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- Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Limited (DOLPHIN.NS), incorporated in 1979 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, provides specialized offshore and marine services to the oil and gas industry, primarily in Indian waters. The company offers diving and underwater services, including diving support for pipe laying and pipeline stabilization; inspection, maintenance, and repairs of platforms; underwater ship, rig, and jack-up rig repairs; installation and replacement of tie-ins, risers, and conductors; rig support diving; pre-engineering surveys; and underwater construction services. It also provides fabrication and installation services for onshore and offshore structures; turnkey EPC projects; project management; marine operations and vessel management; design engineering; electrical, electronic, and hydraulic systems repairs; anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) operations; and related ancillary services such as marine logistics, pipeline inspections, geophysical surveys, and geotechnical services, with certifications including ISO 9001 and American Bureau of Shipping.
A subsidiary of Deep Industries Ltd., Dolphin Offshore operates a fleet comprising one DP2 accommodation and work barge (Prabha, previously Vikrant Dolphin), four offshore support vessels (OSVs)/workboats, and one AHTS vessel, serving key clients such as ONGC, Oil India, Reliance Industries, Cairn India, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, and the Indian Navy.
In recent developments, the company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Beluga International DMCC, entered a lease agreement in 2025 with Mexico-based Balash Shipping for its Prabha DP2 accommodation barge, marking a strategic expansion into international markets; it also acquired a 37% stake in an anchor handling tug in partnership with HF Offshore GMBH, Germany, to bolster AHTS capabilities. Additionally, Dolphin Offshore commenced operations of the Prabha barge in fiscal year 2025, appointed Captain Krishan Gopal as Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Shivangi Digant Shah as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director, and M/s. RPSS & Co. as Secretarial Auditors, and reported strong financial results with consolidated half-year profit of Rs 2,694.09 lakh for the period ended September 30, 2025. These initiatives reflect ongoing fleet enhancements, leadership strengthening, and operational reactivation following prior challenges.