The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Oceaneering: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, 1 active incident. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII) is a Houston-based company providing engineered services and products for the offshore oil and gas industry. Develops autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), ROVs for subsea Inspection and intervention, and robotic pipeline inspection systems.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Founded
CEO
Product
Customers
Public
Patents
Robotics
Industry
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Oceaneering has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1US Navy1× joint
Most recent
- Oceaneering x US Navy AUV2026-06-15with US Navyoperating
Oceaneering on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Oceaneering's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Oceaneering deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Rod Larson ceosince 2019-01-01secondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Oceaneering (1)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Oceaneering1 deployment
Recent coverage
Oceaneering in third-party press
Peers
34 peers across 1 segment. Every Oceaneering competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
marine(34)
29 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5727.802012906746) · leader Anduril Industries at 7141%
- Anduril Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- BAE Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bedrock Oceandirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Water Autonomydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Deep Trekkerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Oceaneering has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Oceaneering x US Navy AUV2026-06-15with US Navyoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1US Navy1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Oceaneering x US Navy AUVwithUS Navydeployment2026-06-15operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Oceaneering’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Kongsberg Maritime
2026-08-23Supply: Kongsberg HiPAP positioning from Kongsberg Maritime
New supplierNew supplier: Teledyne Marine
2026-08-23Supply: Subsea sensors and imaging from Teledyne Marine
PartnershipOceaneering x US Navy AUV
2026-06-15Oceaneering awarded a multi-million dollar DIU contract to build a Freedom AUV and establish an Onshore Remote Operations Center for the U.S. Navy.
Key hireRod Larson joins as ceo
2019-01-01Rod Larson appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Oceaneering logo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
ROV Life Offshore | Oceaneering
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedAug 7, 2024
USCG report: 16-foot autonomous vessel collided with rowing scull on Patapsco River in...
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Millennium ROV at Houston
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Oceaneering.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Blueye Robotics3 models
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Oceaneering from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Astro Offshore, Oceaneering to Deliver Integrated Subsea Solutions
Astro Offshore, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oceaneering International, Inc., marking a milestone in the company's strategy to expand its offshore…
Astro Offshore, Oceaneering Team Up on Integrated Subsea Solutions
Dubai-based offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Oceaneering International to jointly pursue and deliver offshore and…
Oceaneering-Astro Offshore pact targets integrated subsea growth
Dubai-based offshore vessel specialist Astro Offshore and Houston-headquartered subsea technology and services provider Oceaneering International are joining forces to target…
Oceaneering Becomes Authorized Starlink Reseller
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced it is now an authorized Starlink reseller, expanding its portfolio of digital solutions available to offshore, maritime, and industrial…
Oceaneering Wins Five-Year Contract in Qatar
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions (IMDS) segment has been awarded a five-year inspection and asset integrity services…
KONGSBERG, Oceaneering to Support Autonomous Defense Combat Program for XLUUV
KONGSBERG and Oceaneering International, Inc. announced their selection by the U.S. Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the Combat Autonomous Maritime…
Kongsberg, Oceaneering chosen for US Navy’s XLUUV CAMP programme
The US Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has selected Kongsberg and Oceaneering International to contribute to the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP)…
Oceaneering lines up survey jobs for Ocean Intervention II - WorkBoat
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The Freedom ROV from Oceaneering International Inc. - resident robot for harsh subsea work - AD HOC NEWS
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Why Oceaneering’s Freedom AUV quietly reshapes underwater inspection - AD HOC NEWS
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Oceaneering Wins Contract to Build Freedom AUV for US Navy
Oceaneering awarded multi-million dollar DIU contract to build Freedom AUV and establish Onshore Remote Operations Center for US Navy.
USCG FOC 003-26: Safe Operation of Autonomous Vessels - Patapsco River collision
US Coast Guard report on autonomous vessel VICAR 602 colliding with rowing scull on Patapsco River, Baltimore, August 7, 2024. Total constructive loss of rowing scull.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/oceaneering.md
- RSS feed: /companies/oceaneering/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4542b599-9a3b-4a92-894d-474e34b5dbe5
- Revision history: /companies/oceaneering/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Blueye Robotics3 models
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
Video
The Freedom next-generation resident ROV builds on the success of the award-winning E-ROV resident ROV concept, combining our experience, remote piloting, and m
Oceaneering’s Terabot® family of robot arms consists of a range of multi-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) all-electric manipulators capable of a wide variety of tasks.
OGV Energy interview Todd Newell, VP Technology at Oceaneering, during Offshore Europe 2019. Oceaneering showcase "Freedom", their latest subsea inspection robo
The UniMover™ O 600 underride mobile robot is designed for light industrial and healthcare applications with tight space requirements. It can reach speeds of 1.
Offering best-in-class maneuverability, the UniMover™ O 600 is part of the Oceaneering Mobile Robotics family of underride mobile robots. Developed for light in
Need to improve warehouse efficiency? Oceaneering® Mobile Robotics' MaxMover™ Counterbalance Forklift now features Fork Pitch Adjustment (FPA)—a game-changer in
OGV Energy brings the magazine to life each month with its live show. Join the conversation and participate directly with energy professionals discussing the to
ROV diving at GB244 block in the Gulf of Mexico to work on a FMC XT for Murphy Exploration and Production Co. #Transocean #TechnipFMC #Oceaneering #ROV #EHXT #
Transforming subsea operations with intelligent data gathering. Our Freedom™ Autonomous Underwater Vehicle is the most advanced, resident-capable underwater rob
The MaxMover™ CB D 2000 is designed to replace conventional counterbalance forklifts. It can handle a range of load types, from conventional and specialized aut
Oceaneering's Liberty™ Resident System is a fully self-contained docking station for ROVs and AUVs, enabling remote, resident operations. The Liberty system is
In September 2020, the Oceaneering Freedom™ Autonomous Vehicle (AUV) reached a major milestone: a successful docking with Equinor and Blue Logic’s Underwater In
Oceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR) successfully completed an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) pilot project where we utilized the omnidirectional UniMover™ O 600 an
🚢 Meet BORIS — the Blue Ocean Riserless Intervention System from Oceaneering. Designed for smarter, faster subsea well interventions, BORIS delivers reliable,
⚡ The Future Moves Electric. Coming March 2026: our next-generation electric ROV, designed to deliver smarter power, improved efficiency, and enhanced subsea pe
Skip the travel and see the future of logistics from your desk. Join Oceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR) for a live virtual demo of our smart mobile robots and AG
Step inside a real customer facility and see how Oceaneering Mobile Robotics' CompactMovers™ AMR Forklifts are transforming high-care material handling at Ausnu
Henny Bouwmeester, VP and General Manager of Oceaneering Mobile Robotics, joined IndustrialSage on the floor at MODEX 2022 to share about the company’s global t
For #INWED25, we’re spotlighting Mabel Zavala, Sr. Quality Manager, Oceaneering Mobile Robotics. In this short, she reflects on her journey, her proudest achiev
At Oceaneering, adventure is in our DNA, ingenuity powers our success, and collaboration drives extraordinary outcomes. Every day, our teams tackle complex cha
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Oceaneering draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among underwater robots. Hype Gap +74.2, 1st widest among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026