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Aqueos
In 1975 , Ted Roche , CEO and founder of Aqueos , graduated from college and headed straight to the North Sea to begin his career as a commercial diver . At this time , Britain lacked the technology to execute the initial platforms for BP based off Scotland , which meant that US companies were engaged in their implementation . This era in commercial diving was turbulent , and between 1977 and 1979 , a number of incidents occurred , resulting in over 30 deaths in the North Sea sector alone . Having survived this period to recount the tale , and with
Aqueos offers a combination of surface and saturation divingbased solutions
his passion untarnished , Ted took what he had learned , and went on to establish Aqueos in 2000 .
“ I founded Aqueos 23 years ago , on the basic foundation that the enterprise was going to be the leader in diving safety ,” he begins . “ I initially bought the West Coast assets of a large multi-national company called Stolt Comex Seaway , and spent the first five years or so focused on that region . We started offshore California before we managed to leverage the master service agreements we have with the super majors like Shell , Exxon Mobil , and BP , and then took
▲ Ted Roche during the installation of the world ’ s first seep gas capture devices in Santa Barbara , CA , 1982
those down to the Gulf of Mexico where we opened an office in 2006 .
“ We have steadily grown the company year over year and transitioned into offshore renewables around three years ago , all while maintaining our three core beliefs of excellence , professionalism and safety . Diving safety is held in high regard by the super majors who work with a limited , approved contractor base . As an organization that meets those standards , we have been able to benefit from partnerships with these major players . We are an ISO company and are also recognized by the Association of Diving Contractors International and the International Marine Contractors Association , which helps to promote our position in the European sectors too .
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