DOF is pleased to announce a new long-term contract with Petrobras out of the last pipelay support vessel (PLSV) tender and an extension of the current contract for the PLSV Skandi Açu. The existing contract has been extended to mid-2026. This extension will be followed by the new 3-year contract ending mid-2029.
We are also pleased to advise that PLSV Skandi Buzios went back on-hire to Petrobras on August 1st, 2024.
Both vessels are owned by Techdof AS, a joint venture between DOF Subsea (50%) and TechnipFMC (50%).
Mons S. Aase, CEO DOF Group ASA, said, “We are pleased to announce another award under this PLSV tender, adding important back log to the Group, and it confirms our long relationship with Petrobras".
About DOF Group
DOF Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction, subsea engineering, inspection, repair and maintenance and survey services, which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment.
About Petrobras
Petrobras has upwards of 100 production platforms, 16 refineries, 30,000 kilometers of pipelines and more than 6,000 service stations. Our proved reserves are around 14 billion barrels of oil, a figure expected to double in the next few years. With the discovery of oil and gas in the pre-salt region, Brazil may become the world's fourth biggest oil producer in 2030.
We have built a track record of overcoming challenges since 1953, when the company was created. The main one was developing technology to explore and produce oil in deep and ultra-deep waters, where upwards of 90% of our reserves are nestled. With innovation and daringness, we are now the Brazilian company that makes the applies for the most patents in Brazil and abroad.