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Blueye X7 at Norwegian Sea, Norway

Flagship seven-thruster underwater ROV with full 6 degrees of freedom, 500m depth rating, 10,000 lumen spotlights, 4K camera, onboard AI for real-time object recognition, and seven guest ports for sensors and tools. Designed for infrastructure inspection, search and recovery, aquaculture, and port monitoring.

Blueye X7 by Blueye Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

Track Blueye X7 at Norwegian Sea, Norway

Equinor purchased Blueye Pioneer for inspecting seawater intakes on Kristin semi-submersible platform. Saves ~1M NOK per inspection vs hiring offshore vessel. 3-4 inspections/year.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Blueye X7 at Norwegian Sea, Norway.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-12
Model
Blueye X7
Company
Blueye Robotics
Location
Norwegian Sea, Norway
Status
operational
First seen
2019-06-01
ID
b1c5cb2a-24a9-402b-b26a-4478022c8aaf

Timeline

  1. Jun 2019
    First recorded
    Blueye X7 first documented operating at Norwegian Sea, Norway.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Operates worldwide

Blueye X7 is deployed globally rather than at a single verified site, so there is no map pin.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.blueyerobotics.com/blog/equinor-is-saving-millions-with-the-use-of-the-underwater-drone-from-blueye
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Blueye X7 deployment at Norwegian Sea, Norway?
Blueye X7, built by Blueye Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Norwegian Sea, Norway on the DEPLOY registry. Blueye Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Blueye X7 at Norwegian Sea, Norway?
Blueye Robotics, the manufacturer of Blueye X7, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Blueye X7 deployment at Norwegian Sea, Norway go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Blueye X7 deployment at Norwegian Sea, Norway?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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