The World ROV Market

Content

• Summary
  • Introduction
  • Underlying drivers
  • Technology
  • The World WROV Market
  • Conclusions
• Introduction to Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicle Types
• Development and Evolution
  • Classifications
  • History & Development
  • Changes in markets & applications
• Technology
  • ROV Elements
  • Control and Simulation
  • Navigation Sensors
  • Acoustic Positioning Systems
  • ROV Dynamic Positioning Systems
  • Underwater Acoustic Imaging
  • ROV Support Vessels and LAR systems
  • ROV Umbilicals and Winches
  • Frame Materials and Buoyancy
  • ROV Power
  • Manipulators
  • Cameras and Lights
  • ROV Tooling
  • Survey Sensors
• Applications
  • Introduction
  • Drilling Support
  • Inspection, Repair & Maintenance
  • Pipeline Operations
  • Oil and Gas Exploration Phase
  • Subsea Cables
  • Oil and Gas Decommissioning
  • Seabed Mining
  • Marine Renewable Energy
  • Research
  • Aquaculture
  • Salvage
  • Archeology
  • Search & Rescue
  • Military & Security Applications
• Examples of ROVs
  • Security & Inspection ROVs
  • Military ROVs
  • Trenching, Burial and Mining ROVs
  • Research ROVs
  • Eyeball Class ROVs
  • Light Work Class
  • Work Class ROVs
• The World ROV Market
  • ROV Market Overview
  • Macro-Economic Drivers
  • Pricing Assumptions
  • Active WROV Units: TOTAL
  • Active WROV Units: DRILL SUPPORT
  • Active WROV Units: FIELD SUPPORT
  • ROV Services Expenditure: TOTAL
  • Expenditure: DRILL SUPPORT
  • Expenditure: FIELD SUPPORT
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Competitive Landscape - ROV Operators
  • ROV Operator Consolidation
  • Competitive Landscape - ROV Manufacturers
• Selected Company Profiles
  • ROV Manufacturers
  • ROV Operators
  • Technology Providers
• Figures
  • Figure 1: WROV Operations - Global Expenditure 2005-
  • Figure 2: WROV Capex - Global Expenditure 2005-
  • Figure 3: Sentry AUV
  • Figure 4: Eagle Ray AUV
  • Figure 5: The Deep Drone ROV recovering debris from a downed aircraft
  • Figure 6: Argus Rover
  • Figure 7: VideoRay
  • Figure 8: Marine and Minerals Projects Seabed Crawler
  • Figure 9: Cable plough
  • Figure 10: FOCUS 2 ROTV Being Recovered
  • Figure 11: Lockheed Martin Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle
  • Figure 12: Hydro Products RCV225 and RCV125 (1980)
  • Figure 13: Jason 6,500m Depth Rated ROV
  • Figure 14: Cable Burial Plough
  • Figure 15: LBV150SE-5 in hull inspection mode
  • Figure 16: K-Ster MCM ROV
  • Figure 17: Conceptual layout of the NEPTUNE (Canada) OOS
  • Figure 18: SMD Seabed Mining System
  • Figure 19: The ISIS ROV containerized control room
  • Figure 20: The Stealth-2 ROV and control system
  • Figure 21: Example simulator imagery
  • Figure 22: Tritech LRPA200 4000m depth rated, 200m range altimeter
  • Figure 23: Mini-Intelligent Pressure Sensor, titanium cased 6000m rated
  • Figure 24: CompassPoint sensor
  • Figure 25: Tritech Intelligent Gyrocompass
  • Figure 26: NavQuest 300 DVL
  • Figure 27: Workhorse DVL
  • Figure 28: IXSEA PHINS INS
  • Figure 29: Sonardyne Lodestar INS
  • Figure 30: Ultra-Short Baseline Technique
  • Figure 31: Long Baseline Technique and Compatt Transponders (right)
  • Figure 32: NASNet multiple user overview
  • Figure 33: NASNet Station (short extension)
  • Figure 34: NASNet ROV hydrophone
  • Figure 35: NASNet MTrx unit
  • Figure 36: Sonardyne Scout USBL
  • Figure 37: GIB-Plus Buoy
  • Figure 38: Gateway Buoy
  • Figure 39: Short Baseline arrangement
  • Figure 40: SBL transponder
  • Figure 41: PLSM Aqua-Metre R
  • Figure 42: Combined acoustic & taut wire metrology
  • Figure 43: ROV DP data flow and affects
  • Figure 44: Tritech Super Seaking DST sonar display and unit (inset)
  • Figure 45: 1171 OAS & Imaging Sonar equipment and imagery
  • Figure 46: SRD Eclipse 240kHz multibeam imaging sonar
  • Figure 47: DIDSON Imaging Sonar
  • Figure 48: Visualisation of a pipeline inspection
  • Figure 49: Acoustic imagery from the Didson system
  • Figure 50: Havila Phoenix subsea construction vessel
  • Figure 51: Stromek LARS
  • Figure 52: Wire guided LARS with an ROV in its TMS garage
  • Figure 53: Top Hat TMS
  • Figure 54: ROV and TMS A-Frame LARS & Winch
  • Figure 55: MASH ROV Umbilical Winch (3400m of 34mm diameter cable)
  • Figure 56: Videoray MROV and umbilical in transit case
  • Figure 57: The MARUM Quest 4000m rated research all-electric ROV
  • Figure 58: The Panther-XT all-electric ROV
  • Figure 59: AC Thruster
  • Figure 60: Seaeye DC Thrusters on the Talisman AUV
  • Figure 61: 225HP HPU
  • Figure 62: Curvetech HTE Thruster
  • Figure 63: Intelligent Valve Pack
  • Figure 64: 13 5 Litre Compensator/Reservoir
  • Figure 65: REMUS 600 AUV as seen from a Seabotix LBV (right)
  • Figure 66: Manipulator tool-skid
  • Figure 67: Titan 4 manipulator
  • Figure 68: CSIP/ECA ""ARM 5E"" electronic manipulator
  • Figure 69: Scandredge heavy duty ROV manipulator
  • Figure 70: Pan and Tilt cameras
  • Figure 71: Titan Wrist Camera
  • Figure 72: ManipCam MD
  • Figure 73: HDTV ROV Camera
  • Figure 74: Crystal Cam micro video
  • Figure 75: Seamor MROV
  • Figure 76: 4500m rated OE11-143 HID
  • Figure 77: 6000m rated Deep Multi-SeaLite (Halogen)
  • Figure 78: LED Lighting (arrowed) on the ROPOS Research ROV (Canada)
  • Figure 79: AC-ROV Laser Scaling System
  • Figure 80: Tritech SeaStripe laser
  • Figure 81: Tritech Typhoon VMS Camera
  • Figure 82: Early version of the ISS Camera on Falcon ROV
  • Figure 83: Hydraulic grinder
  • Figure 84: ROV tooling manifold
  • Figure 85: Marine Growth Preventer
  • Figure 86: CleanHull ROV
  • Figure 87: Operation modes of the RovingBat ROV
  • Figure 88: VideoRay MROV with metal thickness gauge
  • Figure 89: Well casings cut with AWJC
  • Figure 90: DWC System in use subsea
  • Figure 91: Enhanced Deepwater Subsea Tree
  • Figure 92: Torque Verification Tool
  • Figure 93: Tornado Torque Tool
  • Figure 94: Tool Deployment Unit
  • Figure 95: IFOKUS ROV Stabs
  • Figure 96: ROVCON Mk 2 visualization
  • Figure 97: ROVCON Mk 2 Tie-in Tool
  • Figure 98: Pipeline clamp system
  • Figure 99: Core drill
  • Figure 100: ROVDRILL
  • Figure 101: Cores from ROVDRILL
  • Figure 102: ACV03 Survey ROV
  • Figure 103: Atlas Fansweep 30 on Wayamba AUV
  • Figure 104: SeaBat 7125 Dataset
  • Figure 105: Screenshot of imagery from a Tritech Seaking SSS
  • Figure 106: Synthetic Aperture Sonar Principle
  • Figure 107: SAS Imagery from the Hugin AUV
  • Figure 108: Synthetic Aperture Sonar Processing
  • Figure 109: Sub-Bottom Profiler Data
  • Figure 110: ROV imagery of the BOP
  • Figure 111: ROV installed pipeline clamp
  • Figure 112: Deep C CP Probe and light activated display
  • Figure 113: S-Lay
  • Figure 114: J-Lay
  • Figure 115: Pipelay vessel Calamity Jane
  • Figure 116: Neptune CPT system at Woolacombe
  • Figure 117: IHC Engineering Business Rockdump ROV
  • Figure 118: TSS Pipetracker on a Seaeye ROV
  • Figure 119: Focus-2 equipment spread
  • Figure 120: Z3000 Node deployment from ROV
  • Figure 121: Optowave seismic sensor
  • Figure 122: EM Sensors awaiting deployment
  • Figure 123: Post-operation seabed survey showing leg depressions
  • Figure 124: Ormen Lange Template
  • Figure 125: Drillship West Navigator
  • Figure 126: Assembly of a Submarine Repeater
  • Figure 127: The CS Sovereign cable lay and repair ship
  • Figure 128: Greenland Connect route map
  • Figure 129: Tracked cable maintenance ROV with cable tracker
  • Figure 130: Gradiometer for munitions sweep during cable route survey
  • Figure 131: C&C Technologies/ASV 5500 Semi-submersible
  • Figure 132: Thanet Offshore Wind Farm and the Polar Prince
  • Figure 133: Deployment of cable plough
  • Figure 134: MARCAS-3 CMROV
  • Figure 135 JetCut system in operation subsea
  • Figure 136: Akers Buoyancy Tank Assemblies in the Frigg project
  • Figure 137: Sonsub Innovator 250HP WROV
  • Figure 138: Global distribution of significant seafloor hydrothermal deposits
  • Figure 139: Russian flag planted on the Arctic seabed by submersible (2007)
  • Figure 140: Marine & Mineral Projects Mining Tool
  • Figure 141: The Peace in Africa diamond mining vessel
  • Figure 142: Subsea Mining Tool
  • Figure 143: Sagar Nidhi research vessel
  • Figure 144: The Spider ROV proposed for use by Neptune Minerals
  • Figure 145: Pacific interests of Neptune Minerals
  • Figure 146: Seabed sampling using ROV
  • Figure 147: WHOI Nereus in ROV mode
  • Figure 148: Oyster wave energy device
  • Figure 149: Location of Barrow Offshore Wind Farm & the LBT1 Tractor
  • Figure 150: ROV & surface imagery of the EMEC Open Hydro turbine
  • Figure 151: Heliocranchia piglet squid at 1,050m off Nigeria
  • Figure 152: Magnapinna Squid in the Shell Perdido Field
  • Figure 153: Doc Ricketts ROV performing push coring
  • Figure 154: The inside of the Environmental Sample Processor
  • Figure 155: Launch of the Doc Ricketts ROV from the RV Western Flyer
  • Figure 156: Deploying a Niskin bottle through the ice-sheet
  • Figure 157: Deploying SeaSoar
  • Figure 158: Possible future OOS technologies
  • Figure 159: GITEWS seabed sensor and surface buoy
  • Figure 160: The ANTARES project concept
  • Figure 161: ANTARES sensors (l) and subsea junction box (r)
  • Figure 162: Remotely Operated Cable-Laying System
  • Figure 163: Installation of seabed penetrometer system
  • Figure 164: SCINI ROV
  • Figure 165: LBV 150 subsea
  • Figure 166: LBV 150 topside
  • Figure 167: Mort removal scoop on a Seaeye Falcon
  • Figure 168: Scanning Sonar imagery mosaic of a destroyed oil rig
  • Figure 169: PolRec/ROLS baseplate
  • Figure 170: PolRec concept
  • Figure 171: Jason Junior Observing one of Titanic's Staterooms
  • Figure 172: Novaray MROV with wing
  • Figure 173: Demonstration SAR UGV
  • Figure 174:A Selection of US Military Unmanned Marine Vehicles
  • Figure 175: Mine Clearance Diver
  • Figure 176: ECA Olister
  • Figure 177: Gayrobot Pluto with CM101 demolition charge
  • Figure 178: US MH60-S Helicopter with the AMNS
  • Figure 179: BAE Systems Archerfish EMDV
  • Figure 180: The iRobot Transphibian
  • Figure 181: RoboLobster
  • Figure 182: The US Navy's Avalon DSRV
  • Figure 183: The NATO IROV on exercises
  • Figure 184: The NATO SRV1 on the Norwegian patrol ship Harstad
  • Figure 185: Triggerfish ROV
  • Figure 186: Sea Max
  • Figure 187: Seamor 300F
  • Figure 188: Sea Otter Mk
  • Figure 189: VideoRay Pro
  • Figure 190: LBV150SE-5 with crawler unit
  • Figure 191: LBV600XL with LARS
  • Figure 192: ECA PAP Mark
  • Figure 193: ECA Olister
  • Figure 194: K-Ster
  • Figure 195: Deep Drone
  • Figure 196: SeaFox IQ
  • Figure 197: SeaFox C as part of the ANMS
  • Figure 198: AN/SLQ being launched from USS Dextrous in
  • Figure 199: Rock Dump ROV
  • Figure 200: Grab Excavation System
  • Figure 201: IHC Engineering Business BPL
  • Figure 202: CTC Marine Projects Ultra Trencher
  • Figure 203: Capjet cable burial ROV
  • Figure 204: Seafloor Mining Tool Concept
  • Figure 205: Victor research ROV
  • Figure 206: KAIKO
  • Figure 207: Hercules ROV
  • Figure 208: Hydra Minimum
  • Figure 209: Perseo GT
  • Figure 210: Topside equipment
  • Figure 211: Control Unit
  • Figure 212: Seaeye Lynx
  • Figure 213: Lynx Control Room
  • Figure 214: Super Mowhawk
  • Figure 215: Topside equipment
  • Figure 216: H1000 ROV
  • Figure 217: Sub Atlantic Comanche with Innovatum Gradiometer
  • Figure 218: Saab Seaeye Jaguar
  • Figure 219: Hydra Millenium Plus
  • Figure 220: PSS Triton XLX
  • Figure 221: Schilling UHD
  • Figure 222: Global Primary Energy Demand 1966-2008
  • Figure 223: Global Oil Supply 1930-2025
  • Figure 224: Global Oil Supply Mix
  • Figure 225: Global Natural Gas Supply Mix
  • Figure 226: Offshore Drilling Activity by Region 2004-2013
  • Figure 227: Global Drilling Activity by Water Depth 2004-2013
  • Figure 228: Installed Base of Offshore Pipelines 1950-2014
  • Figure 229: Annual Offshore Pipeline Installations 1950-2014
  • Figure 230: Global Subsea Completions by Region 1994-2015
  • Figure 231: Global Subsea Completions by Water Depth 1994-2015
  • Figure 232: Installed Base of Offshore Fixed Platforms 1950-2014
  • Figure 233: Subsea Well Abandonments 2003-2015
  • Figure 234: Pricing Assumptions (Indexed) 2005-2014
  • Figure 235: WROV TOTAL - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Figure 236: WROV DRILL SUPPORT - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Figure 237: WROV FIELD SUPPORT - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Figure 238: WROV TOTAL - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Figure 239: WROV DRILL SUPPORT - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Figure 240: WROV FIELD SUPPORT - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Figure 241: WROV Capex - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Figure 242: Work-class ROV Operator Fleet
• Tables
  • Table 1: WROV Operations - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Table 2: WROV Capex - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Table 3: WROV TOTAL - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Table 4: WROV TOTAL - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Table 5: WROV DRILL SUPPORT - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Table 6: WROV FIELD SUPPORT - Active Units 2005-2014
  • Table 7: WROV TOTAL - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Table 8: WROV DRILL SUPPORT - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Table 9: WROV FIELD SUPPORT - Global Expenditure 2005-2014
  • Table 10: WROV FIELD SUPPORT - Global Expenditure 2005-2014