Saipem wins Petrobras contract to develop and test FlatFish-based autonomous underwater inspection solution offshore Brazil
Evidence notes
- Saipem reported a Petrobras contract for the development and testing of an autonomous underwater inspection robotic solution based on its fleet of underwater drones, starting from FlatFish.
- The scope also included qualification of autonomous drone-based inspection services aimed at future offshore inspection contract options in Brazil.
- Saipem described the award as the most important contract award of the first half of 2023 within that reporting period.
Company context
Saipem is an Italian offshore engineering company with an in-house underwater robotics program around the Hydrone platform. Its FlatFish system supports resident subsea inspection and autonomous monitoring.