DOF News

Comment: Never a Dull Day

Oct 29, 2019

What do Colombia and Norway have in common? They both led the world in hydrocarbon discoveries in the third quarter of 2019.That GlobalData finding signals but one of many currents shaping an oil-and-gas industry that’s vital to keeping the largest nations on earth clothed…

DOF Subsea Upgrades ROV Fleet

Sep 10, 2019

Subsea services provider DOF Subsea has equipped a further three of its Brazilian offshore vessel fleet with hybrid acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Brasil Ltda.Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav all-in-one subsea navigation instruments…

Petrobras Extends DOF Contract

Sep 03, 2019

Norwegian offshore supply vessel (OSV) operator DOF has been awarded a contract extension for an anchor handling vessel.Norskan, a Brazilian subsidiary of DOF, and Petrobras have signed a 1-year extension for the anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Skandi Fluminense…

OSV Owners Waiting for Better Days in Brazil

Oct 16, 2019

With the resumption of oil and gas block tenders in Brazil, including highly valued pre-salt tenders, offshore support vessel (OSV) owners are expecting to get any vessels that are lying by without a contract to soon rejoin the market. However…

Montara Umbilical Cables Replaced

Sep 26, 2019

Independent oil and gas company Jadestone Energy said replacement subsea umbilical cables have been installed at the Montara complex, offshore Australia.The project to replace the umbilical cables, which provide electrical power and control signals to the Montara complex subsea well-heads…

DOF Wins AHTS Contracts in NZ

Aug 21, 2019

Norwegian offshore supply vessel (OSV) operator DOF has won work for two anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) contracts to support OMV's drilling operations in New Zealand.Two  AHTS vessels, Skandi Emerald and Skandi Atlantic, have been contracted…

DOF Subsea Wins UKCS Decom Job

Aug 08, 2019

Norwegian vessel provider DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract to decommission subsea infrastructure within the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).The Oslo-listed  subsea operating company said in a press note that the contract in the decommissioning…

DOF Wins Charter for PSV in Australia

Aug 07, 2019

DOF Rederi AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of DOF ASA, has signed a 5-year contract for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Skandi Feistein with Esso Australia Pty Ltd.The contract will start in the second half 2019, the vessel owner said on Tuesday…

DOF Bags 2 Platform Supply Contracts

Jul 15, 2019

Norwegian supply shipping company DOF has been awarded short-term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).Premier UK has hired the 4,135-dwt Skandi Caledonia (built 2003) for around four months from this quarter. The PSV will perform supply duties for two firm wells…

DOF Wins New Subsea Contracts

Jul 17, 2019

Norwegian vessel provider DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, securing utilization for vessels in the Subsea/IMR Projects segment.Skandi Skansen will conduct mooring installation on the Njord Future project for Equinor in the Atlantic region…

DOF Subsea Desperately Seeking Funds

Jun 26, 2019

Norwegian offshore support vessel owner DOF Subsea is seeking a revision of debt terms with creditors as it struggles to achieve a refinancing solution.The cash-strapped subsidiary of Oslo-listed DOF Group has launched a bid to align bond and loan covenants as its refinancing continues…

Multi-pronged Brazil Effort Paying off for Norwegians

Jul 08, 2019

After painstakingly plying Petrobras for years, Norway’s offshore supplier-contractors and their halo of sub-suppliers are again earning big Brazilian orders en masse, as the BRIC country’s untapped reserves compel the national oil company to buy — and borrow — Norwegian…

DOF Gets Petrobras Extension

Jun 10, 2019

Norwegian offshore vessel provider DOF said that its Brazilian subsidiary Norskan has received an extension for one of its vessels working in South America.According to a press release from the supply shipping company, it had won a one-year…

DOF Scores Brazil Contracts

May 22, 2019

The DOF Group announced on Wednesday it has been awarded several contracts for its fleet in Brazil commencing during the next months.Norskan Offshore has been awarded a contract from Total in Brazil for the anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Rio…

DOF Subsea Bags North Sea Contracts

May 10, 2019

Norwegian subsea shipping company DOF Subsea has recently secured several new contracts for project scopes to be carried out over the next few months in the North Sea. The Oslo-listed international subsea operating company said in a press note that the contracts…

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