en.Wedoany.com Reported - Following a competitive bidding process, Oceaneering has secured a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services contract with Petrobras, with related operations expected to commence in 2027.
The contract scope includes the provision of two work-class ROVs and specialized tooling packages, along with survey and positioning support operations, to be executed by Oceaneering's local team.
These ROV systems will be deployed from the subsea engineering support vessel (SESV) Aker Wayfarer, owned by AKOFS Offshore. The vessel is chartered by Petrobras for intervention, installation, and facility decommissioning support services.
Simão Silva, Oceaneering's Brazil Regional Manager, stated that the company is pleased to strengthen its long-term relationship with Petrobras through this collaboration, which solidifies its position as a reliable subsea service provider in Brazil and adds long-term visibility in the important deepwater market. He also thanked Petrobras for its trust in their capabilities, which helps deliver industry-leading solutions for complex offshore operations.
Oceaneering has been operating in Brazil for nearly three decades and, through its MPS division, operates several facilities, including an ROV, survey, subsea intervention tooling, and engineering solutions center, as well as a remote operations center (OROC) in Macaé and an umbilical cable factory in Niterói.
In late summer 2025, MPS was awarded multiple subsea robotics contracts by Petrobras, each with a four-year term and renewal options, with start dates in the third and fourth quarters of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The contract scope includes ROV support for inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) and decommissioning activities, as well as surface and subsea positioning, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel connection, mooring inspection, and pile installation-related services.
Oceaneering announced earlier this year that it had completed its first remote ROV piloting operation for Petrobras from a drilling rig off the coast of Brazil via its OROC platform.
