Located at the very western tip of Brittany, Brest is the French research pole in the field of marine sciences. Many companies, research centers and universities have developed a unique expertise in sciences and technologies applied to oceanography, warship design and building, as well as offshore oil industry.

These entities have formed a center of expertise called Haliod aimed at developing their industrial activities with the offshore oil industry. Haliod has authority to group together the various scopes of activities of every single member in order to propose an integrated offer to the oil industry. This offer is composed of products, services and technological development capabilities. Haliod provides a central access which enables it to offer adapted technological solutions to any industrial requirement.