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DEEPOCEANThe Inside Story
When we speak to business leaders on our travels to conferences and exhibitions we often discuss their successes. Large international companies can seem distant and somewhat impersonal although their personnel are far from it.
Under our new interview feature ‘The Inside Story’ we feature DeepOcean and sent our intrepid reporter Fliss Chaffer to find out a bit more about the company and its experiences within the industry.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to be featured in a future edition and we will do the rest.
GLOBAL LEADING COMPANY DeepOcean is one of the world’s leading companies within the subsea industry, offering a wealth of innovative technologies; including high quality IMR, subsea intervention services such as trenching and installation of flexible products such as cables, providing cost effective and bespoke solutions to clients.
Acquiring this accolade has been an interesting journey and I was fortunate to speak with Managing Director, Tony Inglis to find out the story behind this successful and forward thinking company.
EBB & FLOW As with all success stories we tend to forget the hardships and frustrations leading up to that moment, however DeepOcean have had a few ebb and flow scenarios but have always remained focused and on course!
In 2008 DeepOcean went through difficult times due to a misguided acquisition by Trico Marine Services, who were later declared bankrupt. DeepOcean AS and CTC Marine Projects were both successful businesses with a long history and track record of providing niche subsea services. These two parts of the Trico business still offered a lot of potential and the major lenders of Trico decided to invest in their future. By 2011 the company had been restructured, re-branded and their services re-aligned, creating a stable business and by 2012 they were on an even keel once more.
MARINE BASE STATIONS The UK execution centre in Darlington currently employs 130 people, with 12 people working at the Teeside Offshore Marine Base. This office works closely with the Norwegian office in Haugesund.
In Europe the company has three marine bases in Darlington, UK, Haugesund, Norway and the head office based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. DeepOcean also recently set up an office in Tronheim, Norway and is in the process of setting up a presence in Aberdeen.
DeepOcean also operates two offshore bases at Teesside, UK and Haugesund, Norway. These facilities provide storage, heavy lifting and maintenance and support of the equipment. Globally the group employ over 1000 specialist personnel with offices in Brazil, Mexico and Singapore.
WIND MARKET DeepOcean are able to provide unique packages to clients supported collectively by the expertise of their personnel, extensive experience and by a wealth of vessels and specialist equipment. In order to carry out such specialist services, I was fascinated to learn more about the equipment, Tony enlightened me...
EQUIPMENT The company currently has between 17 and 19 vessels operating, managing 5 from the UK (with 3 long term deals and 2 shorter term charters) – all of which are state-of-the-art. For the majority of clients the company provides the whole package from survey to installation and in most cases this is within challenging environments, especially in shallow water, which presents its own problems, with fast moving currents, and poor visibility.
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