remotely operated vehicles

The technology now in development at UH consists of remotely operated vehicles equipped with multiple sensors, video cameras, and scanning sonars that can swim along a subsea pipeline to inspect flange bolts.

The 5-year contract with global ROV equipment and services provider ROVOP supports Energean’s field development within the wider Katlan area adjacent to Israel’s Karish gas field.

Viewport3, the first UK company to be awarded the certification, uses underwater photogrammetry to inspect offshore equipment.

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has mobilized its first autonomous inspection drone and plans to conduct offshore trials for an operator on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Controversial metals-rich nodules sitting on the seafloor could hold the key to increased battery production needed to support the energy transition.

The company’s edge software allowed the remotely operated vehicle to operate autonomously without being tethered to a surface ship.

Three-year plus options deal could generate around $50 million in revenues for subsea contractor.

The company used an uncrewed surface vessel and an electric remotely operated vehicle to conduct a survey for TAQA in the North Sea.

Researchers from the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets Hub teamed with EDF Renewables to use a modified remotely operated vehicle to conduct what they say is the first autonomous underwater inspection of wind farm foundations.

Tested within a full ballast water tank on a North Sea FPSO, the ROV collected visual inspection data, validating system performance including wireless navigation and wireless communication.