Solstad Farstad has secured additional work for one of its construction support vessels.

SMB Offshore has renewed a framework agreement for the 31,360-bhp Normand Installer (built 2006) it announced today.

The FPSO specialist, which is the joint-owner of the vessel, will use it for at least 114 days in 2019 and a minimum of 105 days in 2020.

Calls to chief executive Lars Peder Solstad seeking comment on the contract were unanswered at the time of writing on Wednesday.