Oslo-listed Eidesvik Offshore has postponed delivery of two seismic vessels, the company announced in a statement on Tuesday, at the request of ship charterer CGGVeritas.
Eidesvik said that it and Ulstein Verft had agreed to postponed delivery of the two seismic vessels that are under construction.
The first vessel, which was set for delivery in March 2010, will be delivered in June 2010.
The second vessel, which was set for delivery in June 2010, will be delivered in September 2011.
"Due to the current situation in the seimic market the charterer CGGVeritas has wanted this postponement," Eidesvik Offshore added.
No further information was available, but seismic explorers have been reporting touch trading conditions of late.
In May Norwegian Petroleum Geo-Services reported Q1 profits ahead of forecast, but still cut its 2009 full year guildance, saying that there was lower market activity in a nmber of areas.
PGS' CEO Jon Reinhardsen said he saw the market turning weaker towards the second half of the year.
Norwegian listed rival TGS-NOPEC said the first quarter had been "extremely challenging" for sales of geoscientific library data.