EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION
DEPRO Have Just Introduced a New Compact ROV Concept, BLUEROC. We wanted to get a better understanding about the company behind this technology and contacted Depro AS and their Chief Marketing Officer Kenneth Olsen to get better insight. Depro AS delivers multidisciplinary products and technologies to meet companies needs for remote operated tool solutions and concepts. We learn more below.
OGI: Please tell us who Depro are and the history behind the company? Olsen: Depro was founded in 2005, originating from Bryne Mekaniske. The team who started the company set increased focus on smart engineering and smart fabrication of subsea tooling.
Kenneth Olsen, Chief Marketing Officer, DEPRO AS.
Today we have a modern new and effective office and workshop where we have multidiscipline competence and supplying products consisting of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical technology. Depro is supplying all type of tooling and some permanent equipment for subsea use to the oil and gas industry. We have 46 employees and have a strong supplier network of whom we work closely with, with high capacity and world class competence. This gives us the opportunity to be attractive supplier to the global market and customers. OGI: Could you tell me what Depro do and deliver, and how you serve the market? Olsen: Our most important objective is to help our customers by fully understand what they need and what we can provide to meet their expectations. Depro have, from day one, been able to serve the customers quickly with reliable and attractive solutions. Most of our deliveries
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are connected to IMR subsea operations and ROV tooling.
As a continuation of this development the idea and concept BLUEROC was created.
Around 8 years ago, we started to develop more advanced tooling containing electrical control systems and fully electrically powered TMS system for work class ROV.
OGI: How does Depro see the future of the oil and gas business? Olsen: I think it is important for the oil and gas industry to understand the changes
