Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for Oil & Gas Industry: North America Market 2022-2032 by Vehicle Type (ROVs, AUVs), Component (Hardware, Software, Operation and Service), Propulsion (Electric System, Mechanical System, Others), and Country
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for Oil & Gas Industry: North America Market 2022-2032 by Vehicle Type (ROVs, AUVs), Component (Hardware, Software, Operation and Service), Propulsion (Electric System, Mechanical System, Others), and Country
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North America unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for oil & gas market is projected to grow by 7.0% annually in the forecast period and reach $758.1 million by 2032, driven by the increasing demand for energy, growing offshore exploration and oil & gas production, and the technological advancement of UUVs.
Highlighted with 29 tables and 59 figures, this 121-page report “Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for Oil & Gas Industry: North America Market 2022-2032 by Vehicle Type (ROVs, AUVs), Component (Hardware, Software, Operation and Service), Propulsion (Electric System, Mechanical System, Others), and Country” is based on comprehensive research of the entire North America unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for oil & gas market and all its sub-segments through extensively detailed classifications. Profound analysis and assessment are generated from premium primary and secondary information sources with inputs derived from industry professionals across the value chain. The report is based on studies on 2020-2022 and provides forecast from 2023 till 2032 with 2022 as the base year. (Please note: The report will be updated before delivery so that the latest historical year is the base year, and the forecast covers at least 5 years over the base year.)
In-depth qualitative analyses include identification and investigation of the following aspects:
• Market Structure
• Growth Drivers
• Restraints and Challenges
• Emerging Product Trends & Market Opportunities
• Porter’s Fiver Forces
The trend and outlook of North America market is forecast in optimistic, balanced, and conservative view by taking into account of COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine conflict. The balanced (most likely) projection is used to quantify North America unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for oil & gas market in every aspect of the classification from perspectives of Vehicle Type, Component, Propulsion, and Country.
Based on Vehicle Type, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) and fleet (units) for 2022-2032 included in each mainstream section.
• ROVs
o Observation Vehicle
o Light Work Class Vehicle
o Medium Work Class Vehicle
o Heavy Work Class Vehicle
o Towed and Bottom-Crawling Vehicle
• AUVs
o Shallow AUVs
o Medium AUVs
o Large AUVs
Based on Component, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• Hardware
o Imaging
o Sensors and Automation
o Steering and Positioning
o Navigation
o Energy and Propulsion
o Communication
o Other Hardware
• Software
• Operation and Service
By Propulsion, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) and fleet (units) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• Electric System
• Mechanical System
• Other Propulsion Systems
Geographically, the following national/local markets are fully investigated:
• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
For each key country, detailed analysis and data for annual revenue ($ mn) are available for 2022-2032. The breakdown of national markets by Vehicle Type, Component, and Propulsion over the forecast years are also included.
The report also covers the current competitive scenario and the predicted trend; and profiles key vendors including market leaders and important emerging players.
Selected Key Players:
Andrews Survey
C-Innovation
DOF Subsea AS
Forum Energy Technologies
Fugro Subsea Services Ltd.
Hallin Marine Subsea International PLC
Helix Energy Solutions
i-Tech (Subsea 7)
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
Kystdesign AS
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Perry Slingsby Systems Limited
SAAB SEAEYE LTD.
Saipem (Sonsub)
Schilling Robotics, LLC
Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd. (SMD)
(Please note: The report will be updated before delivery so that the latest historical year is the base year, and the forecast covers at least 5 years over the base year.)
1 Introduction 7
1.1 Industry Definition and Research Scope 7
1.1.1 Industry Definition 7
1.1.2 Research Scope 9
1.2 Research Methodology 12
1.2.1 Overview of Market Research Methodology 12
1.2.2 Market Assumption 13
1.2.3 Secondary Data 13
1.2.4 Primary Data 13
1.2.5 Data Filtration and Model Design 14
1.2.6 Market Size/Share Estimation 15
1.2.7 Research Limitations 16
1.3 Executive Summary 17
2 Market Overview and Dynamics 19
2.1 Market Size and Forecast 19
2.1.1 Impact of COVID-19 on World Economy 21
2.1.2 Impact of COVID-19 on the Market 24
2.1.3 Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: War Slows Economic Recovery 26
2.2 Major Growth Drivers 30
2.3 Market Restraints and Challenges 35
2.4 Emerging Opportunities and Market Trends 38
2.5 Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis 42
3 Segmentation of North America Market by Vehicle Type 46
3.1 Market Overview by Vehicle Type 46
3.2 ROVs 49
3.2.1 Observation Vehicle 52
3.2.2 Light Work Class Vehicle 54
3.2.3 Medium Work Class Vehicle 56
3.2.4 Heavy Work Class Vehicle 58
3.2.5 Towed and Bottom-Crawling Vehicle 60
3.3 AUVs 62
3.3.1 Shallow AUVs 64
3.3.2 Medium AUVs 65
3.3.3 Large AUVs 66
4 Segmentation of North America Market by Component 67
4.1 Market Overview by Component 67
4.2 Hardware 69
4.2.1 Imaging 71
4.2.2 Sensors and Automation 72
4.2.3 Steering and Positioning 73
4.2.4 Navigation 74
4.2.5 Energy and Propulsion 75
4.2.6 Communication 76
4.2.7 Other Hardware 77
4.3 Software 78
4.4 Operation and Service 79
5 Segmentation of North America Market by Propulsion 80
5.1 Market Overview by Propulsion 80
5.2 Electric System 83
5.3 Mechanical System 85
5.4 Other Propulsion Systems 87
6 North America Market 2022-2032 by Country 89
6.1 Overview of North America Market 89
6.2 U.S. 92
6.3 Canada 95
6.4 Mexico 97
7 Competitive Landscape 99
7.1 Overview of Key Vendors 99
7.2 New Product Launch, Partnership, Investment, and M&A 103
7.3 Company Profiles 104
Andrews Survey 104
C-Innovation 106
DOF Subsea AS 107
Forum Energy Technologies 108
Fugro Subsea Services Ltd. 109
Hallin Marine Subsea International PLC 110
Helix Energy Solutions 111
i-Tech (Subsea 7) 112
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA 113
Kystdesign AS 114
Oceaneering International, Inc. 115
Perry Slingsby Systems Limited 116
SAAB SEAEYE LTD. 117
Saipem (Sonsub) 118
Schilling Robotics, LLC 119
Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd. (SMD) 120
RELATED REPORTS 121
Tables & Figures:
List of Tables:
Table 1. Snapshot of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market in Balanced Perspective, 2022-2032 18
Table 2. World Economic Outlook, 2021-2031 22
Table 3. World Economic Outlook, 2021-2023 23
Table 4. Scenarios for Economic Impact of Ukraine Crisis 27
Table 5. Main Product Trends and Market Opportunities in North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market 38
Table 6. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 46
Table 7. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type (Fleet in Operation), 2022-2032, units 48
Table 8. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market: ROVs by Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 50
Table 9. Classifications of ROVs by Type 51
Table 10. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market: AUVs by Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 63
Table 11. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component, 2022-2032, $ mn 67
Table 12. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market: Hardware by Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 70
Table 13. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion, 2022-2032, $ mn 80
Table 14. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion (Fleet in Operation), 2022-2032, units 82
Table 15. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Country, 2022-2032, $ mn 90
Table 16. U.S. Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 94
Table 17. U.S. Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component, 2022-2032, $ mn 94
Table 18. U.S. Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion, 2022-2032, $ mn 94
Table 19. Canada Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 96
Table 20. Canada Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component, 2022-2032, $ mn 96
Table 21. Canada Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion, 2022-2032, $ mn 96
Table 22. Mexico Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 98
Table 23. Mexico Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component, 2022-2032, $ mn 98
Table 24. Mexico Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion, 2022-2032, $ mn 98
Table 25. Market Share of World Work-Class ROVs by Manufacturer, % Capex 101
Table 26. Market Share of World Work-Class ROVs by Operator, %Capex 101
Table 27. Andrews Survey: Company Snapshot 104
Table 28. Andrews Survey: Business Segmentation 105
Table 29. Andrews Survey: Product Portfolio 105List of Figures:
Figure 1. Research Method Flow Chart 12
Figure 2. Bottom-up Approach and Top-down Approach for Market Estimation 15
Figure 3. North America Market Forecast in Optimistic, Conservative and Balanced Perspectives, 2022-2032 17
Figure 4. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Sales Revenue, 2022-2032, $ mn 19
Figure 5. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Fleet in Operation, 2022-2032, units 20
Figure 6. Impact of COVID-19 on Business 24
Figure 7. Primary Drivers and Impact Factors of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market 30
Figure 8. World Crude Oil Production, 2000-2021, million tons 33
Figure 9. World Gas Production, 1990-2021, bcm 34
Figure 10. Primary Restraints and Impact Factors of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market 35
Figure 11. Investment Opportunity Analysis 39
Figure 12. Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market 42
Figure 13. Breakdown of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2022-2032, % of Revenue 47
Figure 14. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Vehicle Type, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 47
Figure 15. Breakdown of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2022-2032, % of Fleet in Operation 48
Figure 16. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type: ROVs, 2022-2032, $ mn 49
Figure 17. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type (Fleet in Operation): ROVs, 2022-2032, units 50
Figure 18. Example Picture of Observation ROVs 52
Figure 19. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by ROVs: Observation Vehicle, 2022-2032, $ mn 53
Figure 20. Example Picture of Light Work-Class ROVs 54
Figure 21. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by ROVs: Light Work Class Vehicle, 2022-2032, $ mn 55
Figure 22. Example Picture of Ultra Deep ROVs 56
Figure 23. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by ROVs: Medium Work Class Vehicle, 2022-2032, $ mn 57
Figure 24. Example Picture of Heavy Work-Class ROVs 58
Figure 25. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by ROVs: Heavy Work Class Vehicle, 2022-2032, $ mn 59
Figure 26. Example Picture of Towed and Bottom-Crawling ROVs 60
Figure 27. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by ROVs: Towed and Bottom-Crawling Vehicle, 2022-2032, $ mn 61
Figure 28. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type: AUVs, 2022-2032, $ mn 62
Figure 29. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Vehicle Type (Fleet in Operation): AUVs, 2022-2032, units 63
Figure 30. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by AUVs: Shallow AUVs, 2022-2032, $ mn 64
Figure 31. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by AUVs: Medium AUVs, 2022-2032, $ mn 65
Figure 32. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by AUVs: Large AUVs, 2022-2032, $ mn 66
Figure 33. Breakdown of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component, 2022-2032, % of Sales Revenue 68
Figure 34. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Component, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 68
Figure 35. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component: Hardware, 2022-2032, $ mn 69
Figure 36. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Imaging, 2022-2032, $ mn 71
Figure 37. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Sensors and Automation, 2022-2032, $ mn 72
Figure 38. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Steering and Positioning, 2022-2032, $ mn 73
Figure 39. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Navigation, 2022-2032, $ mn 74
Figure 40. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Energy and Propulsion, 2022-2032, $ mn 75
Figure 41. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Communication, 2022-2032, $ mn 76
Figure 42. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Hardware: Other Hardware, 2022-2032, $ mn 77
Figure 43. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component: Software, 2022-2032, $ mn 78
Figure 44. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Component: Operation and Service, 2022-2032, $ mn 79
Figure 45. Breakdown of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion, 2022-2032, % of Sales Revenue 81
Figure 46. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Propulsion, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 81
Figure 47. Breakdown of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion, 2022-2032, % of Fleet in Operation 82
Figure 48. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion (Fleet in Operation): Electric System, 2022-2032, $ mn 83
Figure 49. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion: Electric System, 2022-2032, units 84
Figure 50. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion (Fleet in Operation): Mechanical System, 2022-2032, $ mn 85
Figure 51. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion: Mechanical System, 2022-2032, units 86
Figure 52. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion: Other Propulsion Systems, 2022-2032, $ mn 87
Figure 53. North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Propulsion (Fleet in Operation): Other Propulsion Systems, 2022-2032, units 88
Figure 54. Breakdown of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Market by Country, 2022 and 2032, % of Revenue 90
Figure 55. Contribution to North America 2023-2032 Cumulative Market by Country, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 91
Figure 56. U.S. Oil & Gas UUVs Market, 2022-2032, $ mn 93
Figure 57. Canada Oil & Gas UUVs Market, 2022-2032, $ mn 95
Figure 58. Oil & Gas UUVs Market in Mexico, 2022-2032, $ mn 97
Figure 59. Growth Stage of North America Oil & Gas UUVs Industry over the Forecast Period 99
Research Methodology:
North America Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for Oil & Gas Market Size Estimation
To estimate market size and trends, we use a combination of top-down and bottom-up methods. This allows us to evaluate the market from various perspectives—by company, region, product type, and end users.
Our estimates are based on actual sales data, excluding any discounts. Segment breakdowns and market shares are calculated using weighted averages based on usage rates and average prices. Regional insights are determined by how widely a product or service is adopted in each area.
Key companies are identified through secondary sources like industry reports and company filings. We then verify revenue estimates and other key data points through primary research, including interviews with industry experts, company executives, and decision-makers.
We take into account all relevant factors that could influence the market and validate our findings with real-world input. Our final insights combine both qualitative and quantitative data to provide a well-rounded view. Please note, these estimates do not account for unexpected changes such as inflation, economic downturns, or policy shifts.
Data Source
Secondary Sources
This study draws on a wide range of secondary sources, including press releases, annual reports, non-profit organizations, industry associations, government agencies, and customs data. We also referred to reputable databases and directories such as Bloomberg, Wind Info, Hoovers, Factiva, Trading Economics, Statista, and others. Additional references include investor presentations, company filings (e.g., SEC), economic data, and documents from regulatory and industry bodies.
These sources were used to gather technical and market-focused insights, identify key players, analyze market segmentation and classification, and track major trends and developments across industries.
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As part of our primary research, we interviewed a variety of stakeholders from both the supply and demand sides to gather valuable qualitative and quantitative insights.
On the supply side, we spoke with product manufacturers, competitors, industry experts, research institutions, distributors, traders, and raw material suppliers. On the demand side, we engaged with business leaders, marketing and sales heads, technology and innovation directors, supply chain executives, and end users across key organizations.
These conversations helped us better understand market segmentation, pricing, applications, leading players, supply chains, demand trends, industry outlook, and key market dynamics—including risks, opportunities, barriers, and strategic developments.
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