Doha Marine Services (DMS), a Renaissance Services subsidiary under the umbrella of its Topaz Marine group, has won a five year vessel contract worth $48 million from Maersk Oil Qatar.

Under the contract, the offshore support vessel Topaz Shaheen will serve as a standby support vessel for Maersk Oil Qatar in the Al Shaheen Field in Qatar. The Topaz Shaheen forms part of the company’s Topaz Marine Mena fleet serving oil majors and international offshore contractors.

The Renaissance subsidiary, DMS, was acquired by Renaissance in 2008. Topaz Shaheen has been working for Maersk providing services such as anchor handling, personnel transfer as well as acting as a Safety Standby Vessel for rescue operations and firefighting. The vessel was awarded a long-term contract upon successful completion of its one year stint with Maersk Oil Qatar.

The Topaz Shaheen is undergoing an upgrade which will enhance the vessel’s capabilities and make the vessel capable of dynamic positioning operations and oil spill recovery. Topaz Shaheen will also be able to undertake Remote Operated Vehicle and survey support operations.-TradeArabia News Service