Perry Kennedy, Gulf Offshore managing director, said: “This exciting, high profile charter was won following a rigorous tendering process. TAQA has a thorough sourcing function which made the process exceptionally straightforward and professional. Crucial to Gulf’s success was the high quality vessel and crew we proposed, our market leading safety performance and our strong financial position.”

Leo Koot, TAQA managing director, said: “This contract is a further display of TAQA’s commitment to becoming an important player in the North Sea oil and gas industry. The Highland Prestige provides a large deck capacity coupled with low fuel consumption, important to TAQA in helping to reduce our environmental footprint.”