ROV specialist increases international footprint

31/03/2021
L-R Mr Waleed Batarfi, deputy managing director for i-Energy & Christian Hingley, business development manager for HPR ROV

INVERURIE-based ROV specialist, HPR ROV, has signed an exclusive two-year agreement with Saudi-based Intelligent Energy Services (i-Energy).

The agreement, the value of which has not been disclosed, will see i-Energy act as exclusive agents for HPR ROV in the region, enabling the firm to offer its full suite of specialised ROV systems to the Middle East marketplace.

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It will also provide HPR ROV with 12,000 m² premises that includes office warehouse and yard facilities in Dammam’s second industrial city.

Predominantly known for its unique micro ROV capabilities, HPR ROV has worked on an array of projects with tier one operators and service companies for inspection scopes in the North Sea, Central Asia and West Africa.

Christian Hingley, HPR ROV business development manager, said: “The partnership with i-Energy is a great fit for HPR ROV, as the region is an area of growth for us, especially for our expertise in underwater inspection in lieu of dry docking (UWILD).

“This agreement is a mutually beneficial collaboration that brings together two ambitious companies, enhancing our respective capabilities.”

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