Oceaneering Honored with
National Safety Award
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President and publisher of Compass Publishing, C. Amos Bussmann (right) presents the 2003 NOIA Safety in Seas Award to Jerry Gauthier, Vice President & General Manager of the Americas Region for Oceaneering International, Inc. (center) and Ray Wilcox, President of ChevronTexaco North America Upstream (left).
OII employees completed safety checklists prior to each dive and saturation bell excursion on the Genesis Project.
On March 29, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) recognized the joint efforts of Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) and ChevronTexaco for their commitment and pioneering approach to safety on the Genesis Riser Guide Modification Project by presenting the companies with the 2003 Safety in Seas Award. Established in 1978 and sponsored by Compass Publications, Inc., the award recognizes excellence among those who have contributed to improving the safety of life offshore.

NOIA President Tom Fry stated, "We applaud ChevronTexaco and Oceaneering for rising to meet the unique challenges inherit in the offshore while maintaining a truly remarkable standard of safety. The expertise and inventiveness demonstrated in this project will serve as a benchmark for the industry."

Operating 24 hours a day for 422 days, OII's divers achieved:

  • Over 2,500 surface dives
  • 4,300 hours of bottom-time
  • 254 saturation bell excursions
  • 265,946 man-hours without a LWD

For further information about Oceaneering's Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) capabilities, contact Jack Couch at:

Phone: (985) 407-8607
Email: jcouch@oii.oceaneering.com