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Ongoing investments in Offshore Digitization & Automation continue to reshape working practices and protocols, with manual, vessel-dependent processes increasingly giving way to AI-led monitoring, autonomous systems, and integrated data platforms.
Amid aging infrastructure and rising cost pressures, these emerging technologies are enabling the efficiency, safety, and continuous insight needed to compete in an ever more competitive commercial landscape.
This month we hear from some of the leading voices leading the charge, with special thanks to Saipem, Sonardyne, Aquaterra Energy, Miros Group, and Nauticus Robotics.
Ed Freeman,
Managing Editor, ON&T
This Month's Exclusive Op-Ed
Adriano Mongini
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DRILLING AND SONSUB
The offshore industry has entered a new era. For decades, subsea operations have relied on a well established model: vessels, crews, divers, and ROVs for inspection, maintenance, or intervention activities. But the increasing complexity of offshore energy systems is challenging the industry to think differently.
Today, operators are asked to manage larger subsea installations, work farther offshore, reduce emissions, improve safety, and ensure greater asset availability. At the same time, offshore installations are becoming part of a broader network of critical infrastructure that includes not only oil and gas facilities but also power interconnectors, offshore renewables, and subsea data cables. The solution? Systems that are increasingly responsive, connected, and autonomous. The answer? Resident robotics.
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