Singapore, January 29, 2026, 15:39 SGT — Regular session
- Seatrium dipped about 0.5% to S$2.11 in afternoon deals, slipping from S$2.12 at the last close
- Seatrium’s full-year results are due Feb. 26, and investors are preparing for the announcement
- Sentiment stays subdued after a recent arbitration filing tied to DolWin 5
Seatrium Ltd shares eased about 0.5% to S$2.11 in Thursday afternoon trades, down from Wednesday’s close of S$2.12. The stock has fluctuated between S$2.09 and S$2.13 so far today. Over the past year, its price ranged from a low of S$1.62 to a high of S$2.60. (Google)
Seatrium is set to release its annual results soon, spotlighting its work in both oil-and-gas and offshore wind sectors. The full-year financial report for the period ending Dec. 31, 2025, is scheduled for Feb. 26 before the market opens. (SGX Links)
Attention stays fixed on order momentum, project delivery, and cash flow as shipyards and fabricators deal with unpredictable milestones and shifting contracts. In Singapore’s smaller industrial stocks, traders often act fast—liquidity can disappear almost instantly.
A second issue is still unresolved: arbitration tied to an offshore wind grid-connection platform in Germany. On Jan. 22, Seatrium said its unit, Seatrium New Energy, together with consortium partner Aibel, launched arbitration over their DolWin 5 project consortium agreement. Both sides have put forward claims related to scope, costs, and how revenue should be split.
Seatrium disclosed that both parties held claims against one another—“in the region of” 180 million euros and 113 million euros—related to direct scopes of work. Preliminary advice suggests any legitimate claims on these direct scopes would be covered by reserved consortium funds of about 5 million euros, with no further financial exposure anticipated.
The company said the arbitration is still in its early stages, so it’s too soon to gauge any financial impact. That will depend entirely on the final ruling.
Energy prices surged again, weighing on the market. Oil jumped for a third day in a row during Asian trading, driven by worries over geopolitics. Suvro Sarkar, head of DBS Bank’s energy sector team, singled out the “geopolitical risk premium” linked to Iran and the Middle East as the main driver. (Reuters)
Higher oil prices don’t automatically translate into fresh contract wins, particularly for Seatrium, which operates in offshore renewables alongside conventional offshore and marine fields. On top of that, a dip in global risk appetite can drag down cyclicals—even when crude is on the up.
Risks run in both directions. A larger-than-expected provisioning charge, delays in key projects, or an unfavorable arbitration ruling might force investors to reassess the cushion factored into contracts and consortium agreements. Seatrium has already flagged the unpredictability surrounding the final impact of the dispute.
Seatrium’s full-year earnings report drops Feb. 26, before Singapore’s market opens. Investors are fixated on any fresh details about the DolWin 5 project—timing, risk factors—anything that might move the stock as much as the numbers. (SGX Links)
