developed and operated by Statoil and should start generating electricity in early 2017.

Contracts were signed in a ceremony held in Bergen, Norway last month, which was attended by MPI Workboats’ General Manager, Leslie Robertson.

The newest additions to the Workboats fleet, BV-Class 22m vessels MPI Snowball and MPI Napoleon, are excellent, all-round vessels. This versatility, combined with the positive and flexible attitude of our MPIW Team, were major factors in securing these contracts.

We are confident our vessels will provide a valuable contribution to the project and wish both vessels and their crews safe and successful operations.