Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has received a letter of intent for the employment of an I-class vessel on a project scheduled for 2028, Splash 247 reported. The proposed assignment has not yet reached the full contract award stage. DOF expects that step to be confirmed by mid-November 2026, ahead of a planned start in the first half of 2028.
The prospective contract falls within DOF’s definition of a large award, a category covering values between $50m and $100m, according to Splash 247. An exact price has not been disclosed. The published range therefore reflects the company’s classification of the proposed work rather than a precise financial figure for the eventual agreement. Both the contract confirmation and the vessel’s deployment remain prospective at this stage.
The planned scope extends beyond supplying the vessel. It also includes project management and engineering provided by DOF’s own teams, alongside procurement and logistics support services. These activities form part of the work outlined for the proposed award. The letter of intent thus covers a combination of vessel employment and supporting services, although the report gives no separate financial breakdown for those elements.
DOF has not identified which ship will take the assignment. The vessel is to be selected from the four I-class units in its fleet: Skandi Implementer and Skandi Inventor, both built in 2018, and Skandi Installer and Skandi Involver, both built in 2017. No individual vessel has therefore been publicly linked to the work beyond its inclusion in that four-ship selection pool.
The next expected milestone is confirmation of the full award in mid-November 2026. If the contract is awarded, the selected ship will begin the assignment during the first six months of 2028, under the timetable reported by Splash 247.