Oceaneering Wins ROV Service Contract Offshore Brazil

July 27, 2022 – Houston, Texas – Today, Oceaneering International announces that its Subsea Robotics segment has been awarded a multi-year service contract supporting Petrobras projects off the coast of Brazil. This award continues to build on our success in growing our remotely operated vehicle (ROV) business in an important energy market.

Oceaneering will provide survey and ROV services for AKOFS Offshore’s subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) Aker Wayfarer. The scope of work includes the provision of two Millennium® Plus work class ROVs, complete specialized tooling packages for each ROV, ROV personnel for simultaneous operations, and survey equipment and personnel. The contract is for four years plus options to extend.

Tiago Crespo, Director for Subsea Robotics Brazil and Rest of Americas, said: “We are delighted to work with AKOFS to support Petrobras’s offshore activities. With AKOFS, this will be the first time we will be providing survey services for Petrobras on an SESV.”

In addition to this latest service contract, we have been awarded work on 11 rigs offshore Brazil over the past 12 months.

Oceaneering has been present in Brazil for nearly five decades. Our operations have grown to include three facilities including an ROV, survey, service rental and tooling center in Macaé and an umbilical manufacturing site in Niterói.

Oceaneering is a global technology company delivering engineered services and products and robotic solutions to the offshore energy, defense, aerospace, manufacturing, and entertainment industries.

For more information on Oceaneering, please visit www.oceaneering.com.

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