OMS Subsea officially launched its operations in Guyana, introducing remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and diving support services to the country’s growing oil and gas industry. This is regarded as a significant enhancement of Guyana’s subsea capabilities in the local energy sector, as OMS aims to support offshore developments.
OMS’s local subsidiary is Orindiuk Marine Services, the vision of Guyanese businessman Harrychand Tulsi. At the launch on Wednesday, Tulsi shared, “The initial equipment rollout includes seven ROVs and three dive spreads supported by the Calamar Dive Vessel and a full battery of accessories,” he said.
“The company is piloted by the most competent and experienced technical management team, where the five lead managers bring in excess of 120 years of combined experience specific to the field,” Tulsi shared.
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Kenneth Vorster, General Manager of OMS Guyana, described the company’s launch as a major step in building a strong, internationally compliant subsea service.
Vorster emphasized OMS’s long-term dedication to building local capacity: “The investment in personnel, equipment and infrastructure is considerable, so the plan is not short term but to train and empower the people of Guyana.”
He also stressed the critical role of training and safety in their operations, especially for diving services. “We will include training and apprenticeship programs. We will identify personnel to develop them as divers, dive technicians,” he explained.
All candidates will be internationally qualified and recognized, Voster stated, adding that the door will then be open for them to work anywhere globally.
Mike Arnold, Chief Executive Officer of OMS Subsea UK, highlighted the company’s global vision. “We believe the future of the subsea industry can and should be shaped by Guyanese talent.”
He added, “Our Guyanese personnel will be trained, developed and rewarded with the same high standards as any international workforce, whether it’s home, whether it’s abroad, they’ll compete shoulder to shoulder to the best in the global business.”
Arnold also pointed to innovation as a key driver for OMS’s future growth in Guyana. He explained, “We continue to invest in innovation, because innovation is what makes everything right at the end of the day and brings in the money.”
He also revealed ongoing collaborations: “We’re actually working with a Norwegian company now to bring that technology into Guyana, working at doing pipeline surveys and inspection work, and using AI to automatically process the results of those inspections, to cut down the costs and to put down the time it takes to turn it around.”
According to the CEO, the company is also exploring fully autonomous vehicles to conduct seabed mapping, pipeline hopping, and ultimately inspection work. “They could be operated right here from this facility, 20 miles offshore, all around the world.”
In his feature remarks, President Irfaan Ali hailed the launch as a landmark moment in Guyana’s rapid energy sector transformation. “This is not only technology transfer. This is the most cutting-edge and latest technology that we are applying here in Guyana in less than a decade of operations in the oil and gas sector,” he said.
He emphasized the pace of progress, noting, “What we are witnessing here took many with greater capability and capacity 30 plus years to achieve.”
The President framed the event as part of a broader trajectory of national advancement. “What we are witnessing here is an investment and a series of investments taking place in our economy that is not going to take us on a plateau of development. It is going to take us on a steep rise long into the future.”
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