Norwegian OSV giant SolstadFarstad has announced two new term deals in the North Sea as activity increases.

It also extended another contract in an area it regards as strategically important.

TAQA Bratani has booked the 4,000-dwt platform supply vessel (PSV) Far Spica (built 2013) for the whole of its UK drilling campaign.

This means 18 months of work from the first quarter.