AGR has bolstered its offshore marine spread with the addition of the multipurpose support vessel Aquaman II, as the consultancy looks to strengthen its position in the North Sea plug and abandonment and decommissioning market. The Oslo-based company said the vessel will support growing activity across subsea operations, vessel-based P&A campaigns, cable work and offshore decommissioning projects. The move follows AGR’s acquisition of Ross Offshore in 2024, which significantly expanded its marine, offshore survey and vessel-based subsea capabilities. Under the agreement, Aquaman II will be owned by Star Matrix and operated by AGR. The vessel is set to be configured as a light construction-AHTS unit aimed at handling P&A operations, wellhead severance work, cable campaigns and broader decommissioning scopes. Karl Kristian Hasselø, business development and project manager at AGR’s marine division, said the company wanted to secure additional offshore capacity before vessel market conditions tighten further. “With AHTS rates accelerating across Northern Europe, the addition of Aquaman II to our vessel portfolio allows us to offer competitive vessel and marine campaigns, providing clients with forward flexibility and operational readiness in an increasingly constrained vessel market,” he said. AGR has been pushing a more integrated model for offshore abandonment and decom work, combining well engineering, offshore execution, vessel provision and cost management under one structure. The company said the approach helps reduce interfaces between contractors while improving mobilisation and project execution during complex offshore campaigns. AGR already operates the chartered vessels Ross Eagle and Sunny Lady, which support offshore surveys, towing, subsea operations and vessel-based abandonment campaigns across offshore oil, gas and wind projects. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsNorway