Norwegian offshore owner Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract extension from energy company Equinor for its platform supply vessel Viking Avant, MarineLink Maritime News reported on 19 October 2026.
The extension will keep the PSV under contract through to the end of 2027, preserving the vessel's current commercial engagement with Equinor for the remainder of the year.
Contract duration confirmed
The arrangement, as summarised by MarineLink, extends the existing working relationship between the vessel owner and Equinor and sets the Viking Avant’s contract termination at the close of 2027.
Details such as the financial terms, scope of duties or any planned redeployment were not provided in the report and remain with the contracting parties.
Continuity for vessel operations
For Eidesvik Offshore, the extension maintains continuity of employment for the Viking Avant and sustains the vessel’s operational status under Equinor’s charter through the stated period.
Equinor’s decision to retain the vessel through 2027 underlines the firming of the contractual link between owner and operator, as presented in the MarineLink item dated 19 October 2026.
The announcement adds the Viking Avant to the list of units whose contracted employment has been publicly confirmed for a defined period, reinforcing near-term certainty for that asset.
The report was limited to the fact of the extension and the new contract end date; no further operational or commercial detail was released in the summary supplied by MarineLink.
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