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ROV’s and experienced operators
DNT Offshore

In December 2007, BOURBON acquired DNT Offshore, a dynamic and innovative Italian company specializing in continental or deepwater offshore inspection (up to 4,000 meters) with fully electrical Cougar and Falcon-type ROVs.

Located in Ravenna in Northern Italy, the DNT Offshore company was created in 2002 by Massimo Martini and two partners, Messers Valentini and Cicognani. Massimo Martini began his career in the 1990s by conducting subsea works as a professional diver before taking advantage of the tremendous opportunity offered by robotics. With 44 employees, the company posted a 24% increase in revenues in 2007.

A custom-designed service

DNT Offshore specializes through the use of electric ROVs in underwater assistance for offshore surveys, construction, drilling and decommissioning of offshore oil fields.

DNT Offshore offers to oil & gas companies:

• Underwater visual and NDT inspection services (non-destructive test).
• Visual and instrumental pipelines, flowlines, control umbilicals and cables for the routing of survey services.
• Subsea intervention and maintenance services.
• ROV assistance for offshore drilling operations.

DNT Offshore offers to main contractors:

• ROV assistance during offshore construction work.
• ROV assistance during operations involving the laying of pipelines, flowlines, control umbilicals and cables and commissioning operations.
• ROV assistance to diving operations.
• ROV assistance in the decommissioning of offshore structures.

A quality service recognized by clients

DNT is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified by LLoyds, a member of IMCA (International Marine Contractor Association). Throughout the world, in Australia, from Africa to the North Sea, numerous oil companies place their trust in DNT, companies like ENI, BP (AOIC) and Dolphin Energy. DNT also works for contractors and has worked for SAIPEM, Acergy, Allseas, Caldive, DeepOcean, Elettra, EMS, Geolab, Global Industries, Micoperi, and Nautronix…

Specific expertise and skilled personnel

The employees of DNT Offshore are highly qualified and trained in the operation and maintenance of electrical ROVs and their specific ancillary equipment.

Personnel are trained and assessed according to the IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association) scheme of competence and to BOURBON Competency and training Standards. They undergo in-house and external training specific to DNT Offshore’s own vehicles.