Forum Energy Technologies
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About Forum Energy Technologies
Forum Energy Technologies is a Houston-headquartered public manufacturer serving energy, industrial and renewable markets. The company’s wider catalogue includes drilling, production and flow-management equipment. Its robotics relevance sits in the subsea portfolio, which covers remotely operated vehicles, control systems, manipulators, tooling and related intervention hardware.
FET combines component engineering with manufacturing capacity for third-party systems. A December 2025 agreement with Nauticus Robotics covers manufacture of the Olympic Arm electric manipulator, making FET an explicit industrialisation partner rather than only a catalogue supplier. The relationship does not transfer Nauticus autonomy software or Aquanaut vehicle ownership to FET. Contract economics, unit volumes and delivery cadence remain undisclosed, so the profile distinguishes verified manufacturing scope from unsupported commercial scale.
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Products
Operations
Output & shipments
- Deliveries
2025-09-09 - FET reported that two XLX-C ROVs had been delivered to a UAE-based offshore construction firm. - named product; customer undisclosed
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Deployments
- Operating use
2026-08-11 - FET states that Comanche is working globally across oil and gas, renewable energy, civil engineering, military, scientific research and treasure-hunting applications. - Comanche deployments across disclosed sectors
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Nauticus Robotics
Outbound - Manufacturing Services - Forum Energy Technologies contracted to manufacture and distribute Nauticus Olympic Arm systems ahead of full-scale production
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Financials
- FET - NYSE - USD
Team
- Neal A. Lux - President and Chief Executive Officer
- D. Lyle Williams - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Mark Brookes - Senior Vice President – Operations
Timeline
Events
- 2025-12-11 - Partnership - Nauticus signs Olympic Arm manufacturing agreement with Forum Energy Technologies
Forum Energy Technologies will manufacture and distribute the Olympic Arm system through its commercial channels. Nauticus will continue developing the robotics, autonomy and intelligent-control technology behind the manipulator. ToolKITT completed a commercial project on a Forum ROV off the U.S. Gulf Coast in mid-October 2025, exceeding operator expectations for performance and reliability.
Source - 2025-06-24 - Commercial Order - Forum Energy Technologies secures order for two XLX-C ROVs from CCC
The two 200 hp XLX-C systems are specified for construction, drill support, pipeline and platform inspection, survey, salvage and cleaning services. The first ROV was scheduled for delivery in November 2025 and the second for June 2026. Each system includes ICE Unity dynamic-positioning controls, a Type 5C Top Hat tether-management system and a 3,300 m umbilical, with manufacturing at Forum's Kirkbymoorside facility.
Source - 2023-12-11 - Commercial Order - Forum Energy Technologies wins JAMSTEC order for Comanche ROV
JAMSTEC expects to use the Comanche for research operations in extremely cold high-Arctic waters. The 3,000 m-rated system combines advanced sensors, high-definition cameras and tooling for ecosystem imaging, geological study and sample collection. The package includes a Garage Tether Management System and full launch-and-recovery system; Forum planned UK manufacture and delivery to Japan in 2025.
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Relations
Relationships
- Nauticus Robotics
Licensed Production And Distribution Partner - Nauticus licensed the Olympic Arm design for external production with Forum Energy Technologies and began commercial-distribution preparation.
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Context tags
- Subsea robotics ecosystem - Stack Layer - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed event and supply evidence during full-profile enrichment.
- Subsea inspection workflow - Workflow - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed event and supply evidence during full-profile enrichment.
- Subsea manipulators - Stack Layer - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed event and supply evidence during full-profile enrichment.
Commercial
- Forum Energy Technologies secures order for two XLX-C ROVs from CCC
2025-06-24 · Order / contract · Forum Energy Technologies secured a contract to provide two Perry XLX-C 3000 m work-class remotely operated vehicles to CCC (Underwater Engineering) for its new DPIII diving-support vessel.
Source - Forum Energy Technologies wins JAMSTEC order for Comanche ROV
2023-12-11 · Order / contract · Forum Energy Technologies signed a contract to supply a Comanche remotely operated vehicle to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology for deep-sea scientific research.
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