V.Ships Offshore wins contract for FSO Pertamina Abherka
Thursday, December 7 2017 - 01:23 AM WIB
V.Ships Offshore, part of V.Group, has been awarded a contract to provide operations and full technical management of the floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel, Pertamina Abherka, owned by Pertamina International Shipping, a subsidiary of Indonesia?s state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina.
?This is the second vessel owned by Pertamina International Shipping to be managed by V.Ships Offshore further strengthening our commitment to supporting the Indonesian marine and offshore industry,? V.Ships said in a statement on Wednesday.
The FSO, currently operating at Poleng Marine Terminal, offshore west of Madura Island, also acts as an accommodation facility with a potential capacity of 250 including 21 crew members. The vessel will be managed by the V.Ships Offshore office in Singapore with a local support team based in Indonesia.
Sanford D?Souza, general manager, V.Ships Offshore Asia said: ?Our teams from V.Ships Offshore and Pertamina International Shipping have worked hard to ensure a safe and smooth transition as the vessel came into management. We look forward to continuing our relationship with the team in support of the Indonesian marine and offshore sector.?
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak