Solstad Offshore has secured 500 employment days for four of its vessels.

The Oslo-listed owner said the new contracts and extensions for its platform supply vessels (PSVs) will start from May and June and improve its vessel utilisation.

The vessels involved in the deals are the 4,276-dwt Normand Flipper (built 2003), the 4,813-dwt Normand Aurora (built 2004), the 4,900-dwt Normand Skude (built 2015) and the 4,500-dwt Normand Naley (built 2011).