Research & Development

SBM Atlantia is active in the development of new technology and new systems and components to enable safe and economic energy recovery from offshore oil and gas fields.  The major focus of the present R&D effort remains on deepwater floating production.

Development of new products and technology remains at the heart of the Company’s growth strategy. The focus is on delivering solutions to meet the known and anticipated needs of the energy sector in deep water and ultra deep water. By placing high emphasis on the development of new technologies, the Company adds to their product line the necessary pieces of technology to deliver innovative, robust, reliable and cost effective solutions for deep water and ultra deep water applications. Cooperation with SBM Offshore sister companies utilizes additional expertise to maximize the quality of new and innovative technologies.

Current R&D activities in the SBM Offshore group include Deepwater Systems, LNG Production, transfer and storage systems, and Renewable energy systems.  The deepwater systems initiatives/efforts are managed by the SBM Atlantia Product and Technology Development group.