Petrobras informed today that it contracted the ship Skandi Rio from DOF. The vessel will support the company's exploration and production activities

Petrobras closed today a three-year contract with DOF for the Skandi Rio vessel. The towing and anchor handling vessel will support Petrobras' exploration and production activities on the Brazilian continental shelf.

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Skandi Rio is an AHTS vessel of Brazilian construction and flag, equipped with work class ROVs for operations up to 3.000 meters deep. The vessel is a UT 722 L design built in 2007.

The CEO of DOF says in a statement that “I am very pleased with the award of the contract, which confirms the strong position of the DOF Group in the South American region”.

Previously, the vessel operated for the French multinational Total, also in Brazil, in a contract signed in May 2019. The contract expired in 13 firm months and two six-month options.

Skandi Rio:

The Skandi Rio is a new generation high power anchor handling vessel designed for field installation operations in a wide range of water depths and environmental conditions. The vessel is primarily equipped to drop anchors for drilling rigs, tow mobile rigs and position offshore equipment.

SKANDI RIO is a Tug / Supply Vessel that was built in 2007 (13 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Brazil. Its cargo capacity is 2.600 t DWT and its current draft is 6,1 meters. Its total length (LOA) is 80,5 meters and its width is 18,04 meters.