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The contracts are for the delivery of design, engineering, main equipment and building follow-up, and cover three different types of vessels. DSND Consub has ordered two oil spill recovery vessels (OSRV) of the ULSTEIN P801 model with a conventional bow, while CBO ordered two larger and two smaller platform supply vessels (ULSTEIN PX105 and ULSTEIN PX106 types, respectively) with the ULSTEIN X-BOW®. Important contracts
“These contracts are of great importance for the Ulstein Group. There is major investment activity on the Brazilian continental shelf and wide-reaching plans for the area. It is imperative to position ourselves in this market,” says Ulstein Group area responsible Design & Solutions and deputy CEO, Tore Ulstein. “DSND Consub is a new customer for us, and we are happy that CBO has chosen Ulstein Design again for its fleet. The contracts are extensive and involve many of our employees. To illustrate, the contracts call for 35 engineering employees alone,” he says. New sales office in Brazil
Ulstein Group is strengthening its international profile by establishing several sales and representative offices world-wide. Ulstein Group has been in Brazil since 2005 through the electro systems & service company Ulstein Belga Marine, and recently opened a sales office there.
“There was stiff competition for these contracts, and to have employees on site is a crucial support in the sales work. Mutual efforts from shipowners, yards, main equipment suppliers and Ulstein Group employees contributed to this result”, says Ulstein Design sales manager Lars Ståle Skoge, and continues:
“Ulstein Elektro is delivering a huge amount of equipment to these ships, including the integrated automation system ULSTEIN IAS® and communication and information system ULSTEIN COM®, as well as options for a number of other products.” Long-term assignment
“All of the ships are on eight-year contracts, with options for extension, for the Brazilian state oil company Petrobras. The DSND Consub ships are being developed specifically for these assignments. The four CBO vessels will be the first with the ULSTEIN X-BOW® to be constructed and permanently stationed in Brazil, which is also exciting,” Skoge says. Built in Brazil
Both shipowners will be utilising Brazilian shipyards, with CBO’s four ships to be constructed at the Alianca yard, and DSND Consub’s two vessels at the ETP yard. About the parties:
• CBO (Companhia Brasileira de Offshore) is an offshore shipowner founded in 1978 and located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. CBO is a subsidiary of Fischer S/a Comercio Industria E Agricultura.
• DSND Consub is a wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc, the principal owner being Kristian Siem.
• Ulstein Design is a company in the Ulstein Group and is headquartered in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The company provides offshore design, equipment and project teams to assignments worldwide.
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