Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) recently announced that its UK subsidiary, Oceaneering International Services Limited, has secured multiple contracts for decommissioning, inspection, subsea preparation, and installation support services in the UK sector of the North Sea.
The contracts were awarded by multiple operators in the region and, when combined, total an estimated 65 days with options to extend the contract durations.
These operations began last month, August 2024, and will be supported utilizing the multiservice vessel (MSV) Island Frontier, which Oceaneering has previously operated in West Africa and the Black Sea. Oceaneering has extended its charter for the MSV Island Frontier until December 2025, securing vessel capacity to meet client needs, the company noted in a press release.
These contracts will be managed and executed from Oceaneering’s UK North Sea hub in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Javier Falcon, senior manager of Oceaneering’s Offshore Projects Group, Europe and the Middle East, said, “These contract awards are a significant achievement as we strategically target growth in a key regional market. Our advanced product and service portfolio allows us to deliver cost-effective solutions, and these awards are the culmination of strong engagement with key clients in the region. We are confident that these projects will allow us to showcase our expertise and execution capabilities.”
Oceaneering has been operating in the UK for more than 50 years, delivering services across industries including life of field services, controls, inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), decommissioning, intervention, flow assurance, subsea engineered solutions, asset integrity management, data and communication solutions, subsea equipment, and ROV services.
