DOF Subsea and Technip awarded contract for four new pipelay support vessels
The joint venture owned by DOF ASA´s subsidiary DOF Subsea and Technip was awarded by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) four contracts. These contracts cover the construction of four new pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) and operation in Brazilian waters to install flexible pipes. The combined value of the contracts for the DOF Group is approximately NOK 10 billion. Two of the PLSVs will have a 300-ton laying tension capacity and will be fabricated in Brazil with a high national content. The other two vessels will be designed to achieve a 650-ton laying tension capacity, thus enabling