DeepOcean is an Oslo, Norway - based company which provides subsea services to the global offshore industries such as Inspection Maintenance and Repair (IMR), Subsea Construction, Cable Lay, and Subsea Trenching. Its 1,537 employees project manage and operate a fleet of Vessels, ROV's and subsea Trenchers.[1]
DeepOcean operates mostly in the Oil & Gas and Offshore Renewables industries globally, with offices located around the world.
History
DeepOcean AS was established in 1999.[2]
DeepOcean Group Holding (DeepOcean) was established in May 2011.
In 2012, DeepOcean AS, Trico Offshore Ltd, and CTC Marine Projects Ltd. merged to form DeepOcean.[3]
In late 2016, Triton, a private equity investment company, became the largest shareholder of DeepOcean. The Triton funds invest in medium-sized businesses headquartered in Northern Europe, Italy and Spain.[4]
In April 2022, it was announced that DeepOcean had acquired the Norwegian engineering and technology company, Installit AS and its subsidiaries.[5]
May 2025, DeepOcean has acquired Shelf Subsea, an independent provider of subsea services with a strong position in the eastern hemisphere.[6][7]
Services
DeepOcean offers the following three main service lines: (i) Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) and subsea construction, (ii) Seabed Intervention (incl. trenching), and (iii) Cable Installation, servicing the Global Offshore Energy industry from inception to decommissioning.
Offices worldwide
Source:[8]
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- United States of America
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- 🇮🇳 India
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Organisation
DeepOcean has a Supervisory Board of Directors as well as an Executive Management Team who oversee the daily management of DeepOcean's activities.
Board of Directors:
Executive Management:
- Jo Lunder, Chairman of the Board
- Terje Askvig, Board member
- Kristian Diesen, Board member
- Marc van der Plas, Board member
- Mike Winkel, Board member
- Colette Cohen, Board member
- Øyvind Mikaelsen, CEO
- Frode Garlid, CFO
- Ottar K Mæland, COO
- Matthias Jungwirth, CCO
References
- Investor relations www.deepoceangroup.com, retrieved 2025-06-18^
- Trico Marine To Acquire DeepOcean www.hartenergy.com, 2008-08-27, retrieved 2025-08-20^
- Norway: CTC Marine Projects, Trico Offshore and DeepOcean Become One Offshore Energy, 2012-04-30, retrieved 2025-08-20^
- Triton to Become Majority Shareholder of DeepOcean Offshore Wind, 2016-11-24, retrieved 2025-08-20^
- DeepOcean Acquires Engineering Firm Installit www.rigzone.com, retrieved 2022-04-08^
- DeepOcean expands into APAC, Middle East regions through acquisition of Shelf Subsea Offshore, 2025-05-30, retrieved 2025-08-20^
- Rocky Teodoro. DeepOcean Acquires Shelf Subsea, Expands Global Footprint Rigzone, 28 May 2025, retrieved 2025-08-20^
- Contact www.deepoceangroup.com, retrieved 2025-07-08^