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Oceaneering International

Houston, Texas – www.oceaneering.com

President and CEO: Rod Larson

No. of Employees: 10,000

Oceaneering International is a well-known provider of Re- motely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) as well as a market leader for innovative life of ? eld products and services for the offshore energy industry. Over the last three years, it has been develop- ing the next generation of subsea vehicles, such as the Freedom

Autonomous Vehicle and the Liberty E-ROV Resident Vehicle.

In late 2019, it launched the Isurus Work Class ROV to allow capable of being remotely piloted from a dedicated onshore operations to be carried out in harsh weather conditions and for base. The propulsion system is strategically designed to pro- a variety of applications including offshore renewables work. vide the station keeping and thrust required to complete com-

The Oceaneering Isurus Work Class ROV optimizes costly plex operations and enable the ROV to operate in challenging vessel time and reduces idle time with its ability to perform conditions. Operating at 5 knots enables work to be complet- in severe currents and harsh environments. The ROV enables ed for offshore renewables as well as known harsh weather operators to reduce time spent waiting on weather, increasing areas such as the UK North Sea, West of Shetland, India, and productivity. The vehicle can achieve 5 knots in forward and Brazil. Isurus can complete both work-class work scopes as reverse, lateral speed of greater than 2 knots, and a vertical well as survey and inspection tasks. The Isurus ROV has the speed of 1.3 knots. Isurus is equipped with dual seven-func- potential to shift the paradigm that dictates how and when tion manipulator arms, advanced vehicle control and navi- work can be completed by delivering a highly capable, robust gation, and optional station keeping functionality. It is fully system that overcomes a common industry challenge.

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