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The Rovs that were delivered to OceanPact by the United Kingdom are intended for the deployment of Petrobras oil fields
Forum Energy Technologies (FET), from the United Kingdom, delivered three remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to OceanPact, headquartered in Brazil, for deployment in Petrobras oil fields.
The new 200HP Perry XLX-C ROVs, manufactured at FET's UK facility in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, will be deployed on two OceanPact vessels to support FET's oilfield inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services. Brazilian oil and gas company, Petrobras.
Each XLX-C was supplied to OceanPact for use at Petrobras with an overhead tool skid for additional tooling and assembly options and a comprehensive supplementary tooling package including torque tools, verification units and fluid injection systems.
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In addition, the ROVs were delivered to OceanPact to be used in the Petrobras fields with a launching and Active plywood Dynacon recovery as well as surface power and control facilities associates.
FET also delivered a VMAX ROV Simulator configured with a complete XLX-C Console, which is supplied with a series of training exercises or 'scenarios', each designed to train and assess pilot competence in a variety of skills such as such as cable management, manipulator control and tool operation.
According to Simone Pizzolato, FET UK Commercial Manager: “We continue to see high demand for our latest generation XLX-C vehicles as our customers realize the benefits of their improved performance in a more compact form.”
According to FET, the 200m deep 3.000HP XLX-C offers the high performance of a work class vehicle in a smaller form. Also, it is worth mentioning that the vehicles have a high-flow auxiliary hydraulic circuit combined with a high carrying capacity to carry additional tools and sensors.
