Khalifa A Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services Company (ADAMS) is a major provider of specialist diving services and associated marine services for the Kingdom's offshore oil industry.
For more than 35 years, the company has concentrated on the provision of these specialist services to the petroleum and petrochemical sectors. The company is also involved on civil projects and other infrastructural works where specialist diving and marine services are required.
Currently, the company owns and operates a fleet of nine diving support vessels and two Dynamically Positioned (DP) vessels.
To supplement its operational capability, two further 60m DP vessels are now being built with delivery planned for the first quarter of next year, according to the company.
ADAMS is acknowledged as the industry leader for diving and marine management services for the Kingdom, with proven and unrivalled levels of experience and operational knowhow. The company has built an enviable reputation throughout the Middle East for competency and safety in one of the most challenging marine environments in the world.
The company applies rigorous criteria in the recruitment and selection of divers and marine crew to meet both legislative and specific clients requirements.
The company has long established and maintained the highest standards of safety and operational competencies for offshore diving and vessel operations.
Working closely with its clients in the determination of best practices, ADAMS has a safety record second to none.
A complete range of diving services is available for offshore construction work, underwater cable laying, subsea maintenance and inspection work.
The company operates two inspection-class remote operated vehicles (ROVs) on a regular basis and charters others and work-class ROVs for specific project work, according to ADAMS.
The company is also actively building its business relations in the Far East and the US, following the success of its diving, crewing and supervisory services provided on vessels operated by ADAMS in India, Singapore and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Middle East (including Saudi Arabia) makes up about 70 per cent of total business revenues with the remaining 30 per cent from worldwide activities. Global business is on the increase with ADAMS adopting an ambitious proactive strategy for expansion under the direction of executive director, Salah Algosaibi, assisted by director, Diving and Marine Mike Stock.
The history of ADAMS dates back to 1964 when its headquarters were established close to Dammam industrial city, a few kilometers from Dhahran and the main highway to Ras Tanura.
Today, the company operates from expanded premises with a multinational staff of more than 400 from both Dammam and Ras Tanajib, as well as its satellite offices.
The primary operational base is Ras Tanajib, reporting into the Dammam Head Office, where all the project management, diving and marine operations, engineering and logistics support functions are undertaken.
Ras Tanajib has extensive workshop and warehousing facilities enabling self-reliance in spares and material inventories, maintenance, repairs and minor fabrication. Subsidiary operations offices for coordinating services and related vessel and personnel movements and clearances are located at Ras Tanura and Gizan as well as Jubail. Representative offices are located in London, Dubai and Singapore.
The company workforce is multinational with management, ships' officers and diving personnel mainly recruited from the UK, and vessel crewing primarily Filipino.
Typically, diving companies do not own and operate diving support vessels, but ADAMS has always adopted an integrated approach in its provision of diving and marine services.
This has enabled the company to respond promptly, flexibly and cost effectively to client requirements, according to ADAMS.
The company can operate in all water depths and diving modes and provide a complete range of diving services.
The range of subsea services covers the installation of cables and and flexi-pipes, platform risers and pipeline spools, with diving support provided for the installation of platforms and pipelines, drilling and salvage operations.
Subsea construction support includes single point mooring (SPM) and associated PLEM repair and maintenance. Other services available are wet and dry (hyperbaric) welding, hydrographic and seabed survey support and subsea inspections.
The company says that it carries a large inventory of plant and equipment for its operational requirements such as diving plant and equipment, subsea tools, including hydraulic and pneumatic plant and tools as well as grouting systems.
Subsea inspection equipment includes video systems, still cameras, MPI packages, 'A' scan, sector scanning sonar, UT meters, CP meters and other non destructive testing (NDT) inspection equipment.
Three years ago, a separate technical services division was established known as the Algosaibi Diving and Marine Technical Services Company.
Established in 1997, the company's core business activities are the provision of diving and marine technical and maintenance services in response to increasing requirements for expert support in diving and pressure related technology.
This company leverages the strength and experience of ADAMS offering a comprehensive range of services including design and engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation, maintenance, technical and logistical support.
For general operations both companies act as a single entity under a unified management and administration structure.
The companies are commonly referred to by the historical trading name of Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services Company (ADAMS).
The owners and management of the company are proud of their long association with Saudi Aramco in the provision of diving and related marine services.
