DOF News

Tapping into AUVs’ potential

Jun 01, 2017

The true potential of AUV capabilities have not been fully realized, according to a technical session at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference. Karen Boman reports. An Oceaneering AUV. Photos from Oceaneering…

DOF in Canadian Subsea Shipping takeover

Apr 25, 2017

DOF Subsea has purchased the remaining shares in Canadian Subsea Shipping Co. Before the transaction, DOF Subsea owned 45 % of the shares in the company. Canadian Subsea Shipping Co. has a newbuild vessel under construction at Vard Group in Norway.

Skandi Búzios PLSV starts Petrobras charter

Apr 19, 2017

TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea's jointly owned Skandi Búzios pipelay support vessel (PLSV) has started its 8-year charter with Petrobras. Skandi Búzios is the sistership of the Skandi Açu, which started its charter contract almost exactly a year ago…

DOF inks UKCS mooring gig

Mar 10, 2017

DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract in the Atlantic region for the mooring installation of a floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit on the UKCS (North Sea).    DOF Subsea will deploy the Skandi Skansen along with a…

Keeping station

Apr 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin chats with Helix Energy Solutions to find out how the intervention services provider is keeping afloat with new collaborative offerings, and, yes, new vessels entering the market. Helix’s newbuild the Siem Helix 1…

DOF inks Prelude vessel gig

Feb 14, 2017

DOF Subsea Australia has been awarded a contract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC, for the provision of multipurpose support vessel (MSV) Geoholm for Shell's Prelude FLNG project. The Geoholm will be required to provide ROV and…

Consolidation – a path to subsea vessel sustainability

Mar 14, 2017

In recent years, the speed with which newbuild vessels have entered the market has amplified the subsea vessel demand/supply imbalance. This has been further exacerbated by sustained low oil prices, as operators defer the sanctioning…

DOF inks Asia Pacific IMR work

Feb 03, 2017

DOF Subsea has been awarded a three-year inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) frame agreement with one of the major oil and gas companies in the In Asia Pacific region.   DOF Subsea has recently secured a safety case for Geoholm…

Petrobras contracts DOF trio

Jan 31, 2017

DOF subsidiary Norskan Offshore has secured three contracts with Brazilian giant Petrobras. The first, is a one plus one year contract for the Skandi Botafogo, which is set to start 15 February. Skandi Botafogo is an anchor handling tug supply vessel…

DOF appoints US general manager

Jan 19, 2017

DOF Subsea North America has appointed Greg Donnelly as the new general manager of the DOF Subsea US team. Donnelly assumed responsibilities 16 January 2017 and will report directly to Marco Sclocchi, executive vice president North America…

Huisman to deliver first Brazil crane

Feb 07, 2017

Huisman is set to deliver the first crane built and tested at their production facility in Navegantes, Santa Catarina state, in the south of Brazil. Image from Huisman. The 50…

DOF inks contract trio

Jan 05, 2017

DOF has been awarded three new contracts. The first contract, with Asco Marine Ltd., is a two-year firm contract, with options, for the vessel Skandi Aukra. The second contract, with Eni Norge, is a 13-month call-off, with minimum 60 days firm for the vessel Skandi Iceman…

Skandi Vitoria gets Petrobras contract

Jan 16, 2017

Petrobras has awarded the Brazilian built pipelay support vessel, Skandi Vitória, a contract of 532 days. The contract will commence in January.  The vessel is owned through a joint venture together with Technip.  Skandi Vitória is the first pipelay vessel built in Brazil…

DOF Subsea scores Ithaca decom job

Oct 07, 2016

Subsea services provider DOF Subsea said it has been awarded a contract by Ithaca Energy for phase 1 of the decommissioning of the Ithaca-operated Athena field in the UK North Sea. Athena is in UK Continental Shelf block 14/18B in the…

Akastor, Mitsui form 50/50 JV

Sep 20, 2016

Norwegian oil service firm Akastor has agreed to form a joint venture with Mitsui and its subsidiary AKOFS Offshore. The joint venture has already agreed to acquire the Skandi Santos hull from DOF Subsea Rederi and the Skandi Santos topside from AKOFS…

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