Following a lengthy trial, DOF Subsea Australia (DOF) have been convicted in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia of three counts of an employer negligently breaching its health and safety duties under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, reported the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) on Tuesday.
A trade union boss has warned predictions that 8,000 jobs have been lost in the oil and gas sector due to the latest downturn are likely to be very conservative.
Ten subsea companies have pledged ยฃ65,000 towards a medical research project which aims to determine the best procedure for resuscitation of divers in a diving bell.
Robert Gordon University is working with The Underwater Centre to incorporate a commercial diving familiarisation course as part of its masters (MSc) courses in engineering.
DOF Subsea, a leading provider of integrated subsea solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, is in the process of developing a diving capability to service the North Sea and West Africa.