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Oceaneering International Inc. (NYSE: OII) is an applied technology company based in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. that provides engineered services and hardware to customers who operate in marine, space, and other environments. It was founded in 1964.[1]
Oceaneering's services and products are marketed worldwide to oil and gas companies, government agencies, and firms in the telecommunications, aerospace, and marine engineering and construction industries. Its business offerings include remotely operated vehicles, mobile offshore production systems, built-to-order specialty hardware, engineering and project management, subsea intervention and installation services, non-destructive testing and inspections, manned diving, and space suits. Oceaneering won a $745 million United States government contract in 2008 for the design and manufacture of space suits for future American lunar exploration.[2]
The company's stock is a component of the S&P 600 stock market index.
H. L. Hunley
It helped recover the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley, which sank in 1864.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Oceaneering International Services Ltd.". Oil & Gas Journal: 101. 2001-11-05.
- ^ Jonathan Starkey (2008-06-14). "Del. company misses out on space suits for moon". Delaware News-Journal (Gannett Corporation). http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080614/BUSINESS/806140314/-1/NLETTER01&source=nletter-news. Retrieved 2008-06-14.[dead link]
- ^ Chaffin, Tom (2008). The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy. Macmillan. ISBN 0809095122.
- ^ "RECOVERY: An Ocean of Challenges". Friends of the Hunley.. 2002. http://www.hunley.org/main_index.asp?CONTENT=RECOVERYDAY. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
External links
Categories:- Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Companies based in Houston, Texas
- Companies established in 1964
- Energy companies of the United States
- Diving engineering
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