Oceaneering has also been working on mid-water/suspended docking cage for its Freedom vehicle and it’s also looking at USVs as the surface asset to support that docking.
Region: Norway
Leveraging technology to access real-time data enables companies to streamline activities, gain operational efficiencies, and improve worker safety by reducing the number of personnel required offshore. This is an evolution of operations that allows workers located around the world to unite as one interconnected team.
Maintaining flow assurance is a critical part of operations planning for oil and gas pipelines. The daily cost of unplanned maintenance and shutdowns can quickly accumulate. Any number of things can set back successful operations, including damage to the pipeline from corrosion, pitting, and cracking, as well as buildup from hydrates and heavy wax.
Back in 2019, Oceaneering won a Spotlight on New Technology Award for its novel Subsea Pumping Technology (SPT) designs. Since then, Oceaneering has built hardware around this concept, and in 2020, started long term underwater system qualification testing in concert with a major operator.
Existing work class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are struggling to keep up with the raging tidal currents found at offshore wind and renewable project development areas. Oceaneering was approached to create an ROV solution that would open operational windows in these geographical areas where harsh currents can cause costly project delays.