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The Russian Market of Rovs Under the Pressure of Sanctions: Problems and Solutions
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Marine Technologies 2019, Apr 2019, Volume 2019, p.1 - 6
Abstract
Development of the Russian market of commercial surveys with use of ROV started in the mid-2000s. However, until recently domestic ROVs are still not abundant on the market, due to the presence of foreign commercially successful ROVs, attractive to the Russian service companies. First of all it was related to the fact that scientific and production companies in Russia were constructing prototypes of ROVs of observation class, while for the majority of underwater technical operations the working class or observation class with payload option ROVs are required. In connection with the introduction of the Western sanctions against Russian offshore projects related to the exploration and production of hydrocarbons since 2015, many foreign manufacturers of ROVs have to give up collaboration with Russian customers, even in providing technical support for the purchased equipment. In this regard, import substitution is vital in the sphere of construction and operation of ROVs of all classes.