Ocean Floor Geophysics

What Ocean Floor Geophysics does

Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) is a Canadian marine geophysical and subsea inspection technology company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Burnaby/Richmond, British Columbia. It designs, integrates, and operates proprietary sensor systems — the patented Self-Compensating Magnetometer (SCM), Hypermag Multi-Vector Gradiometer, and non-contact Integrated Cathodic Protection (iCP) system — deployed from AUV, ROV, USV, and surface vessels to acquire compensated magnetic, electromagnetic, cathodic protection, acoustic, and seismic data. The company complements these in-house technologies with the P-Cable ultra-high resolution 3D seismic system (acquired via NCS SubSea in 2022) and towed-streamer CSEM technology (acquired from PGS in 2021), positioning it as a provider of one of the broadest multiphysics sensor portfolios in the offshore survey market.

OFG serves four primary customer segments — offshore oil & gas operators, offshore wind and renewables developers, seafloor mineral exploration companies and government agencies, and defense/security organizations — delivering turn-key survey services, sensor hardware sales, and technology licensing under project-based, multi-year contracts. The company operates globally across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, with a strategic alliance with DOF Subsea for AUV services and a six-partner regional dealer network established in June 2026. Since 2026, OFG has operated as a subsidiary of OceanSight, an ocean technology platform launched by XPV Water Partners that also includes Neptune Sonar and Sound Metrics; PGS (Oslo-listed) remains OFG's largest strategic shareholder.

Name

Ocean Floor Geophysics

Legal name

Ocean Floor Geophysics, Inc.

Website

https://oceanfloorgeophysics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ocean Floor Geophysics designs proprietary marine geophysical sensors (Self-Compensating Magnetometer, Hypermag, iCP) and delivers multiphysics subsea survey services for offshore oil & gas, wind, seafloor minerals, and defense clients worldwide, now operating under the OceanSight platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Geophysical Survey Equipment and Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Sonar, Undersea Sensors & Acoustic Detection Systems (IMABAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subsea Services & Equipment (Subsea Trees, Umbilicals, Installation, IMR) (EUALABAI)

Keywords

• Marine geophysical surveys
• Subsea sensor systems
• AUV inspection services
• Seafloor mineral exploration
• Cathodic protection inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Survey Services: Provides subsea geophysical survey services including pipeline inspection, seafloor mineral exploration, geohazard site surveys, route surveys, environmental baseline surveys, and decommissioning services. Services delivered using AUV, ROV, USV platforms equipped with proprietary sensor systems.
2. Sensor Hardware Sales: Sale of proprietary sensor systems including Self-Compensating Magnetometer (SCM), Hypermag gradiometer, and iCP inspection systems to subsea vehicle manufacturers, survey operators, and defense customers. Over 55 magnetometers sold to date.
3. P-Cable Technology Licensing & Services: Ultra-high resolution 3D seismic technology acquired through NCS SubSea. Provides UHR marine seismic data acquisition services and technology licensing for oil & gas, offshore wind, CCS, and mineral exploration markets.
4. CSEM Technology Services: Controlled Source Electromagnetic survey services and technology deployment for offshore exploration, including gas hydrate detection, offshore freshwater reservoir mapping, and CO2 monitoring for CCS sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ocean Floor Geophysics designs, manufactures, and deploys proprietary subsea sensor systems (Self-Compensating Magnetometer, Hypermag gradiometer, Integrated Cathodic Protection) and provides AUV-based marine geophysical survey services across offshore oil & gas, renewables, defense, and seafloor minerals markets. The company also delivers acquired technologies including P-Cable 3D ultra-high-resolution seismic and towed-streamer CSEM, offering end-to-end survey planning through data interpretation.

Product overview

Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) operates as a marine geophysical technology and services company offering a portfolio of proprietary sensor products and survey services. The product line centers on three core sensor technologies: the Self-Compensating Magnetometer (SCM) for internally-mounted magnetic compensation, the Hypermag multi-vector gradiometer for scalable array magnetic sensing, and the Integrated Cathodic Protection (iCP) system for non-contact pipeline inspection. These are complemented by acquired technologies including P-Cable 3D ultra-high resolution seismic and towed-streamer CSEM (Controlled Source Electromagnetic) systems. OFG provides turn-key and modular AUV survey operations services across seafloor minerals, offshore wind/renewables, oil and gas, and defense sectors, offering data acquisition and interpretation for geohazard assessment, pipeline inspection, cable tracking, UXO detection, and environmental baseline surveys.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Compensating Magnetometer (SCM) Internally-mounted magnetometer system with proprietary software that compensates and corrects magnetic data to remove vehicle effects in real-time. The sensor can be mounted inside AUVs, ROVs, HAUVs, USVs, or ASVs to acquire high-resolution magnetic data. Available in 1000m or 6000m depth-rated versions with less than 1W power draw. Used by subsea vehicle manufacturers, survey operators, and defense customers.
• Hypermag Multi-Vector Gradiometer Multi-vector gradiometer that deploys scalable arrays of magnetometers to acquire compensated magnetic data in real-time. Unit sensitivity of 8pTrms/√Hz with 1000m or 6000m depth-rated versions. Applications include cable tracking, pipeline depth of burial, UXO detection, archaeology, and search operations.
• Integrated Cathodic Protection (iCP) Non-contact AUV/ROV integrated cathodic protection inspection system for rapid subsea pipeline and infrastructure inspection. Enables measurement of CP system integrity, detection of disconnected/passivated anodes, and anode consumption rates. Analyzes anomalies in near real-time offshore with miniaturized electronics for light logistics AUVs. Only company globally with proven AUV non-contact iCP data collection and processing system.
• AUV Operations AUV survey and support services including turn-key solutions with vessel, AUV, equipment and skilled personnel, or rapid mobilization of assets to client-operated vessels. Supports pipeline inspection, seafloor mineral exploration, environmental baseline, shallow geohazard site and route surveys.
• Oil & Gas Survey Services Surveys throughout the oil field lifecycle including exploration, development, production/inspection and decommissioning. Equips AUVs with Synthetic Aperture Sonar, SBP, MBES, magnetometers, geochemical sensors, laser scanners, and high-resolution color cameras for site surveys, pipeline inspection, and infrastructure assessment.
• Windfarm & Renewables Survey Services Marine robotic survey services for offshore windfarm development from pre-planning through post-construction inspection. Services include geohazard and site surveys (MBES, SAS, SSS, MAG, SBP), digital twins, Hypermag for UXO detection, and iCP for cable integrity inspection and fault finding.
• Seafloor Minerals Survey Services Comprehensive seafloor mineral exploration services including precision bathymetry, AUV mapping with SAS, 3D Self-potential, MBES, SSS, SBP, MAG, and water chemistry sensors. Supports deep-tow CSEM, AUV CSEM, Vertical Cable Seismic, environmental baseline mapping, and detailed site characterization for SMS deposits. OFG has completed 24+ SMS surveys since 2007.
• P-Cable Ultra-High Resolution 3D Seismic Ultra-high resolution 3D seismic system acquired through NCS SubSea. Capable of characterizing the shallow seafloor at metre or sub-metre resolution. Applications include oil and gas exploration, reservoir management, shallow hazard and site surveys, offshore wind farm surveys, carbon capture and storage, offshore waste disposal surveys, methane hydrate studies, and geological investigations.
• Towed-Streamer CSEM State-of-the-art towed-streamer Controlled Source Electromagnetic system acquired from PGS. Allows high-quality marine CSEM data acquisition in a fast and efficient manner with minimal environmental impact. Complements existing AUV-based CSEM technology to provide broad operating envelope for decommissioning, environmental studies, offshore windfarms, seabed mineral exploration, and offshore groundwater studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55+ Self-Compensating Magnetometers sold globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• CodevintecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Regional channel partner appointed for Italy and Greece to strengthen OceanSight OFG's market reach and expand customer access in Mediterranean offshore markets.
• NOR GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Regional channel partner appointed for Norway to strengthen market reach and expand customer access in Scandinavian offshore markets.
• OCEANTECHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Regional channel partner appointed for Korea to strengthen market reach and expand customer access in Asian offshore markets.
• Samhitha MarineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Regional channel partner appointed for India to strengthen market reach and expand customer access in South Asian offshore markets.
• SES (Survey Equipment Services)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Regional channel partner appointed for United States to strengthen market reach and expand customer access in North American offshore markets.
• SubTopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Regional channel partner appointed for France and Francophone Africa to strengthen market reach and expand customer access in Western European and African offshore markets.
• Sound MetricsmajorTechnology or Integration · 9 March 2026OceanSight acquired Sound Metrics, a leading developer of high-resolution acoustic imaging sonar systems (ARIS sonar platforms). Addition strengthens OceanSight's ocean technology platform alongside Ocean Floor Geophysics and Neptune Sonar, expanding capabilities in underwater inspection, monitoring, and security applications.
• HighTidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025UK-Slovenia joint venture partnership between Ocean Geophysics (UK-headquartered) and HighTide (Slovenia). Creates unified global seabed data processing and interpretation service for offshore wind, cable, and pipeline sectors. Nearly 95 experts operating around the clock from facilities in Thailand and Slovenia.
• DOF SubseacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2021Strategic alliance for global AUV services leveraging OFG's iCP technology and DOF's subsea fleet. Partnership enables sharing of resources on pipeline inspection and geohazard surveys, coordinated response to AUV survey demand, and enhanced global footprint through asset utilization coordination.
• 2G RoboticsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2020Partnership in Canada's Ocean Supercluster Automated Pipeline Payload for Small AUVs Project. OFG's iCP technology combined with 2G Robotics' 3D laser and colour imaging systems. Total project value $1.7 million with $990,000 from Ocean Supercluster. Also includes partners EIVA, L3Harris OceanServer, and Ocean Infinity.
• Ocean InfinityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2020Project partner in Ocean Supercluster initiative bringing AUV survey operational expertise and market access to the Automated Pipeline Payload for Small AUVs project.
• ISES Technical ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 December 2020Industry partner providing subsea cathodic protection inspection services globally for CP integrity analysis, anode consumption rates, anomaly reporting, and interpretation for OFG's iCP system results.
• PGScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2020Strategic collaboration spanning towed-streamer EM technology transfer (OFG received shares in exchange for technology), joint acquisition of NCS SubSea (P-Cable technology), and ongoing multiphysics survey collaboration. PGS is OFG's largest shareholder. PGS New Energy group works closely with OFG as preferred supplier for offshore wind, CCS, and seabed minerals markets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CGG: Global geoscience company providing multi-client seismic data, subsurface imaging, and reservoir characterization. Comparable as a marine geophysical services and data provider with overlapping customer base in offshore oil & gas.
• Exail (formerly iXblue): French provider of subsea navigation, positioning, and acoustic systems for offshore survey and defense applications. Comparable as a manufacturer of high-precision subsea sensors integrated into AUVs and surface vessels.
• DOF Subsea: Global subsea services operator with AUV fleet and offshore survey capabilities. OFG's strategic alliance partner for global AUV services, working together on pipeline inspection and geohazard surveys.
• Sonardyne: UK-based subsea sensor and instrumentation company producing acoustic positioning, navigation, and detection systems for AUVs, ROVs, and offshore survey. Comparable as a subsea sensor manufacturer serving overlapping AUV/defense/offshore customer base.
• TGS: Multi-client geophysical data library company and provider of marine seismic and subsurface data. Directly comparable as a marine geophysical data and services business targeting oil & gas and new energy markets.
• PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services): Oslo-listed marine geophysical company offering seismic acquisition, CSEM, and multiphysics services. OFG's largest shareholder and technology partner; PGS also competes in adjacent marine survey markets and provides a strategic reference point for marine geophysical services valuation.
• Fugro: Global leader in marine geotechnical and geophysical survey services for offshore energy, renewables, and infrastructure. Comparable as a direct provider of subsea site investigation and asset integrity services.
• Shearwater GeoServices: Provider of marine seismic acquisition and geophysical services globally, including towed streamer and ocean bottom seismic. Direct comparable in marine seismic survey services targeting offshore oil & gas operators.

Broad incumbents

• Subsea 7: Global subsea engineering, construction, and IMR contractor. Comparable as a buyer of AUV-based pipeline inspection and survey services but operates at much broader scale across SURF/IMR.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Large Norwegian provider of subsea sensors, AUVs, and marine systems for offshore energy, defense, and survey. Overlaps with OFG's sensor offering as part of a much broader portfolio of marine technology products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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