(WO) — Oceaneering Worldwide has been awarded a four-year contract by Petrobras to supply remotely operated car (ROV) companies supporting offshore operations in Brazil.
The contract, awarded by way of a aggressive tender course of, shall be executed by Oceaneering’s Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Manufacturing Methods do Brasil (MPS). Operations are scheduled to start in 2027.
Below the settlement, Oceaneering will provide two work-class ROV methods, specialised subsea tooling packages, and monitoring and positioning assist companies. The gear shall be deployed from AKOFS Offshore’s subsea engineering assist vessel (SESV) Aker Wayfarer, which Petrobras has contracted to assist subsea intervention, set up and abandonment actions offshore Brazil.
The work shall be carried out by Oceaneering’s native operations group in Brazil.
“We’re happy to construct on our long-standing relationship with Petrobras by way of this award,” mentioned Simão Silva, Oceaneering’s Brazil nation supervisor. “It underscores our position as a trusted subsea companies supplier in Brazil and provides long-term visibility in an vital deepwater market.”
Oceaneering has supported Petrobras’ subsea engineering campaigns for greater than a decade. The corporate has operated in Brazil for practically 30 years by way of MPS, sustaining amenities in Macaé for ROV, survey, subsea intervention tooling and engineered options, in addition to an onshore distant operations middle. It additionally operates an umbilical manufacturing facility in Niterói.