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Flagship

A PGS Titan-class survey vessel at work in the

Barents Sea.

Courtesy Petroleum Geo-Services ASA

Kongsberg EVOTEC’s “A”Kongsberg EVOTEC’s “A”

By William Stoichevski, Norway

Not long ago, the owners of an offshore construction vessel aking ships gear can require deep pock- awaiting sea trials told this writer that the two ROVs aboard ets. Ask Kongsberg Evotec AS manage- ship would bring in all the earnings they would need in the ment. A savage turn of fortunes for

M ? rst year of waiting for an expected contract with a major oil company.

offshore surveyors has cooled orders for handling

The ship’s two ROV decks took on an importance out of all machinery from seismic vessel owners. As much proportion to the vessel’s future earnings picture. So, too, did as 80 percent of the survey business has, in places, the critical handling equipment, as the ship made ready to sur- vive solely on subsea inspections of mooring cables.

evaporated and left widespread disbelief. To coun-

Fast-forward eight years, and Kongsberg Evotec manage- ter the trend, this company whose largest share- ment say they, too, will look to ROVs, especially, to earn holder is super supplier Kongsberg Maritime is while the market for handling equipment for seismic survey arrays takes a major dip. Seismic has been 80 percent of the ready to turn to offshore shipping despite the pres- ? edgling Kongsberg business’s revenue. ence locally of well-connected rival out? tters with “The (? nancials) are red and Kongsberg as shareholder competing designs.

would like to change that,” says Kongsberg Evotec president,

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