OTC Asia recognises innovative technologies with the Spotlight on New Technology Award®. 

The award recognises the latest and most advanced technologies from the APAC region.

The Nautilus is an integrated robot that can deliver full pipeline services for spot repair. Subsea interventions can now be performed with a single robot reducing time, resources, and risks. This represents a major achievement for the industry.

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Spotlight on New Technology Award 2022

Together with Kongsberg Ferrotech, ROVULA won the ADIPEC 2020 “Breakthrough technological project of the year” award for its Nautilus robot.

The award is a recognition of not only the technology leap, but also the potential industry impact of the Nautilus service.

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ADIPEC Awards 2020

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An end-to-end solutions for subsea IRM platform enhanced by advanced Al and Robotics technologies providing cost efficiency and safer operation

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Save over 30% of your subsea IRM operating costs with our advanced AI & Robotics solutions

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Cost effective

Tailored solutions to your needs thanks to our experienced teams in offshore operations, robotics and software

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High Quality

Reduce down time by 50% on subsea IRM operations with our cutting edge technologies

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Faster

Remove the use of specialized divers with our autonomous underwater robots

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The future of subsea operations with cutting-edge technologies

Rovula is a resident of ARV, PTTEP's technological venture builder, with expertise in subsea IRM technology enhanced by AI and Robotics, as well as one of Thailand's leading companies with AI and Robotics capabilities.

We are a service provider of intelligent underwater solutions and are focusing on innovating in the AI and Robotics landscape. We believe in our added value solutions that are cost-effective, risk free and efficient.

A leading platform solutions for subsea IRM to Oil and Gas

When performing hydrographic surveys under submerged assets many limitations can impact the completion of the project. In the specific case of inspecting the lakebed under a floating solar farm in Thailand, some areas could not be accessed with a ROV. As a result, ROVULA deployed its wireless AUV, to inspect mooring lines, anchors, and to detect any foreign object on the lakebed. The XPLORER could autonomously dive through obstacles and successfully perform the mission.

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AUV floating solar farm inspection

Another key AUV mission is the inspection of subsea pipelines. The data required for inspection include videos of pipeline, sonar image, seabed profile across the pipeline, electric field gradient (EFG) and CP stabbing result. All the mentioned data will be collected by our underwater vehicle and analyzed by our in-house ML: anomalies, freespan section and condition of the cathodic protection. Inspection reports can then be generated by our in-house platform (Xspector).

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AUV subsea pipeline inspection

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ROVULA unveils Nautilus, the world’s first subsea AI-powered pipeline repair robot slated to enhance operational efficiency while reduce time and costs by over 50% Now ready to serve customers and partners, locally and globally 

ROVULA, a developer of end-to-end AI-powered solution platform for subsea inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) in offshore oil and gas industry, and a business unit of AI and Robotics Ventures (ARV), announced the commercial launch of Nautilus, the world’s first subsea AI-powered pipeline inspection and repair robotic technology. After its successful pilot trial in subsea IRM services for offshore operations of PTT Group and PTTEP, the advanced robotic platform is ready to serve customers and partners in both public and private sectors of oil and gas exploration and production industry from across the world.  Recognized by two world renowned innovation awards, Nautilus is slated to take oil and gas exploration and production industry to the next level by increasing IRM operational efficiency while significantly reducing time and cost of subsea pipeline maintenance. 

Dr. Thana Slanvetpan, General Manager, ARV, said that “Nautilus is a proud achievement from over four years of joint efforts between Rovula, ARV and our partner Kongsberg Ferrotech, a leading subsea robotic innovation firm from Norway. This state-of-the-art robotic platform aims at increasing operational efficiency, reducing time and costs of subsea IRM operation in oil and gas industry, which usually takes specialized skilled divers to board a pressurized submarine diving deep the sea to perform the tasks. Conventional subsea IRM operation not only puts highly sought-after human divers at life-threatening risks, but also involves high operating costs and can take a prolonged period of 7-14 days for each repair operation, let alone the chance of mistake that can cause accident or cracks and damages to the pipeline leading to chemical leaks that pollute marine ecosystem and nearby communities, and even worst, become an environmental issue of national level.”  

Designed and developed with performance and portability in mind, Nautilus can confirm the spot of abnormalities by performing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) scan and can also repair the damaged spot immediately. In doing this, the surface preparation of the pipe is done by peeling the 3-Layer Polypropylene (3LPP) coating together with water spraying to remove rock, soil and sediment. The pipe surface is then coated by epoxy in dry condition for not less than 5 hours before having leak-proof cover plate installed with heat, and finally wrapped with CS-NRI Viper-skinTM (first bi-axial, hybrid carbon and glass fiber) in accordance with the SA2.5-3 standard. With Nautilus, subsea IRM operation can be performed with improved accuracy and safety, while minimizing exposure of the human workforce to dangerous weather conditions and sea states, as well as reducing the time required for the operation from 7-14 days to less than 48 hours, and also saving the cost of preparation for subsea pipeline maintenance by more than 50%.

Throughout the four years of development, Nautilus has undergone software and hardware component testing for more than 1,000 hours to ensure system integrity and quality of the product. Nautilus also garnered international recognition by winning the Breakthrough Technological Project of the Year 2020 award at ADIPEC and the Spotlight on New Technology Award in the Offshore Technology Conference Asia (OTC Asia) 2022.

ROVULA and ARV are ready to welcome customers and partners from both the public and private sectors in subsea oil and gas production and exploration industry from around the world. For more information, please get in touch with us. 


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Nautilus commercial launch

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The Nautilus is the world’s first subsea AI-powered pipeline repair robot that won the ADIPEC Award – 'Breakthrough Technological Project of the Year 2020'. It can operate in challenging environments and follows the most stringent standards used in the O&G industry.

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Remove the human risk and improve efficiency 

 Complete pipeline repair features

Wide operating conditions

The XPLORER can perform any pipeline inspection mission currently operated by ROVs. However, it operates twice as fast and is vastly cost efficient by not requiring a DP II support vessel. It does not only provide major cost saving benefits, but also offers a green environmental solution to Oil and Gas operations.

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Auto Tracking of pipelines

Comprehensive data collection

Mission planner and Survey Screen

The Xspector is an in-house software specifically designed for the management of projects and data of inspection missions (pipeline & structure inspection, seabed survey...).

It is highly customizable as per any IRM standard coming from major Oil & Gas operators to generate the adequate inspection report.

It enables the review of inspection data collected by AUVs or ROVs such as videos, bathymetry data and pointcloud. 

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Customize your inspection workspace

Inspection of assets assisted by ML

Cloud-based platform

Review multiple inspection data type

The Nautilus offers a vastly safe and cost effective solution as it removes the need of saturation diver intervention.

A novel approach in pipelines coating repair

The Nautilus robot is designed to repair coated subsea flowlines in the most severe operating conditions. The Nautilus repair methods outline a novel approach: by combining the use of automation in its operation with the use of the most advanced coating materials.

Nautilus

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Subsea structure inspection by launching the ROV from wellhead platform using the gravity-based LARS without the need ofseafastening. 

Structure inspection

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The XPlorer-R offers a very cost-effective solution as it requires only a small vessel to deploy and its maximum speed is upto 3 knts.

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XPlorer-R

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