What does it take to operate where humans can’t survive?

Live from Florence at the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting, hosts David de Roode and Victoria Beard Queen sit down with Oceaneering CEO and President Rod Larson for a high-impact mini episode.

From subsea ROVs and autonomy to crisis resilience and leading 14,000 people worldwide, Rod shares how a 60-year-old diving company evolved into a global robotics powerhouse—serving offshore energy, NASA, defense, and even theme parks.

Pressure, corrosion, uptime, leadership under fire, this one goes deep.

Full episode coming soon.

00:00 Why Oil & Gas Still Powers Modern Life

00:37 Show + Sponsors

02:00 Rod Larson Intro (Oceaneering CEO)

03:08 From Diving to ROVs & Robotics

04:11 Beyond Oil & Gas

05:45 Engineering the Deep

08:16 ROV Fleets & Upgrades

09:23 Hiring & Culture

10:54 Leading 14,000 Globally

13:09 Rod’s Career Journey

16:11 Career Advice

17:26 Leading Through Crisis

20:19 Resiliency & Risk Planning

22:34 AI & Energy Insights

24:13 Rapid-Fire

25:46 Wrap-Up