DeepOcean

DeepOcean offers remote and unmanned operations as well as digitalization services.

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DeepOcean is a technology-driven, independent solution provider in the ocean space, offering surveys, engineering, project management, installation, maintenance and recycling.

It works with companies within oil and gas, offshore renewables, deepsea minerals and other non-energy niches.

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TotalEnergies, Equinor and Aker BP are among the co-venturers in the DeepOcean-led FlowHeat development, which addresses the flow assurance, commercial and other technical issues...
Oct. 24, 2025
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Edda Freya construction vessel
Equinor has commissioned DeepOcean for multiple installation activities next summer at the Åsgard and Visund fields offshore Norway.
Sept. 30, 2025
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DeepOcean personnel working on a ROV.
DeepOcean is adding eight new ROVs to its global fleet of almost 60 vehicles.
June 18, 2025
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An operator manages remote subsea operations from land
Shelf Subsea will be integrated into DeepOcean to form DeepOcean APAC.
May 30, 2025
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USV Challenger
DeepOcean and its partners have taken delivery of a newbuild uncrewed surface vessel for subsea survey, inspection, maintenance and repair work.
May 14, 2025
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The Olympic Ares
Vattenfall has handed DeepOcean framework agreements covering subsea cable operations and maintenance services for various European offshore wind projects.
April 3, 2025
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DeepOcean’s Edda Freya subsea vessel
DeepOcean has extended charter agreements for three subsea vessels with Østensjø Rederi.
Jan. 21, 2025
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Orient Adventurer vessel
DeepOcean has signed a charter contract with Dong Fang Offshore for the Orient Adventurer multipurpose subsea vessel.
Jan. 11, 2025
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DeepOcean strengthens pipeline repair capabilities
DeepOcean has assumed full ownership of a pipeline repair and subsea intervention contract with Equinor that it had previously operated in a joint venture with TechnipFMC.
Dec. 20, 2024
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the newbuild Rem Ocean vessel
Equinor has awarded DeepOcean an eight-year subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) contract to support its operations in Norway and elsewhere in Europe, starting from...
Nov. 22, 2024

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remote subsea dredging operations
Advances in low bandwidth satellite technologies enable rapid expansion of remotely operated subsea operations. This transformative shift has elevated the remote concept from ...
Jan. 10, 2025
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DeepOcean awarded a five-year contract extension in Mexico
Diavaz has extended DeepOcean’s contract for the Arbol Grande construction/subsea vessel.
Aug. 21, 2024
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RWE has contracted DeepOcean to support the Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in the German sector of the North Sea.
July 3, 2024
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Woodside Energy has awarded DeepOcean frame agreements to perform subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services at the newly onstream Sangomar oil field.
June 20, 2024
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An unnamed UK North Sea operator has awarded DeepOcean’s Aberdeen office an extensive decommissioning and recycling contract.
June 5, 2024
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The AID measures 1.25 x 0.85 x 0.77 m and weighs 320 kg in air and can operate in water depths down to 3,000 m. It can fly in DP mode and has both station keeping and remote control functionalities.
The technology is a partnership between DeepOcean, Argus Remote Systems and Vaarst, with guidance, support and funding from Aker BP.
May 6, 2024
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The Edda Fauna vessel
Equinor has handed DeepOcean a four-year frame agreement for marine services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and internationally.
April 4, 2024
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The Superior Survey ROV will perform the subsea survey work.
Equinor has commissioned DeepOcean to perform inspection and survey scopes this year on its pipelines in the North Sea.
Feb. 28, 2024
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DeepOcean will deploy the Siem Day multipurpose support vessel to conduct subsea operations.
Exxon Mobil has contracted DeepOcean to perform subsea construction as well as IMR duties at fields in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
Feb. 14, 2024
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DeepOcean’s US division has completed burial of a subsea pipeline for Genesis Energy in the US Gulf of Mexico using its UT-1 trenching system.
Jan. 22, 2024

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Edda Freya vessel
The partnership will combine DeepOcean’s subsea engineering and fleet of work ROVs and supporting subsea vessels with Exceed’s well decommissioning capabilities.
Nov. 13, 2024
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Vår Energi enlists DeepOcean for 2025 subsea scope
Vår Energi has booked DeepOcean for an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaign next year offshore Norway.
Oct. 30, 2024
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DeepOcean has secured a five-year frame agreement from an unnamed operator in the UK North Sea area.
Sept. 26, 2024
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AID in operation
AID is a partnership between DeepOcean, Argus Remote Systems and Vaarst. The system has been developed with funding from Aker BP.
Jan. 16, 2024
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DeepOcean has acquired digitalization specialist Btwn AS based in Sandnes, southern Norway.
Jan. 11, 2024
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DeepOcean has entered a long-time charter agreement with Island Offshore for the 2014-built multi-purpose support vessel Island Condor.
Jan. 9, 2024
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Aker BP is working with DeepOcean to pioneer the use of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea IMR and survey activities on fields offshore Norway.
Oct. 10, 2023
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DeepOcean has completed a subsea decommissioning work scope for Fairfield Energy at the Dunlin Alpha platform.
Oct. 3, 2023
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Equinor has awarded DeepOcean a wide-ranging contract to support the Troll B – Increased Gas Export project in the northern Norwegian North Sea.
Aug. 23, 2023
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RWE has designated DeepOcean as a preferred supplier of subsea installation services for the Nordseecluster A offshore wind development.
Aug. 14, 2023
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The autonomous inspection drone was recently deployed on an inspection campaign for an operator on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The combination of autonomous drones and digital twins can offer substantial savings.
Aug. 9, 2023
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DeepOcean has entered a long-term charter agreement for a newbuild USV for use in subsea inspection, maintenance and repair, and survey support.
Aug. 1, 2023
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DeepOcean deployed multiple vessels from the fleet, but the main protagonists were the Normand Jarstein (pictured) and the Edda Freya hybrid battery-powered vessel.
DeepOcean has completed a subsea decommissioning project for an unnamed company in the central North Sea, achieving a 98% recycling rate for the removed equipment.
June 30, 2023
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DeepOcean has completed maintenance work on SAE’s MeyGen tidal stream project in the Pentland Firth offshore northern Scotland.
June 30, 2023
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DeepOcean’s Mexican division will perform post-lay trenching works on 30 km of pipeline offshore Mexico.
June 5, 2023
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DeepOcean has mobilized its first Autonomous Inspection Drone (AID) onboard the Edda Fauna subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and ROV support vessel.
April 24, 2023
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Olympic Ares
DeepOcean has agreed a two-year time charter agreement with Olympic Subsea for the Olympic Ares multi-purpose support vessel.
March 22, 2023
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DeepOcean's smart inspections involve the autonomous ROV inspections of subsea structures, and they enable simplified planning of inspection scopes using digital twin technology.
DeepOcean CEO says operators of offshore energy assets have challenged the supplier industry to deliver more cost-efficient services.
Feb. 7, 2023
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Stril Server Deepocean
DeepOcean has activated an option to have a battery hybrid system installed on board the Stril Server multipurpose support vessel.
Jan. 12, 2023
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Deep Ocean Rov
DeepOcean and Akvaplan-niva have agreed to cooperate on the application of ROVs and unmanned glider vehicles for environmental studies for offshore wind and oil and gas developments...
Dec. 5, 2022
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DeepOcean’s remote operations center
DeepOcean has secured new subsea contracts from Equinor, ConocoPhillips and bp in the North Sea with a combined value of NOK2 billion (US$202 million).
Nov. 28, 2022
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DeepOcean will take the Stril Server multipurpose support vessel on a two-year charter from Stavanger-based Simon Møkster Shipping.
Oct. 26, 2022
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Volantis Vessel
DeepOcean has entered a two-year time charter agreement with Norwegian shipowner Volstad Maritime for the M/S Volantis subsea construction vessel.
June 9, 2022
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Deep Ocean Cable Installer
DeepOcean Group has an agreement to acquire Norwegian engineering/ technology company Installit from Endúr.
April 12, 2022
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The HOS Warland is a DP-2 310ES multi-purpose service vessel.
DeepOcean has entered into a firm charter agreement with Hornbeck Offshore for the multi-purpose service vessel HOS Warland in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Feb. 16, 2022
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DeepOcean has contracted Imenco to supply 96 underwater cameras.
Jan. 21, 2022