The future of offshore inspections lays in remotely operated vehicles and drones, with the end goal of minimizing the crews’ exposure to dangerous environments, making the operations safer, more efficient and sustainable, Lex Veerhuis, Fugro’s development manager for new business, said at OEEC 2021.

According to Veerhuis, the Dutch company believes that offshore inspections need to stop being carried out by heavy-duty vessels and the industry needs to think of how this can change and how the operations can be made more efficient, more sustainable and safer.