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SageWise

10/16/08 8:39 AM

#80369 RE: 1918forever #80361

Agreed 1918. Recent news item in the midst of all this doom and gloom. We have to remember DDI is in the subsea services market. We know the ROVs will be very busy.

http://www.subseaworld.com/company/swiber-breaks-into-subsea-services-market-02483.html

Swiber breaks into subsea services market

2008.10.14 - Company News

As part of the project scope of work, the Swiber Group will utilise its recently acquired state-of-the-art Saturation Diving System (“SAT System”) to provide subsea diving support services, including dive personnel, equipment and subsea procedures, for duration of three months to the customer. The project is expected to commence approximately end of October, when the SAT system reaches the offshore location in India.

The subsea services market is an area that Swiber has identified as a key growth driver for the Group, one which is in perfect complement to its core Offshore Construction Services (OCS) and Offshore Support Services (OSS).

In a move to further develop and spearhead its subsea business, Swiber incorporated Kreuz Subsea in July 2008. While Kreuz Subsea has already rendered subsea services to its sister companies within the Swiber Group, this US$7 million project represents a breakthrough for the subsea unit being its maiden project for a 3rd party since its incorporation.

Said Mr Raymond Goh, Executive Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Swiber, “The extension of our capabilities to provide subsea services strongly enhances the marketability of Swiber to offshore customers. With it, we are transformed into a fully integrated offshore player in every sense of the word - from EPCIC to marine support services to subsea services. We believe that our all-round service capabilities in the offshore sector will strongly position Swiber to capitalise on any and all opportunities in the industry.”