INSPECTION STANDARD - Oceaneering

THE INSPECTION STANDARD
Notes from the editor
Many thanks go out to all Oceaneers who have contributed to this edition of the ‘Inspection
Standard’. As always we are offering a meal for two up to the value of £75, at any restaurant of
choice to the Oceaneering employee who submits the best article.
This editions winner is Stuart Kenny for his article ‘Advanced inspection technology in the Swiss
mountains’ which gives an interesting insight into life working in one of our busiest departments.
For the opportunity to win the meal for two in our next edition of the Inspection Standard please send
all articles to myself, Martin Hockley, mhockley@oceaneering.com
Good luck!
An holistic view
It’s August and it’s 45 degrees Centigrade in
the UAE, over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the
Gulf of Mexico – in both cases with stifling
humidity to add to the heat. Meanwhile, in
the UK it’s been wet and windy most of the
‘summer’. Nothing new about any of that,
then.
Still, business as usual continues in all of these
areas, and also in the Caspian, Middle East, Asia
and Australia, and other parts of the globe where
Oceaneering Inspection conducts its business. Except
that in our world nothing is exactly ‘usual’; new
challenges emerge everywhere and amongst these
we continue to have our successes.
In this edition of the Inspection Standard we report
on some new contract awards. Our Inspection and
Integrity Management Group have picked up two
new customers – Chevron in the UK and JV Gas in
Algeria. We are delighted to have won this work
and look forward to providing a high level of service
to, and establishing strong relationships with, both
companies. Equally we are especially pleased that
BP have extended our contract for inspection and
corrosion management services covering all BP’s
offshore installations in the UK North Sea and all
associated onshore terminals - this major contract
employs in excess of 150 of highly qualified and
experienced personnel alone. We are appreciative
of the faith and confidence shown by our client in our
continuing efforts to work with them to maintain and
improve on the service. We were also very proud
to have passed the two million man-hour milestone
without a single injury or lost time incident on this
contract.
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We also report in this edition on other notable HSE
achievements at Conoco Phillips Teesside crude oil
reception facility and Eggborough Power Station
in the UK, and achievement in the Caspian. My
gratitude to all our personnel who have helped us
reach these objectives.
Performing the hazardous work we do in a
safe manner is close to all our hearts. Not just
in Oceaneering Inspection, but across all of
Oceaneering’s diverse businesses safety is our
number one ethic. First and foremost we want all
our people to return home from work safely. We
endeavour to do this by having robust HSE processes,
by providing training and importantly by inculcating
safety awareness and the cultural expectations which
underpin everything. We encourage the reporting of
any unsafe working practices and near hits, and we
look to share learning.
Finally our successes are all down to the dedication
and efforts of the people who work for Oceaneering
Inspection. I’d like to recognise Dave Close our Site
Manager at ConocoPhillips Teesside for leading the
team that delivered the safety goal and thank you to
all our long serving employees who are mentioned
in this newsletter and those previously. It always
surprises me to see the numbers who are hitting these
service milestones. To Dai Hughes in Swansea, who
has just completed 45 years with the company, a very
big thank you too for your contribution and probably
also your endurance!
Eric Johnston
Vice President Oceaneering Inspection