DeepOcean Establish Subsea Engineering Office In Trondheim, Norway

There are several reasons that Trondheim is an attractive city to us. There is a very strong technology cluster in the city, and the availability of highly trained personnel. Strategically, this is a sensible location for us, and we also bring something new to the environment of the city through our complete subsea service package, says Sveinung Soma, Engineering Manager at DeepOcean AS.

Opportunities in Trondheim

DeepOcean is currently a leading provider of remotely operated (ROV) maintenance of subsea installations in the North Sea region. The company has over 1000 employees in branches all over the world, and the largest department is in Haugesund where success started in 1999. The company is still small enough that everyone feels they are contributing to the success, while it is large enough to offer excellent career opportunities. Generally speaking the arrow points straight up in the subsea business, and establishing in Trondheim will create many opportunities for us. Especially since oil exploration on the Norwegian shelf is moving ever further North. We will first establish the engineering department, and the intention is that this will eventually perform complete projects under their own roof, says Soma.

Initially there are 20 engineers and civil engineers who will be employed in the Trondheim department. They will work closely with the head office in Haugesund. The focus now is to recruit the right personnel. Continuous improvement is the key to success.

-It is important for us that the department in Trondheim will be incorporated into the company in general. They should be included and a complementary part of the DeepOcean team. Those who are employed will play a major role in shaping the way forward for the city office. We are looking for both graduates and experienced professionals, who will work together to establish a strong subsea environment in Trondheim, says Soma.

He points out that it would also be important to establish cooperation with the strong technology environment that NTNU, University College of Sør-Trøndelag, SINTEF and Marintek represent.

-This will make our offshore operations even stronger, so to get closer to these operators will be very positive. Soma says that office in Trondheim is going to open in the first quarter of 2013.

Client list of DeepOcean includes key players in Norway such as Statoil, BP, Total, GDF Suez, Gassco, ConocoPhillips and Talisman. With operations in the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Holland and Singapore DeepOcean has become an international workplace. Sveinung Soma has no doubt that the department in Trondheim will make the company even stronger set of national and international competition in the future.

-Trondheim is a long term commitment for us and I have no doubt that opportunities will open up as people are in place there, says the leader of DeepOcean Engineering's Department. Read more about the company at www.deepoceangroup.com.