STX Finland has won an order for two new well-intervention vessels from Norway’s Eide Marine Services for more than EUR 300m ($420m).
The “technically advanced” 31,000-dwt ships, 122m in length and 45m in breadth, are designed to operate in rough open sea conditions on the Brazilian continental shelf, the yard group said.
Well intervention vessel is capable not only in preliminary research for subsea oil field,  construction support for natural gas field, follow-up services but also subsea pipe installation and deep sea drilling.
The first hull will be built at Rauma from April 2012. The two will be delivered in March and June 2013.
"The outfitting contract for Eide Marine Services is a very important project for STX Finland. Also, upon recent opportunity, we are to diversify business portfolio with offshore plant,"said boss Timo Suistio.