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05/15/2013
Deepwater exhibits at the 2013 OTC
The Offshore Technology Conference did it again. Somehow, the gigantic annual show managed to increase its attendance level to a 30-year high of 104,800, a 17% gain over last year’s 89,400.
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05/14/2013
Deepwater cyclists ride the 2013 BP MS150
Deepwater supported a team of riders in the 2013 BP MS 150 Houston to Austin charity bicycle ride on April 20-21 benefitting research and services for people living with multiple sclerosis.
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04/23/2013
Deepwater sells minority interest
Capital Southwest completed an $8 million preferred equity investment in Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc. on April 9, 2013. Deepwater is the fourth active investment in their Energy Services and Products sector.
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01/18/2013
Polatrak appears at Underwater Intervention 2013
Just as New Orleans was bracing itself to host the 2013 Superbowl and start cranking up Mardi Gras, Underwater Intervention 2013 landed in the Morial Convention Center on January 15–17. Divers, engineers, project managers and virtually any sort of business connected to commercial diving and remotely operated vehicles could be found converging on a soggy, chilly Big Easy.
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01/07/2013
Deepwater engineer assists car crash victims
Deepwater EU Ltd.’s Assistant Project Engineer Joel Evans was about 15 miles northeast of London on December 11 while driving to an offshore assignment when he witnessed a multi-vehicle accident just ahead of him. He immediately pulled over to help the people involved. Having completed a five-day wind farm first aid course as part of his Deepwater training, he used his knowledge to aid and comfort the injured until paramedics arrived.
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12/04/2012
Deepwater at OSEA 2012 in Singapore
Held every two years since it began in 1976, the Offshore South East Asia international conference (or, as we like to call it, OSEA) racked up its 19th edition during November 27-30, 2012, utilizing Singapore’s ritzy Marina Bay Sands for the first time. Also for the first time, Deepwater jetted over to swell the ranks of exhibitors, joining our long-time agent and collaborator JST Technical Services in their exhibit space.
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11/14/2012
Polatrak’s RUSS system showcased at Deepwater Operations
Every first Tuesday in November, people all across the nation take time from their normal schedules to participate in an honored tradition: Attending the Deepwater Operations conference and exhibition in Galveston, Texas, of course. The conference celebrated its tenth anniversary this year, and – typical of a 10-year-old – my, how it’s grown. 1,092 attendees from 13 countries (and 25 other states) brushed past the turnstiles this year to view 76 exhibitors’ wares, up from a mere 23 exhibitors and four sponsors at that first show in 2003.
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10/16/2012
Deepwater hosts I-Rod night golf tournament
On Friday, October 12, Deepwater hosted the First Annual I-Rod “Night Clubbing” “Glow-Ball Warming” nighttime golf tournament at Houston’s Bear Creek Golf World’s President’s Course. For those unaware of what constitutes night golfing, you simply invite a bunch of your pals (in this case, our intrepid I-Rod clients, suppliers and friends), take a few hundred glow-sticks, some glow-in-the-dark golf balls, a couple dozen golf carts and a whole bunch of beer, and turn them loose on a darkened golf course.
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10/01/2012
Deepwater repurchases stock
The minority shareholders of Houston, Texas-based Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc., which is a leader in providing innovative corrosion control for the world’s offshore infrastructure, have completed a stock repurchase from Total Oil Technologies Sdn Bhd., restoring full ownership of the company to the founders.
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09/26/2012
Deepwater exhibits at Rio Oil and Gas Expo 2012
Rio de Janeiro, normally just easing into springtime in mid-September, was unseasonably warm during the Rio Oil and Gas Expo 2012 at the Riocentro Convention Centre. This might explain the unseasonably warm reception the Deepwater exhibit just enjoyed on Sept. 17-20. Begun in 1982, the expo is held every two years and showcases products and services for oil, natural gas and biofuel production.
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09/18/2012
New faces and titles at Deepwater
We'd like to welcome aboard the talented and experienced people who've recently joined the Deepwater family. We also want to congratulate some of our colleagues on their recent promotions. Here's a look at who's coming in the door and who's moving up the ladder at Deepwater.
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05/08/2012
Deepwater exhibits at OTC 2012 in Houston
2012’s edition of Houston’s massive Offshore Technology Conference saw 89,400 people file into the Reliant Center, which was an increase of 14% from the year before and the third largest number of attendees ever. Deepwater was part of the big show for the twelfth consecutive year, staking out a prime booth location just inside Reliant Center’s southwest entrance and maintaining a hospitality suite in nearby Reliant Stadium.
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04/27/2012
Deepwater's 2012 pre-OTC crawfish boil is a rousing success
Deepwater’s 9th annual pre-Offshore Technology Conference crawfish boil proved to be the grandest one yet. Over 500 guests managed to make 1,700 lb. of boiled mud bugs disappear in less than six hours, and also gulped down hundreds of burgers and dogs. Seven kegs were left floating in its wake.
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01/27/2012
Deepwater attends Underwater Intervention in New Orleans
Nestled against the Mississippi River just a few blocks from New Orleans’ hip and historic French Quarter, the sprawling Ernest N. Morial Convention Center provided a perfect venue for Underwater Intervention 2012. Hundreds of vendors and service providers for the underwater operations industry descended upon the Crescent City on Jan. 24 through 26 to display wares, give presentations and connect with other underwater professionals.
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12/15/2011
Deepwater attends EWEA offshore wind-power trade show
Deepwater Corrosion joined nearly 480 other exhibitors in Amsterdam for the EWEA Offshore 2011 trade show hosted by the European Wind Energy Association. A large swath of the industry’s most prominent companies were in attendance, including manufacturers of wind turbines, marine platforms and sea cables, each surrounded by displays of virtually everything related to offshore wind energy generation.
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12/08/2011
Deepwater adds distributor ERIKS, attends Technivent
Deepwater Corrosion Services has appointed ERIKS bv as the exclusive distributor for its I-Rod brand pipe-support products in the Benelux Region, which encompasses Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. ERIKS bv is a major supplier of valves, hoses, seals, plastic piping, instrumentation and a wide range of other products for industrial use. It’s part of the ERIKS group of 60 companies offering mechanical engineering components, technology and logistics services in 25 countries.
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08/08/2011
Deepwater SunStation System Proves Successful in 4,300 FSW
The first ever deployment of a SunStation CP critical monitoring system pre-installed onto a subsea tree was successfully interrogated last month by an Oceaneering Millennium ROV. The unit displays the cathodic protection potentials from permanent reference electrodes installed at two critical locations on a wet tree deployed to 4,300 FSW in the Gulf of Mexico (1,300 m).
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07/20/2011
Deepwater helps to preserve local museums
Deepwater Corrosion has worked with other volunteer organizations to donate materials and labor to retrofit the external underwater steel corrosion control systems for two local marine assets which have been converted into public museums. Using Deepwater’s RetroLink cathodic protection (CP) retrofit system, both structures were quickly fitted with their new anodes and both will be protected for years into the future. Deepwater’s field staff personally oversaw the installation of the anode strings on these two structures, one in Louisiana, and the other in Galveston, with the help of some other local volunteer companies.
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05/31/2011
Deepwater’s First Annual Agents Conference is a Success
Deepwater held its first official Pre-OTC Agents Conference at it’s Houston Train Court HQ in April. During the conference many items pertaining to selling Deepwater’s products globally were discussed and much positive feedback obtained.
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05/15/2011
Deepwater’s Annual OTC Crawfish Boil Grows Each Year
Over 500 employees, agents and other guests enjoyed a wonderful sunny day at Deepwater’s Train Court Facility this year. Almost a ton of mud bugs and several hundred dogs and burgers went down with enough beer to float a kayak. The casino proved very popular (with blackjack and Texas hold 'em poker). In the end, the chip count winner (Joe Hovsepian – pictured) walked away with a new I-Pad 2. Congratulations, Joe! Read the full press release
12/20/2010
Deepwater EU installs nine RetroBuoys in the North Sea
In 2010, Deepwater Corrosion Services via our Deepwater EU offices in the UK successfully designed, deployed and commissioned 9 (nine) impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems to 4 (four) fixed platforms located in the UK's North Sea Forties Field. The 35-year-old platforms are positioned 110 miles (180 km) east-northeast of Aberdeen in around 120 meters of seawater. The owners required a life extension solution for the CP system to add at least 20 additional years... Read the full press release
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08/13/2010
Deepwater’s Retrofit vessel is replacing anodes in the GOM
Deepwater Corrosion’s retrofit boat is working in the Eastern gulf. The boat will migrate Westward over the summer and be available for South Texas by the end of the summer season.The boat will be totally self sufficient.
07/11/2010
Deepwater’s RetroClamp sales figures reach 2500 clamps
The RetroClamp was originally designed to facilitate ROV attachment of anode sleds to offshore pipelines. The first clamps were built and deployed in 2000 and since that time we have tracked an estimated 2500 installed clamps.
06/28/2010
Deepwater’s US production moves to a new, larger facility
Due to continued expansion, Deepwater has relocated its fabrication operations in the US to a new facility in Houston's energy corridor. The new 16,000 sq. ft facility is located on FM 529.
05/07/2010
Deepwater’s growing presence is felt at OTC 2010
2010 was the biggest year yet for Deepwater at the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. With representatives in town from all over the United States and the United Kingdom.
01/14/2010
Deepwater EU Ltd. Opens Cathodic Protection Design Center
Deepwater EU Ltd, our European subsidiary have further enhanced their attack on the corrosion market by creating a cathodic protection design & project management centre on the University of Surrey.
11/29/2009
Deepwater exhibits for the 4th straight year at PECOM 2009
Deepwater's most recent trade show appearance in México at PECOM 2009 concluded this month with an encouraging result. The expo was well attended, even better than last year.
09/20/2009
Deepwater EU Ltd. at Offshore Europe 2009
Since opening the Canterbury facility in 2007, Deepwater EU Ltd. has been growing rapidly. We have taken on former Hockway BD Manager, Clive Harrington to spearhead the North Sea region.
09/01/2009
FORCE Technology Norway and Deepwater Team Up
Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. and FORCE Technology Norway AS are co-operating to bring new technologies into the offshore corrosion and integrity monitoring markets in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
07/27/2009
CP Mat improved, renamed "Smart Mat"
Deepwater is pleased to announce a new phase in the development of the CP Mat. With significant alterations, we are retiring the "CP Mat" branding and christening the new product range the Smart Mat™.
06/08/2009
Deepwater Moves into the Gulf of Guinea
Deepwater in conjunction with its local partner Alduco has setup two bases of operation to service the Offshore Market in the Gulf of Guinea. The initial operating bases are in Malabo, EG and Lagos & Port Harcourt, Nigeria ...
05/10/2009
This year marked Deepwater Corrosion Services' ninth consecutive year as an exhibitor at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX. As this is our home show, we always try to make a splash, displaying products ...
03/05//2009
Deepwater in Granted Mexican Patent for CP Mat
On March 4, 2009, Deepwater Corrosion Services' pending patent for the CP Mat ( Stabilizer With Cathodic Protection) was granted. With patent number 130524.2002, the CP Mat is patented in both the US and Mexico.
11/10/2008
Deepwater Gaus Foundry Open House
On November 7, 2008, the Deepwater Gaus anode brand was officially launched at the Deepwater Gaus anode foundry. The event drew a large crowd to Houston's newest anode foundry.
10/14/2008
Patent Granted to Deepwater for the SunStation subsea readout
US Patent 7,425,249 B1 has been granted to Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. for the Subsea Solar Powered Test Station with Voltage Readout, marketed by Deepwater as the "SunStation."
09/24/2008
Introducing Deepwater Gaus, the Gulf Coast's newest Anode Foundry
Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. and GAUS Anodes International LLC have signed a 5 Year cooperative production and marketing agreement. Under the arrangement the foundry will produce aluminum anodes exclusively for Deepwater Corrosion Services.
09/01/2008
Deepwater Celebrates 22 years of Offshore Corrosion Inspection
Deepwater has always maintained a steady presence in the Gulf of Mexico, and more recently, other world markets.
07/22/2008
Project Review Bulletin: Deepwater retrofits cathodic protection on a 720’ Fixed Platform
Deepwater has always maintained a steady presence in the Gulf of Mexico, and more recently, other world markets.
07/01/2008
Patent Granted to Deepwater for the CP Mat
US Patent 7,329,336 B2 has been granted to Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. for the Stabilizer with Cathodic Protection (international patents are pending), marketed by Deepwater as the "CP Mat."
05/16/2008
Another Great Year at OTC 2008
OTC was a very productive show for Deepwater, with Corrosion Control being one of the hot button issues this year. We had a very attentive and excited group of visitors. Our booth staff barely had a moment to rest ...
05/09/2008
Deepwater's Fifth Annual OTC Crawfish Boil Recap
Deepwater Corrosion Services would like to thank everyone that attended our fifth annual crawfish boil. Mud bugs and beverages were enjoyed by over 400 guests ...
04/21/2008
Deepwater retrofits cathodic protection on two deep water subsea field developments in three days
In February, Deepwater Corrosion Services performed anode retrofits on 2 subsea development systems in 73 hours. These deep water installations, located in water depths ranging from 775 to 1,750 feet, consisted ...
03/01/2008
May 2, 2008 is Deepwater Corrosion Services' 5th Annual OTC Crawfish Boil
Deepwater's annual OTC Crawfish Boil is in its fifth year, and we couldn't be more pleased to welcome back all of our customers, colleagues and friends for a Friday afternoon of good food crawfish ...
01/10/2008
Deepwater Retrofits Cathodic Protection on 5 Structures in 14 days
Deepwater corrosion's retrofit systems have been used in the Gulf of Mexico for over a decade, and there is no sign of it letting up. With brown field assets seeing new life, operators are anxious to keep them up and running ...
10/29/2007
A New level of Versatility for the CP Gun Probe
Now Available - Interchangeable Cu/CuSO4 reference electrode elements available for GP Gun. This means that the instrument can now be used in fresh and brackish water environments, such as rivers, lakes and water tanks ...
10/26/2007
Deepwater EU Ltd. opens its doors in Canterbury
Deepwater is proud to announce the opening of its new manufacturing facility Deepwater EU Ltd. Located just outside Canterbury the central location is within easy reach of European ports and main roads to the rest of the UK ...
10/22/2007
I-Rod IMPOSTORS Discovered in Gulf of Mexico. Operators, specify the original I-Rod!
Case 1: Neptune SPAR - In October 2007, some of Deepwater's offshore corrosion inspectors aboard the NEPTUNE SPAR came across pipe supports very similar in appearance to Deepwater's own I-Rod Brand ...