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Dec. 30 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new four-year contract with Petrobras for the remotely operated support vessel (RSV) Skandi Commander. The contract was awarded following the same competitive tender process that led to six previous four-year RSV contracts announced earlier. The Skandi Commander will be equipped with both a... Continue Reading →
Dec. 18 (offshore-energy.biz) Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has landed seven contract extensions with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras, which will add more than $160 million to the firm’s backlog. While disclosing seven new contract extensions with Petrobras in Brazil, DOF explains that five of its Brazilian-flagged anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, all with... Continue Reading →
Nov. 11 (offshore-energy.biz) How smarter ROV deployment starts with smarter, real-time sea state measurement. The deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) is one of the most critical and riskiest activities in offshore operations. These subsea systems are essential for tasks such as inspections, repairs and construction in challenging underwater environments. But when it comes to... Continue Reading →
Nov. 4 (OE) Oceaneering International, Inc. announced Vision Subsea, a new module within the cloud‑based Vision 3D data visualization software platform developed by GDi, an Oceaneering company. The module presents engineering-grade point cloud data generated during ROV operations, giving engineers a measurable, contextual view of subsea asset integrity to better enable identification of anomaly location,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 23 (OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured contract extensions for two of its subsea vessels, both operating in Guyana. The contract extensions are for Skandi Nomad and Skandi Constructor, which will remain on duty for one more year each. Following the extensions, Skandi Nomad is contracted until the fourth quarter... Continue Reading →
Oct. 14 - Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured long-term contracts for two of its vessels with Petrobras for work offshore Brazil. The contracts, with a combined value of approximately $200 million, are for Skandi Chieftain high-spec subsea vessel and Skandi Olympia DP2 construction support vessel. The vessels have been awarded four-year... Continue Reading →
Oct. 7 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras, for its subsea equipment support vessel AKOFS Santos, which will continue to operate offshore Brazil. Following a competitive tender process, the vessel will continue to perform services as a multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) for Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 - Petrobras announced the chartering of four RSV (ROV Support Vessel) vessels, designed to support subsea operations, in contracts totaling R$10.2 billion. The contract was concluded through a bidding process that began in October 2024. The units will be built at the Navship shipyard, located in Navegantes, Santa Catarina, with delivery scheduled between... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 (OE) Subsea robotics firm Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract with long-term client DOF for the delivery of a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and supporting tether management system. The equipment will support extensive subsea operations in Brazil conducted by DOF, which operates one of the largest fleets of FET XLX... Continue Reading →
Sept. 26 (offshore-energy.biz) Norway’s vessel owner DOF Group has secured three assignments off the coast of Brazil, enabling it to undertake subsea inspections of underwater facilities operated by Petrobras, the South American country’s state-owned oil and gas giant. The award of three service contracts, which follows a competitive tender process, will enable DOF to execute subsea... Continue Reading →
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