Teekay Offshore Partners has returned to Samsung Heavy Industries for a pair of suezmax shuttle tankers with dynamic positioning two (DP2) capabilities.

Shipbuilding sources said the New York-listed company is the mystery owner behind the two special-purpose ships unveiled last week by the South Korean shipbuilder.

As TradeWinds has reported, SHI disclosed in a stock exchange filing that a European company had signed an order for two newbuildings at around KRW 266.1bn