What ISES does

ISES Technical Services, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, provides subsea cathodic protection (CP) monitoring and underwater inspection services and equipment to offshore oil and gas operators, with growing activity in offshore wind. The company develops proprietary ROV-deployed hardware systems including the CP-DAS (twin cell contact probe rated to 3000m depth with up to 10 samples/second logging), STABCON II+ (simplified CP and field gradient mapping package), and Trailing Wire CP Survey Systems. It also delivers the patented Integrated Cathodic Protection (iCP) system co-developed with Ocean Floor Geophysics, and a CP Modelling and Digital Twin service built with Beasy for predictive corrosion and integrity management.

The company operates as a project-based specialist services provider, supplying equipment, deploying personnel offshore, and producing post-survey analysis and reports. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements and hardware sales to owner operators; pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are awarded on a project basis. Its customer base includes major IOCs and NOCs such as BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco, Petrobras, Equinor, Petronas, TotalEnergies, CNOOC, ONGC, and Woodside, with documented project footprints in Brazil, Thailand, Brunei, the UK, Ghana, and Qatar.

ISES maintains wholly-owned operating entities in Aberdeen (UK/Europe), Singapore (Asia Pacific), and Subang Jaya, Malaysia, supporting global project delivery. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding, has 11-50 employees, and combines four decades of CP survey experience with over 100 years of cumulative team expertise as its principal commercial differentiator.

Name

ISES

Legal name

ISES Technical Services

Website

https://ises.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISES Technical Services provides subsea cathodic protection monitoring and underwater inspection services and proprietary ROV-deployed hardware to offshore oil and gas operators, with growing activity in offshore wind. Founded 2003 in Aberdeen, it serves majors and NOCs globally from offices in the UK, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Subsea Cathodic Protection Survey and Inspection Services

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Underwater Inspection, Maintenance & Repair (UWILD, Diving/ROV, In-water Cleaning) (IMAJAFAJ), Marine & Offshore Energy O&M (Offshore Wind, Platforms, Subsea Assets) (EUAEAGAO)

Keywords

• Subsea cathodic protection
• Underwater inspection services
• Offshore pipeline surveys
• ROV inspection systems
• Cathodic protection monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subsea CP Survey Services: ISES provides comprehensive survey services including equipment supply, personnel provision, and post survey analysis and reports. Services are delivered for specific projects across global offshore locations for oil and gas and renewable energy sectors.
2. Equipment Supply: Supply of proprietary survey equipment including CP-DAS systems, STABCON II+ systems, and trailing wire survey systems for subsea cathodic protection monitoring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ISES provides subsea cathodic protection (CP) survey, monitoring, and underwater inspection services for offshore oil and gas and renewable energy operators. The company supplies proprietary ROV-deployed hardware systems (including the CP-DAS, STABCON II+, and Trailing Wire survey systems) along with field personnel, post-survey analysis, and integrity management services to extend the operational life of offshore pipelines, flowlines, structures, and wind farm foundations.

Product overview

ISES provides a comprehensive portfolio of subsea cathodic protection monitoring and underwater inspection technologies for the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. The core offering consists of hardware systems including the CP-DAS System (ROV-mounted twin cell probe for detailed CP surveys up to 3000m depth), the STABCON II+ System (simplified ROV-mounted CP and field gradient mapping), and Trailing Wire CP Survey Systems. These are complemented by specialized services such as Subsea CP Surveys, CP Engineering (design, supply, installation), Life Extension CP assessments, and Offshore Wind Farm survey services. Strategic partnerships include the Beasy-powered CP Modelling and Digital Twin solution for predictive analytics, and the Ocean Floor Geophysics partnership delivering the patented iCP inspection system. The portfolio is underpinned by proprietary analysis reporting software and data processing capabilities developed from over 40 years of industry experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ pipelines surveyed over 400km in Brazil projects
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISES works in partnership with Ocean Floor Geophysics to develop the patented Integrated Cathodic Protection (iCP) system, an advanced inspection technology enabling highly accurate and rapid inspection of subsea pipelines and infrastructure.
• BeasycoreTechnology or IntegrationISES collaborates with Beasy combining ISES Structural Survey Technology with Beasy's Digital Twin Solution. This physics-based simulation platform provides actionable insights for design, operation, and integrity management, allowing engineers to predict corrosion risk and optimize protection.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TechnipFMC: Provides subsea production systems, installation, and lifecycle services to offshore energy operators. Its subsea equipment and operator relationships are broader and more infrastructure-focused than ISES, but they overlap in offshore integrity technology and customer base.
• Aker Solutions: Provides offshore engineering, subsea technology, maintenance, modification, and asset-integrity services. It is a broad incumbent with comparable offshore energy customers and lifecycle service capabilities, though at significantly greater scale.
• DOF Subsea: Provides subsea construction, inspection, maintenance, repair, and survey services to offshore operators. It is a relevant broad incumbent because it combines offshore project execution with specialist subsea inspection and integrity work.
• Fugro: Offers offshore surveying, subsea inspection, asset-integrity, and marine-geotechnical services globally. Fugro is a broad incumbent whose offshore survey and integrity capabilities overlap with ISES's project delivery and data-analysis model.
• Oceaneering International: Provides ROV operations, subsea intervention, inspection, and asset-integrity services. Its subsea field delivery and ROV expertise are broader than ISES's niche, but highly comparable on offshore inspection execution.

Direct peers

• Deepwater Corrosion Services: Provides cathodic-protection and corrosion-control products and services for offshore structures. Its focus on offshore corrosion management closely overlaps ISES's CP surveys, monitoring systems, and integrity services.
• Aegion: Through corrosion-protection and infrastructure-services businesses, Aegion provides cathodic-protection and asset-integrity solutions for energy infrastructure. It is comparable to ISES in corrosion monitoring, protection assessment, and operator-focused integrity services.
• Cathelco: Specializes in marine cathodic-protection and corrosion-control systems for ships and offshore structures. It serves similar offshore operators and competes in the same cathodic-protection equipment and monitoring category.
• Tracerco: Provides inspection, measurement, and asset-integrity services for the energy and process industries, including subsea applications. Its inspection and monitoring capabilities are directly comparable to ISES's ROV-based offshore survey work.

Emerging players

• Ocean Floor Geophysics: Is a specialist in marine geophysical and subsea inspection technologies. Its co-development of ISES's patented iCP system and its offshore asset-characterization capabilities make it a strong technology comparator, although it is also a strategic partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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