On October 11, Green Yard Kleven (formerly Norway’s Kleven Shipyard) announced on its official website that it will return to shipbuilding four years after its bankruptcy and sale to Norwegian Green Yard.
Green Yard Kleven has signed a shipbuilding contract with the Romanian integrated energy company OMV Petrom S.A. for the construction of a “Field Support Vessel” that will operate for the Neptun Deep project. Neptun Deep is the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea and the first deepwater offshore project in Romania (under development), with expected contribution to the country’s security of energy supply.
The assignment starts immediately, and the ship is to be delivered in the second half of 2026.
“Since taking over the shipyard in 2020, we have worked purposefully to establish ourselves in the new construction market with the right project for us, it is therefore very satisfying that we have now landed this contract. We are very pleased that OMV Petrom chose us for this contract. It has been an incredibly rewarding collaboration throughout and with great trust between the parties,” says Hans Jørgen Fedog, CEO of Green Yard Kleven.
The ship will operate for an unmanned gas platform in the Black Sea, part of the production infrastructure of Neptun Deep project, by being a base for technicians for maintenance on the platform, “on board warehouse”, carrying out lighter IMR missions in the field and transporting people and supplies. It will be an 89.5-meter-long multihull vessel, with W2W (Walk to Work) walkway, offshore crane, and furnishings for a total of 90 people in single cabins. The hull will be built by subcontractor Montex in Poland and is expected to Ulsteinvik at the start of 2026.
The ship was designed by the local Norwegian company Marin Teknikk and bears the designation MT-6067 FSV. The project will involve several local subcontractors.
The local Seabrokers’ department in Fosnavåg has also contributed well to make this assignment possible. We want to collaborate with local partners as far as possible, and we believe that we will achieve several good local collaborations in this project, says Rune Gamlem Sales Manager in Green Yard Kleven.
Green Yard Kleven has always had the key competence to be able to build new buildings and is thus very well equipped for the task.
The shipyards Green Yard Kleven in Ulsteinvik and Green Yard Feda at Flekkefjord are part of the Green Yard Group. It offers all types of shipyard services for ships and rigs for both national and international customers. This can be anything from small assignments to large and complicated conversions, new builds, rig service, ship recycling and mobile yard services.
