Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group says it has won two contracts for two of its vessels in the North Sea. The first contracted was awarded to the DOF subsidiary DOF Rederi AS, which has signed an agreement with Nexen Petroleum UK for Skandi Marstein. The contract will start in May and is firm until end 2017. DOF Rederi has also signed a 3 months contract plus … [Read more...]
Fire On Board PSV Skandi Stolmen Offshore Brazil
An investigation has been launched into a fire on board the platform supply vessel Skandi Stolmen offshore Brazil. According to DOF Group, the fire broke out Wednesday on board the 1977-built PSV while operating in Brazil's Campos Basin. The vessel is operated by Norskan Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DOF ASA. DOF says that all sixteen crewmembers were evacuated … [Read more...]
Fatal Accident On Board AHTS Skandi Pacific Off Western Australia – UPDATE
A fatal accident occurred on board the Bahamas-flagged AHTS Skandi Pacific while off Western Australia on the on the Northwest Shelf on Tuesday. Norway's DOF Management, part of DOF Group ASA, has confirmed that a crew member was killed while working on board the 3,170 DWT anchor handling tug at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The incident … [Read more...]
VARD Delivers 280 Tons Of Bollard Pull To NorSkan
DOF AS reports today the 280 ton bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Angra was delivered yesterday from Vard Niterói shipyard to its owner, NorSkan Offshore Ltda and has since commenced an 8-year contract for Petrobras. NorSkan Offshore is a wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary of DOF AS. The vessel is a VARD AH11 design and features a conventional 18,000 … [Read more...]
Watch: Skandi Africa Departs VARD
In the following video, the 160.9 m Skandi Africa, owned by DOF and on contract to Technip, is seen departing the shipyard for the first time at VARD Søviknes. https://vimeo.com/123445699 The Skandi Africa is currently being outfitted at Huisman's Schiedam facility in The Netherlands with a 650 metric ton Pipelay Tower (the yellow one in the picture below), a 150mt … [Read more...]
Skandi Salvador Extended Offshore Brazil
Chevron Brasil (Chevron) has extended the contract for the STX ROV 06-design subsea construction vessel Skandi Salvador for the remainder of 2015, according to vessel owner DOF ASA. The vessel has been operating for Chevron on the Frade oil field conduction subsea inspection, repair and maintenance since delivery of the vessel in 2009. In addition, DOF says their has been … [Read more...]
Norskan Offshore Sells Off 5 UT-Design OSVs
Norskan Offshore, the Rio de Janeiro-based subsidiary of Norwegian shipowner DOF ASA, has entered into an agreement today for the sale of 5 offshore support vessels operating in Brazil. The ships included in the agreement are the AHTS Skandi Copacabana, a 2005-built UT 722 L design, and the UT 755-design platform supply vessels Skandi Leblon (2004), Skandi Flamengo (2003), … [Read more...]