Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd

Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd

Incorporated in May.'79 as a private limited company Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) (DOEL) was converted into a public limited company in May '94. It was promoted by Kirpal Singh. The company provides ancillary services like diving underwater engineering vessel management oil exploration and drilling pipeline inspections geo-physical surveys and geo-technical services.The company has entered into a tie-up with the Singapore-based Sembawang Maritime (SML) which will provide the entire range of marine transportation and offshore logistics activities in India. The new joint-venture SML-Dolphin Maritime Pvt Ltd has 51% foreign equity participation. DOEL has successfully undertaken turnkey projects for N N N Japan ONGC Mazagon Dock Essar Oil Jindal Drilling and other organisations working on the Indian waters. On 31 Dec.'95 the company acquired its first ocean going vessel -- Ganga Dolphin. It is a survey-cum-utility vessel and the only one of its kind under the Indian flag.The company has received ISO 9002 Certification through American Bureau of Shipping [ABS] for marine management of vessels diving and underwater engineering management of fabrication and offshore turnkey projects and ship repairs. The company has completed the Mumbai North Clamp-on Project during 2001-02. The company is the sub-contractors to Larsen & Toubro Ltd for the turnkey offshore scope of work on the installation of clamps and platform.The company has acquired an Vessel M V Mernaid Explorer during January 2005 at a cost of US$ 2.15 million.This vessel has been acquired from Mermaid Marine Agencies Pvt Ltd.Australia and the vessel has been renamed as Brahmaputra Dolphin.