Neptune Marine Services Ltd (NMS) today announced that it has...

Neptune Marine Services Ltd (NMS) today announced that it has been contracted by Boskalis Australia to provide a range of diving support services on the Gorgon Project in Western Australia. Additional to the Gorgon works announced in January of this year, the latest contract comprises the provision of diving equipment and personnel to the port construction works being undertaken by Boskalis.

Neptunes Managing Director and CEO, Christian Lange, said the company was very pleased to continue its involvement in Australias largest resources development project. Our involvement in the Gorgon Project is consistent with our focus on securing longer term contracts that provide Neptune with more predictable and stable revenue streams, he explained. Internationally, Neptune has also recently secured a range of new projects involving a number of its specialist divisions. Valued at approximately $12 million, the new works include Inspection and scheduled maintenance services for ConocoPhillips and Woodside in Australia; Engineering and manufacture of subsea equipment for GE Oil & Gas and BP in the UK.; a range of survey, positioning, geophysical support and pipeline stabilisation services in Australasia. This latest round of work confirms the steady recovery and long term growth opportunities that exist in the Australian oil and gas industry, and particularly Western Australia, Mr Lange said.

Neptune Marine Services (NMS) is one of Australias leading providers of engineered solutions to the international oil and gas, marine and renewable energy industries. The company employs more than 600 people in Australia, the UK, USA and Asia and provides a full suite of innovative services including subsea and pipeline engineering; commercial diving; specialist fabrication; inspection, repair and maintenance; pipeline stabilization and protection; ROV and vessel supply; hydrographic surveying and geophysical services; project management; rope access and tension netting IRM; and the patented NEPSYS dry underwater welding technology.