Oceaneering carries out first integrated onshore remote operations scope in Brazil
25/04/2024
Oceaneering has announced that its Subsea Robotics segment has achieved a new milestone, successfully completing its first onshore piloting of a remotely operated vehicle from an onshore remote operation centre in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This important milestone was possible due to the partnership between Oceaneering and Petrobras, which worked together to ensure secure offshore connectivity for piloting of a remotely operated vehicle, utilising the existing long-term evolution (LTE) coverage in the field, and required a complex set-up process to establish a bridge between the data networks of both companies, achieving low latency without compromising their respective cyber security policies.
The Oceaneering team was tasked with several work scopes in water depths ranging from 5 m to 1100 m. The team performed tasks such as inspections and high-level activities such as hull inspections with cleaning and interventions. The work scope was carried out over 14 days in November 2023 on board the CBO Manoella vessel. The Oceaneering team used the 220 hp heavy work class Millennium Plus remotely operated vehicle for the remote operations from land. The Brazilian team operated the vehicle on four different scopes with 100% uptime.
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| Oceaneering’s onshore remote operations centre in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Technical representatives from Petrobras were able to watch the integrated remotely operated vehicle and survey operations carried out from the onshore remote operation centre in Macaé and provided positive feedback to the Oceaneering team.
“This project is a demonstration of Oceaneering’s leadership in the subsea robotics space deploying remote operations technology and executing value-added projects in Brazil, helping our customers reduce carbon emissions and safety exposure in their operations,” said Simao Silva, Brazil Country Manager, Oceaneering. “Remote operations will help increase the safety of offshore operations while increasing the efficiency and providing our customers with specialised services per scope.”
Oceaneering is a leading engineering and robotics company with two decades of remote operations experience.
