REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES (ROVS)
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), tethered underwater robots, have become crucial in the subsea Oil & Gas industry as water depths have increased beyond practical diving depths and harsh environments have become increasingly standard. New ROVs have been equipped with new technologies to allow deeper operations and even heavier manipulations, to suit operators’ field development needs.
ROVs and their pilots are key service onboard the DP/CSV vessels to which they are connected by an umbilical cable. The umbilical carries electrical power, hydraulics, video and data signals back and forth between the operator and the vehicle (1). Pilot and ROV form a winning or failing team. Weakness of one of these two parts and a project can suffer from delays and extended costs.
A fleet of state of the art ROVs
Technocean and S3 fleet of ROVs are state of the art Work Class Intervention and Survey ROVs that undertake a wide range operations from subsea construction, surveys to IR&M and decommissioning. They are key whether used in the Oil & Gas and in the Renewables Energy developments.
Specialised and highly experienced ROV personnel
Technocean has over 20 years of international experience in delivering project and asset resourcing capabilities, including our agility at deploying quality professionals to clients around the global subsea market.
Technocean’s people are highly qualified and experienced, with the skills and knowledge which enable them to meet client needs, now and in the future.
For ROV / ROT operations, Technocean provides reliable and skilled ROV and subsea tool technicians, pilots and superintendents.
On all Technocean’s operated vessels there are completely integrated ROV launching and tethering systems, and bespoke ROV control rooms utilizing the latest technology.
S3 ROV systems are fully portable and designed to be quickly mobilised by road or sea then efficiently installed and commissioned on a wide range of support ships.
S3 senior offshore personnel, including ROV Superintendents, can boast long track records of achievement in the industry, and many have worked with the management of S3 for many years expanding their skills and knowledge.
(1) High power applications often use hydraulics in addition to electrical cabling. All ROVs are equipped with low light video camera, lights and search sonar capability. Additional equipment is commonly added to expand the vehicle’s capabilities. Workclass systems can carry the greatest payloads, including magnetometers, still cameras, manipulator(s), survey sensors and other custom intervention tooling are also routinely fitted to workclass ROV’s including environmental sensors such water samplers, and instruments that measure water clarity, light penetration and temperature.