DOF ASA

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DOF
Type Public
DOFG
ISIN NO0012851874
Industry
Founded1981 as District Offshore AS
Headquarters Austevoll, Norway
Area served
Key people
Mons S. Aase (CEO)
Services
Parent DOF Group ASA
Subsidiaries DOF Subsea AS, DOF Management AS, Norskan Offshore Ltda, DOF Rederi AS
Website www.dof.com

DOF ASA was the parent company of the DOF Group, a Norwegian supply shipping company. DOF ASA underwent a bankruptcy process in the Norwegian courts in 2023 and on the 25th of May 2023, a new parent company DOF Group ASA was established and the company continues to operate as an integrated offshore services supplier with global operations.

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Background

Founded in 1981, the DOF Group is a global offshore services company combining asset ownership and project engineering to deliver integrated services to the offshore energy sector.

DOF offers a wide spectrum of offshore services including project management, engineering, survey, remote intervention, diving operations, ROV services, and vessel operations. As of the 31st of March 2023, the company operates more than 50 offshore vessels. This includes 11 platform supply vessels, 15 anchor handling tug supply vessels and 29 Construction Support vessels.

With main offices in Norway, DOF’s global operation centers and business units are in UK, USA, Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Angola, and Australia.

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