Oceanica’s Petrobras Operations Get Lynx ROVs

Brazilian subsea engineering company Oceanica is expanding its fleet of Saab Seaeye remotely operated vehicles (ROV) with two new Lynx vehicles extensively fitted with cameras and tools.

Each Lynx will be used in conjunction with two new vessels being built for Oceanica’s growing Petrobras activities in the vast Brazilian oil fields.

Head of ROV operations, Manoel Teixeira Lopes Filho, said, “I am really happy with the two Falcons we bought and believe the two Lynx will be equal in reliability and performance.”

Both of the 1,500-meter rated, six thruster strong Lynx, will be used primarily for observation and inspection of pipelines and Automatic Mode Function systems on wells.

Each comes with a wide range of cameras, comprising Seaeye wide-angle low-light color camera, a rear-facing mini color camera, a monochrome high-definition enhanced CCD camera and a Kongsberg high-definition HDTV camera with fiber optic output.

Also fitted is a Super SeaKing dual frequency sonar head and a Fiber Optic Gyro System.

In addition, each comes with a four-function manipulator, a water jetting system and hydraulic 25mm cable cutter.

Each Lynx has a Tether Management System and A-Frame Launch and Recovery System.