DOF Subsea’s Skandi Hercules goes to work in India

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DOF Subsea Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DOF ASA has received a Letter of Award for the installation of a FPSO mooring system in India and the project management and engineering associated with the hookup and commissioning of the FPSO. The work will be executed in Q4 2012 and is valued at USD 16m.  

Steve Brown, EVP, Asia Pacific said “this, and other recent awards, build on the excellent track record that DOF Subsea has in the region.  Our Project Management and Engineering capability along with our regional fleet the Skandi Hercules, Skandi Singapore and Skandi Hawk are central to our drive to achieve ever higher standards of safety, quality and reliability. We look forward to working with our clients to deliver safe and successful projects.”

Notes to the Editor

DOF Subsea, a DOF ASA Company, has rapidly grown to become a leading provider of subsea services in all the major oil and gas production regions around the world. With a world class fleet of offshore vessels, ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicles), diving and survey systems, the group combines expertise and technology to deliver integrated subsea solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry.     

DOF Subsea provides project managed and engineered subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance, survey and positioning services.

The Skandi Hercules: Truly versatile, the Skandi Hercules is ideally suited to a diverse range of construction, field support, deepwater mooring and field installation operations. At 108 m long, operating capabilities include a large moonpool, a 140 t Offshore Crane, "Safe Deck" manipulator crane system, a main winch capacity of 500 t and secondary of 170 t and a bollard pull of 350 t. The Skandi Hercules has a Schilling UHD work class ROV, a working deck area of 1,070 m2 and below deck chain lockers totalling 1,150 m3.

For more information contact: CEO Mons Aase, Tel. +47 91 66 10 12  


With a multi-national workforce in excess of 4,000 personnel, DOF ASA is an international group of companies which owns and operates a fleet of modern offshore/subsea vessels, and engineering capacity to service both the offshore and subsea market. With over 30 years in the offshore business, the group has a strong position in terms of experience, innovation, product range, technology and capacity.

DOF’s core businesses are vessel ownership, vessel management, project management, engineering, vessel operations, survey, remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the oil and gas sector. From PSV charter to Subsea engineering, DOF offers a full spectrum of top quality offshore services to facilitate an ever-growing and demanding industry.

The company's main operation centers and business units are located in Norway, the UK, the USA, Singapore, Brazil, Argentine, Egypt, Angola, and Australia.


DOF ASA is listed on the Oslo Exchange since 1997.

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