Astro Offshore, Oceaneering to Deliver Integrated Subsea Solutions
Astro Offshore, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oceaneering International, Inc., marking a milestone in the company's strategy to expand its offshore and subsea capabilities.The collaboration brings together Astro Offshore's offshore vessel capabilities with Oceaneering's remotely operated vehicle (ROV), survey and integrated project delivery expertise, enabling the two companies to jointly pursue and deliver offshore and subsea projects. By combining complementary strengths, the agreement creates an integrated solution capable of supporting customers across a
Oceaneering Becomes Authorized Starlink Reseller
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced it is now an authorized Starlink reseller, expanding its portfolio of digital solutions available to offshore, maritime, and industrial customers operating in remote and challenging environments.Starlink is a connectivity solution and can be integrated into connectivity architectures designed to support operational continuity across remote and offshore operations.Reliable connectivity plays an important role in supporting today's offshore and industrial operations, enabling access to data, remote collaboration, operational visibility, and communications
Oceaneering Wins Five-Year Contract in Qatar
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions (IMDS) segment has been awarded a five-year inspection and asset integrity services contract by a Qatar-based oil company. The contract includes two optional one-year extensions. Oceaneering has operated in Qatar for more than 20 years supporting the country's energy infrastructure. Under this contract, Oceaneering will deliver non-destructive testing, inspection services, and value engineering utilizing its established local workforce and leveraging Inform, its digital inspection software. The scope
KONGSBERG, Oceaneering to Support Autonomous Defense Combat Program for XLUUV
KONGSBERG and Oceaneering International, Inc. announced their selection by the U.S. Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) program, focused on the development of an Extra-Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) for future U.S. Navy missions.The CAMP program accelerates the transition of mature commercial and defense technologies into operational naval capabilities. This collaboration will focus on concept definition, system architecture, and design trade studies, emphasizing modularity, interoperability, and rapid integration.
Oceaneering Wins Offshore Brazil Contract with Petrobras for ROV Services
Oceaneering International, Inc. has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA (MPS), won a contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to deliver ROV services offshore Brazil. The award follows a competitive tender process. The contract term is four years and operations are expected to begin in 2027.Oceaneering will supply two work class ROVs and specialized tooling packages in addition to carrying out monitoring and positioning support operations offshore Brazil. The ROV systems will be deployed from AKOFS Offshore's subsea engineering support
Oceaneering Debuts New Electric Propulsion Work Class ROV
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its Subsea Robotics segment has debuted the newest addition to its Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) portfolio, the Momentum Electric Work Class ROV, at Subsea Tieback Forum.The Momentum Electric ROV was developed using a reliability‑driven, data‑informed design approach that re‑engineered the work‑class platform around electric propulsion to improve efficiency and simplify system architecture. The vehicle is designed for 30-day continuous subsea operations, enabling extended support for drilling, inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), surveys, and
New Year, New Gear: Threats, Modularity, and Agility to Drive Subsea Defense in 2026
2025 across multiple domains, including the undersea environment, with DIU’s calls for CAMP as well as low-cost undersea effectors. Earlier, in 2024, uncertainty surrounding the Snakehead program’s transition to a program of record led the Navy to pursue a COTS solution, selecting Oceaneering International to provide a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV). This pattern of prioritizing fieldable capability over prolonged development cycles appears set to continue. Momentum is already carrying into 2026 with DIU’s call for an Autonomous Vehicle Orchestrator, a vehicle-agnostic
The Fleet of the Future: How Oceaneering is Redefining Offshore Operations
As offshore energy development confronts more applications, increasingly complex operating environments, and a turbulent global market, adaptability and integrated offerings may be the solution. At the center of this vortex is Oceaneering International’s Offshore Projects Group (OPG) and Vice President Dan Vela, who shared insights with MTR about the operations of a multi-vessel, multi-mission fleet.Dynamic flexibilityDan’s wide-ranging career in oil and gas has spanned from an offshore technician to sales, account management and now operations. He’s held his current role as vice
Oceaneering Expands Vision Platform with Subsea Module for Engineering‑Grade Integrity Visualization
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced Vision Subsea, a new module within the cloud‑based Vision 3D data visualization software platform developed by GDi, an Oceaneering company. The module presents engineering-grade point cloud data generated during ROV operations, giving engineers a measurable, contextual view of subsea asset integrity to better enable identification of anomaly location, dimensional checks, and intervention planning.The module addresses common integrity challenges from fragmented drawings and reports to video lacking spatial context, by consolidating inspection evidence into
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