STX OSV Secures Contract For One Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel For DOF

STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for DOF. The value of the contract amounts to approximately NOK 650 million.
The vessel is of OSCV 11 design, developed by STX OSV in Ålesund, Norway. It will be designed with the new innovative moon pool concept from STX OSV.
STX OSV Design has together with Marintek and DOF Management just completed an extensive research program supported by the Norwegian Research Council, focusing on safe design and operation of moon pools. The results of the three years’ R&D program have been incorporated into the new moon pool design for the OSCV. Compared to vessels with conventional moon pool design, the vessel can operate in a wider range of weather conditions in a safer manner for the vessel’s crew and equipment.
The overall length of the vessel will be approximately 121 meters with a beam of 22 meters. It will be equipped with one 250 tons offshore crane and two ROV systems. The vessel will have accommodation for 100 persons.
Delivery is scheduled from STX OSV Søviknes in Norway in 2Q 2013. The hull of the vessel will be delivered from STX OSV Tulcea in Romania.
DOF was founded in 1981 and is today an international group of companies which owns and operates a modern fleet of offshore / subsea vessels. The DOF group’s diversified fleet consists of innovative vessels specialized for different operational purposes; Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels (AHTS) and Construction Support /Subsea ROV Vessels (CSV).
STX OSV Secures Contract For One Subsea Support Vessel For Island Offshore
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one advanced subsea support vessel for Island Offshore. The value of the contract amounts to more than NOK 500 million.
The vessel will be of Rolls Royce’s UT 737 CD design. The overall length will be 96 meters with a beam of 21 meters. The vessel will be equipped with one 125 tons offshore crane and ROV systems for operations up to 3,000 meters water depth. It will be designed with a moon pool, accommodations for 60 persons and according to NOFO standards for oil spill response.
Delivery is scheduled from STX OSV Brevik in Norway in 1Q 2014. The hull of the vessel will be delivered from STX OSV Braila in Romania.
The Island Offshore Group is a leading provider of services to the offshore industry ranging from Platform Supply and Anchor Handling to Advanced Subsea Operations including Increased Oil Recovery (IOR) and Light Well Intervention (LWI).