Oceaneering to Deploy Work Class ROVs from Aker Wayfarer for Petrobras

An employee working in the ROV facility in MacaƩ, Brazil.
An employee working in the ROV facility in MacaƩ, Brazil.

Houston, Texas—Oceaneering International, Inc. (Oceaneering) announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA (MPS), won a contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras") to deliver remotely operated vehicle (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 vessel (SESV) Aker Wayfarer, which Petrobras has contracted for intervention, installation, and abandonment support scopes. The project will be executed by Oceaneering’s local team in Brazil.

Simao Silva, Brazil Country Manager, Oceaneering, stated: “We are pleased to build on our long-standing relationship with Petrobras through this award. It underscores our role as a trusted subsea services provider in Brazil and adds long-term visibility in an important deepwater market. We appreciate Petrobras’ confidence in our ability to deliver industry-leading solutions for complex offshore operations.”

Oceaneering ROV facility in Macae Brazil. (Image credit: Oceaneering)
Oceaneering ROV facility in Macae Brazil. (Image credit: Oceaneering)

Oceaneering has supported Petrobras’ subsea engineering campaigns for more than a decade.

With nearly three decades of presence in Brazil, Oceaneering—through MPS—operates multiple facilities, including a center for ROV, Survey, Subsea Intervention Tooling, and Engineered Solutions and an Onshore Remote Operations Center in MacaĆ©, along with an umbilical manufacturing plant in Niterói.

Oceaneering is a global technology company that delivers engineered services, products, and robotic solutions to the offshore energy, defense, aerospace, and manufacturing industries.

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