£25M in underwater contracts in 6 months

ROVOP is on a strong growth trajectory after securing contracts valued at £25m in the last six months.

The Aberdeen headquartered global business has won a diverse spread of work across offshore energy sectors in Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

The contract wins, along with a financial restructure in 2020, have placed ROVOP in robust financial health with positive cash flow and available working capital to invest in its people, services and its fleet to meet future demand.

The new contracts involve dive support, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM), decommissioning, cable lay and construction surveys for new clients, Prysmian Group and Mermaid Subsea Services Thailand, among others.

ROVOP has also renewed existing contracts in the offshore wind sector after investing in its fleet with the addition of two Schilling HD work-class ROVs. Both of which will be deployed on a Scottish wind farm for EDT Offshore.

Chief Executive at ROVOP, Neil Potter, said: “Having started out ten years ago focussing on the offshore wind sector and then diversifying into oil and gas, it is fitting that, as we celebrate this milestone of a decade in business, we are reporting major new contracts in renewables. We now have a healthy spread of contracts in offshore energy sectors and geographic locations around the world performing seabed surveys, UXO identification, boulder clearance, construction and cable installation support and IRM.

Mr Potter said that, while it’s widely acknowledged that companies operating in oil and gas can transfer their skills into offshore wind and vice versa, it’s not always as straight-forward as it appears.

“There are some fundamental differences between the sectors. But with our experience and track-record in renewables, we understand these and know how to adapt our service and technology for each. Oil and gas remain very important to us and crucial to meeting global demand for energy as we transition to cleaner, greener sources.”

ROVOP employs 200 people offshore and onshore from bases in Aberdeen and Houston, with additional offices in Dubai, the Netherlands and Singapore.