Oceaneering’s Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Manufacturing Techniques (MPS), has secured a number of subsea robotics contracts with Petrobras. The anticipated income of the contracts is roughly $180 million.
Oceaneering will present work class remotely operated automobile (ROV) providers, specialised tooling packages, and survey providers onboard a number of anchor dealing with and ROV assist vessels engaged on Petrobras tasks offshore Brazil.
The scopes of labor embrace ROV assist of inspection, upkeep, and restore and decommissioning actions, in addition to providers associated to floor and subsea positioning, FPSO hook-ups, mooring inspections, and pile installations. Every contract has a period of 4 years with choices to increase. The contracts are anticipated to start on numerous dates within the third and fourth quarters of 2025 and the primary quarter of 2026.
“As a worldwide chief in ROV providers, we’re excited to additional develop our presence in Brazil,” mentioned Martin McDonald, Senior Vice President of Subsea Robotics. “These contracts present visibility into our backlog over the following a number of years, reinforcing our outlook for resilient offshore power markets. This visibility additionally permits us to strategically plan and allocate sources, guaranteeing protected, constant, and dependable efficiency. We’re proud to proceed our assist of Petrobras’ offshore tasks and contributions to the event of Brazil’s power sector.”
Oceaneering has operated repeatedly in Brazil for nearly three a long time. By way of MPS, Oceaneering operates a number of amenities, together with a middle for ROV, Survey, Subsea Intervention Tooling, and Engineered Options and an Onshore Distant Operations Heart in Macaé, and an umbilical manufacturing plant in Niterói.