At a recent SUT meeting, Steffan Linsø, Director of Emerging Technologies (Europe) at Oceaneering, said that the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) industry is at a major crossroads. The demand to reduce costs and increase efficiency is causing companies to re-think the ways that they operate assets and to do this will require new vehicle designs. … Read more
HOUSTON, December 20, 2018 – Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces that it has secured a three-year Provision of Inspection Enactment Services contract with Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services division in the Western Hemisphere (“Petrofac”), growing its asset integrity portfolio within the U.K. Continental Shelf (UKCS). Oceaneering will retain its existing contract on one of Petrofac’s Duty … Read more
While already at an advanced stage in the development of an innovative long-term resident ROV system, Oceaneering recent began work with Equinor on a pilot project to design a shorter-duration resident vehicle. Unsurprisingly, the two vehicles are completely different.
As companies develop inspection tools for deployment in deeper water, considerable effort is invested in eliminating impediments that could compromise performance and meet the challenge of deepwater pipeline inspections.
As global operators search for innovative and cost-saving subsea solutions, projects like the Oceaneering E-ROV (a resident ROV) system are proving that deviating from the norm has enormous potential.