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DOF Subsea Nets Angola FSV Work

Sep 17, 2020

Oslo-listed offshore vessel and services company DOF Subsea has won an integrated Field Support Vessel (FSV) contract with an international oil company in Angola. DOF Subsea will deploy its Skandi Seven vessel for a minimum of 303 firm vessel days plus 365 days of options…

ABS Grants Approval in Principle for DSME Floater

Oct 21, 2020

Maritime and offshore classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of what it described as 'a wide breadth, single row, near-shore LNG Floating Production Storage Offloading Vessel (FPSO) hull with a jetty-moored system…

DOF Sells Two Offshore Vessels

Aug 12, 2020

Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner DOF has through its subsidiary DOF Rederi sold two offshore vessels.DOF said Wednesday it had sold the 2002-built anchor handler Skandi Giant. The AHTS unit has been sold to an unnamed international buyer for an undisclosed fee…

DOF Subsea Scores Multiple Vessel Charters in Atlantic Region

Aug 13, 2020

Norwegian offshore support vessel owner DOF Subsea has said it has won several new contracts for survey, inspection, maintenance & repair, and decommissioning. 'A selection of the vessels in the DOF Subsea fleet shall be deployed to undertake the work…

DOF Subsea Wins 'Key Award' with Chevron in Australia

Aug 07, 2020

Oslo-listed subsea services and vessels company DOF Subsea has been awarded an IMR Services contract with Chevron in Australia. It has also won a moorings replacement deal in Southeast Asia.DOF Subsea will support Chevron's North-West Shelf and near-shore subsea assets in Australia with DP Vessels…

DOF in Standstill Agreement with Lenders

May 18, 2020

Norwegian offshore support and subsea service vessel owners DOF and DOF Subsea have reached stand-still agreements with lenders representing to 93% secured debt of DOF companies. The agreement means all payments of principal and interest to…

Well Intervention Market Overview

Aug 11, 2020

The well intervention market is a niche one, with only a few main players – including Helix/Well Ops, Island Offshore, AKOFS Offshore and Siem Offshore – and only three key geographical regions; Northwest Europe, South America and the US Gulf of Mexico…

Time for an Intervention?

Aug 10, 2020

Just as the oil and gas industry was starting to get back on its feet, COVID-19 and plummeting oil prices have affected the market across the board, including well intervention. But players in this space are optimistic, with new vessels and…

Petrobras Charters DOF Offshore Vessel Trio

Jun 16, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured long-term charters for a trio of anchor handling units with Petrobras in Brazil.DOF said Tuesday Petrobras had awarded its Skandi Urca and Skandi Fluminense vessels 2+2 year contracts with the start in September 2020…

Early Termination for DOF's Skandi Acergy. More Work for Two Other Vessels

May 06, 2020

Offshore vessel operator DOF Subsea has received a notice of early termination of a two-year charter contract for its vessel Skandi Acergy.The notice period is 60 days, and the termination of the charter contract for the construction / flex-lay vessel will be effective on 1 July 2020…

DOF Chairman to Resign after 18 Years in Position

Apr 27, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has said Helge Møgster will be resigning from the Board of Directors in DOF ASA following the upcoming ordinary General Meeting, after 18 years in the role as Chairman. He will also resign as chairman in DOF Subsea AS…

Ampelmann Nabs Five Gangway Orders in Offshore Wind Space

Jun 29, 2020

Offshore gangway specialist Ampelmann has won several new contracts in the offshore wind space.The company said Monday it had recently won five new deals to provide gangway systems to Norwegian offshore vessel owners BOA, Volstad, Olympic Shipping…

DOF: Several OSVs Might Go in Layup

Apr 22, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has warned that several of its vessels might be laid up after the end of their current contracts, citing lack of new work opportunities amid the oil price rout and COVID-19 pandemic effects. On a positive note…

Subsea 7 to Cut 3000 Jobs, Reduce Vessel Fleet

May 28, 2020

Offshore installation and construction specialist Subsea 7 will cut 3000 jobs by 2021, and reduce its active vessel fleet, it said in a statement on Thursday.Subsea 7 a month ago said that with the deterioration in the outlook for new oil and gas awards…

VesselsValue Takes a Deeper Look at Norway's OSVs

May 08, 2020

In last month’s column, I focused on how the Covid-19 situation had affected various offshore operating regions around the globe. In this article, we shall focus on Europe, with attention paid to Norway and Solstad Offshore’s recently announced financial restructuring…

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