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OceanWorks International 11611 Tanner Road, Suite A, Houston, TX 77041

Tel: 281-598-3940

Email: [email protected] • www.oceanworks.com

CEO: Rod Stanley

VP Finance: Laurie Bristow VP Special Projects: Jim English

GM Vancouver: Glen Viau GM Houston: Ernst Fihn

Business Development Manager: Karen North

Houston Office/Shop Facility:

Square Footage: 42,500 sq. ft.

Test facilities: Oxygen cleaning, hydrostatic test chamber, outdoor test tank

No. of Employees: 150

Annual Sales: $30m

OceanWorks specializes in the design and manufacture of manned/unmanned subsea systems and specialized equipment. Offering a full range of subsea system engi- neering, design and analysis, fabrication, testing, and proj- ect management services, OceanWorks has been at the cutting edge of deep submergence and diving technology, operations, and support for more than 20 years. The company provides solutions to unique subsea problems.

The company has two major facilities located in Houston,

Texas and Vancouver, BC. Vancouver operations are focused on the development of innovative subsea solu- tions for offshore military and scientific markets; areas of specialization include development of turnkey systems for submarine rescue, atmospheric diving, cabled observatory, and alternative energy applications. Houston operations are focused on the provision of selected subsea products and services for the offshore oil & gas industry. Areas of specialization include the design and fabrication of remote intervention tooling and field development hardware, as well as the provision of subsea engineering services, build- to-print fabrication, offsite welding services, and atmos- pheric diving services.

Technology Profile: Originally formed in 1986 to devel- op atmospheric diving technology, OceanWorks has con- tinued to expand its technology base; today the company offers a unique range of subsea technologies, products and services to the international offshore marketplace. The company has continued to break new ground in atmos- pheric diving system (ADS) technology, and now supplies its Hardsuit 2000 and Hardsuit Quantum to a range of military clients. It recently expanded into commercial

ADS operations in the South China Sea, and offers its

ADS diving services on a worldwide basis. The company developed a range of state-of-the-art subsea tooling.

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Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. 17455 N.E. 67th Court, Suite 120, Redmond, WA 98052 Tel: 425 869-1834 www.soundocean.com

CEO/President: Ted Brockett Vice President: James McFarlane

Marketing Director: Brian Reid Engineering Director: Paul Hauser

Number of Employees: 21 Annual Sales (US$): $4m

Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) is a small, women-owned business incorporated in the state of Washington with administrative, engineering and manufacturing facilities in the city of Redmond. SOSI was established in 1978 with the goal of providing quality marine and undersea systems at realistic costs through innovative engineering. This has included: ocean observation systems such as oceanographic data buoys and ocean data platforms, underwater time-lapse video recorder systems, moorings and instrumented moored systems, high-speed / low-speed tow-bodies, self-propelled seafloor vehicles, large ROV umbilical winches, cable handling systems, launch and recovery systems, and other specialized deck equipment. Recent history shows continued product evolution for commercial, scientific, and government customers worldwide. Consumable prod- ucts in it's repertoire include leak detection modules, deep submersible GPS receivers, and support for the large num- bers of customer's systems needing spares and repair services. The seismic generator-buoys SOSI produces are enter- ing the third generation and promise to be an ongoing requirement in the oil industry.

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