Premier Oil chief executive Tony Durrant said:“This is an excellent start to the Block
7 Zama appraisal programme in Mexico.
Durrant said,"There's a very limited subset of people
who not only want ocean data but can afford access to AUV technology.
After working in underwater robotics,
imaging, photogrammetry, data processing and logistics, Durrant created PicSea- a new
design concept for an underwater robot that collects data at a fraction of the cost of other AUVs.
Eight years ago, Durrant came up with an idea of producing small, low-cost robots
that could not only intelligently enter unexplored areas of our planet but also open the technology to communities who could never access it before.
Since launching PicSea, Durrant has found that the companies ready to embrace
this dawning era of ocean autonomy are also eager to engage with start-ups like PicSea and see what new services they can bring to the industry.
By using hundreds or even thousands of our low-cost underwater robots, we can intelligently explore these hidden depths more easily
now than ever before," said Andrew Durrant, Founder of PicSea,
a new design concept for a small autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV) with a big mission.