Macro Offshore
Macro Offshore is a Norwegian owner-operator of self-elevating accommodation jack-up vessels serving offshore oil and gas operators and offshore wind developers in the North Sea, with a two-rig fleet delivering 100% gangway-connected accommodation and low-carbon operations.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersSandnes, Norway
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Macro Offshore firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Macro Offshore
- Legal name
- Macro Offshore Management AS
- Website
- https://macro-offshore.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Macro Offshore is a Norwegian owner-operator of self-elevating accommodation jack-up vessels serving offshore oil and gas operators and offshore wind developers in the North Sea, with a two-rig fleet delivering 100% gangway-connected accommodation and low-carbon operations.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Macro Offshore industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Offshore Accommodation Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839), Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing (532411)
- SIC
- Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Water Transportation (4400)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Marine & Offshore Energy O&M (Offshore Wind, Platforms, Subsea Assets) (EUAEAGAO)
Keywords
Where Macro Offshore is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sandnes
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Macro Offshore business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Offshore Accommodation Charter Contracts: Macro Offshore generates revenue primarily through long-term time charter contracts for its accommodation jack-up rigs. Contracts typically include firm periods (e.g., 10–15 months) with client options to extend, and cover mobilization, demobilization, and accommodation services. Examples include the Aker BP Valhall contract (~$87M, 15 months firm), Equinor Draupner contract (~$58M, 10 months firm), and Siemens Energy offshore wind contract (6-year firm + 4-year option).
- Offshore Wind Accommodation Services: Provision of accommodation services to offshore wind projects, including crew housing, catering, and support services for wind turbine installation and maintenance activities. Awarded a 10-year contract with Siemens Energy (6-year firm + 4-year option) commencing June 2027 for offshore wind projects in the North Sea.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Macro Offshore product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Macro Offshore owns and operates high-end self-elevating jack-up accommodation vessels that provide safe, hotel-grade offshore accommodation to major oil and gas operators and offshore wind developers in the North Sea. The company delivers fully managed charter services—including accommodation, catering, and supporting facilities—on long-term contracts, leveraging 100% gangway connection and power-from-shore capability to enable continuous operations and reduced emissions for clients.
Product overview
Macro Offshore operates a fleet of high-end offshore accommodation jackup vessels providing safe, effective, and comfortable offshore accommodation services. The company owns and operates Crossway Eagle and provides technical and commercial management for Haven (owned by subsidiary Jacktel AS). Both vessels are purpose-built accommodation units designed for harsh North Sea conditions with 100% gangway connectivity capability, enabling clients to reduce project execution time. The company focuses on environmental sustainability with low carbon footprint per bed and has delivered power from vessels to host platforms during commissioning.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Crossway Eagle Self-elevating accommodation jackup unit designed to maintain gangway connection in adverse sea conditions, operable in harsh environments rated for 350 feet / 100 m water depth. Features a 55-foot cantilever with 200-tonnes pedestal crane and two 50-tonnes auxiliary cranes. Capacity of 354 persons (166 double berth cabins and 22 single berth cabins). Currently on long-term contract with TotalEnergies in Denmark and largely committed until 2037. Owned by Macro Offshore.
- Haven Four-legged self-elevating accommodation unit built for harsh North Sea offshore environment with high safety specifications and efficient hotel facilities. Capacity of 444 persons on board with 64 office places and 3 conference rooms. Features WiFi throughout, cinema, gym, recreation spaces, and internet cafe. Currently committed to clients until end 2027, available from 2028. Owned by Jacktel AS with technical and commercial management provided by Macro Offshore.
- Offshore Accommodation Charter Services (Oil & Gas)
Quantifiable outcome
- 100% gangway connection delivered since 2011
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Macro Offshore
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Macro Offshore technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Macro Offshore partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.
- Siemens EnergyflagshipMacro Offshore won a 10-year contract (6-year firm + up to 4-year option) with Siemens Energy for the provision of accommodation services to various Offshore Wind Projects in the North Sea, commencing June 2027. Macro Offshore committed the accommodation jack-up Crossway Eagle for the projects. This is Macro Offshore's second contract in the offshore wind market, following mobilization to Equinor's Empire Wind project offshore New York.
- EquinorflagshipJacktel AS was awarded a contract by Equinor for the provision of accommodation services to the Draupner platform on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Contract commenced October 2024 with firm duration of 10 months and options to extend up to 6 months. Estimated contract value ~USD 58 million. Haven was committed for the project. Equinor subsequently exercised multiple contract extensions.
- ConocoPhillipscoreMacro Offshore's Haven rig delivered four years of accommodation services at the ConocoPhillips Ekofisk/Eldfisk complex, marking the commencement of the company's accommodation operations in 2011.
- Aker BPflagshipJacktel AS was awarded a contract by Aker BP for the provision of accommodation services to the Valhall PWP-Fenris project. Contract to commence 2Q 2026 with firm duration of 15 months and options to extend up to 6 months. Estimated contract value ~USD 87 million including mobilization and demobilization. Haven was committed for the project.
- Jacktel AScoreJacktel AS is the owner of the Haven accommodation rig, for which Macro Offshore provides commercial and technical management services. Macro Offshore was created through a merger between Master Marine and Crossway Holdings in 2019, with the merged company established in Norway on Master Marine's organisation. Haven is one of the most environmentally friendly accommodation rigs in the North Sea with power-from-shore capability. Jacktel AS is listed on NOTC.
- TotalEnergiesflagshipCrossway Eagle commenced its first accommodation service contract with TotalEnergies (previously Maersk Oil & Gas) in November 2016 in the Danish North Sea. The rig has been on long-term operations with TotalEnergies Denmark for seven years. TotalEnergies EP Denmark and Jacktel have extended the time charter contract multiple times, most recently for the Tyra field development until June 30, 2024.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Macro Offshore competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Solstad Offshore: Solstad Offshore is a large Norwegian owner-operator of offshore service vessels (AHTS, PSV and subsea construction). Although it does not specialize in accommodation jack-ups, it overlaps with Macro Offshore's North Sea O&G customer relationships and is increasingly bidding into the offshore-wind accommodation-related vessel segment.
- DOF Group: DOF is a Norwegian offshore service vessel operator with global exposure across the North Sea, Brazil and Asia Pacific. It overlaps with Macro Offshore indirectly by serving the same O&G and emerging offshore-wind customer base, though it does not own dedicated accommodation rigs at the same scale.
Direct peers
- Vroon Offshore: Vroon Offshore operates subsea-support, construction and accommodation vessels with North Sea exposure. It serves an overlapping customer base (North Sea O&G operators and increasingly offshore wind developers) and competes with Macro Offshore for accommodation-rig tenders.
- Edda Accommodation (Østensjø Rederi): Edda Accommodation operates purpose-built offshore accommodation vessels with gangway-connect and low-emission designs serving Norwegian and UK North Sea O&G operators. It is a Norway-based direct peer targeting the same Aker BP and Equinor-class contracts that drive Macro Offshore's revenue.
- Prosafe SE: Prosafe is the leading global owner and operator of harsh-environment and semi-submersible offshore accommodation rigs. Macro Offshore's CEO Bjørn Eie Henriksen and COO Tom Friestad both held senior leadership roles at Prosafe, and the two firms compete directly for the same North Sea accommodation tenders with comparable self-elevating assets.
- Floatel International: Floatel operates a fleet of semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels serving the North Sea O&G and offshore wind markets. It competes with Macro Offshore for the same Tier-1 operator customers (Equinor, TotalEnergies-style contracts) with overlapping gangway-connection and power-from-shore capability requirements.
Others
- Master Marine (predecessor): Master Marine merged with Crossway Holdings in 2019 to form Macro Offshore, with Master Marine's organisation forming the basis of the merged company. While not an external peer, it represents Macro Offshore's own operating history and assets (now under the Macro Offshore brand), relevant for competitive context in the Norwegian accommodation space.
Emerging players
- North Star: North Star is a UK-based offshore service vessel operator that has expanded aggressively into the offshore wind service vessel and accommodation segment. While it is broader in scope, it competes with Macro Offshore for offshore-wind accommodation and crew-transfer tenders and is a relevant emerging peer in the renewables accommodation adjacency.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Macro Offshore social profiles
Digital presenceMacro Offshore compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Macro Offshore financial estimates
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Macro Offshore leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Macro Offshore funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Macro Offshore M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Macro Offshore
What does Macro Offshore do?
Macro Offshore owns and operates high-end self-elevating jack-up accommodation vessels that provide safe, hotel-grade offshore accommodation to major oil and gas operators and offshore wind developers in the North Sea. The company delivers fully managed charter services—including accommodation, catering, and supporting facilities—on long-term contracts, leveraging 100% gangway connection and power-from-shore capability to enable continuous operations and reduced emissions for clients.
Is Macro Offshore a public or private company?
Macro Offshore is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Macro Offshore founded?
Macro Offshore was founded in 2019. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Macro Offshore based?
Macro Offshore is headquartered in Sandnes, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does Macro Offshore make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Offshore Accommodation Charter Contracts are the primary driver. The others are offshore Wind Accommodation Services.
Who are Macro Offshore's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Solstad Offshore and DOF Group. Direct peers are Vroon Offshore, Edda Accommodation (Østensjø Rederi), Prosafe SE and Floatel International. Master Marine (predecessor) is listed as an others. North Star is listed as an emerging player.
Does Macro Offshore have an API?
No public API is recorded for Macro Offshore.
What industry is Macro Offshore in?
Macro Offshore's product category is Offshore Accommodation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUALABAJ, Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters), with a secondary code of EUAEAGAO, Marine & Offshore Energy O&M (Offshore Wind, Platforms, Subsea Assets). Its NAICS code is 4883 and its SIC code is 1389.