▁( RO V ) ▁services , ▁special ty ▁oil field ▁sub se a ▁hardware , ▁deep water ▁inter vention ▁and ▁man ned ▁div ing ▁services , ▁non - dest ruct ive ▁testing ▁and ▁ins pe ctions , ▁engineering ▁and ▁project ▁management , ▁and ▁surve ying ▁and ▁mapping ▁services . ▁Its ▁services ▁and ▁products ▁are ▁market ed ▁world wide ▁to ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁companies , ▁government ▁ag encies , ▁and ▁fir ms ▁in ▁the ▁a eros pace , ▁marine ▁engineering ▁and ▁construction ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁O ce ane ering ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁O ce ane ering ▁supported ▁considerable ▁research ▁into ▁ways ▁to ▁increase ▁safety ▁of ▁their ▁divers ▁and ▁general ▁div ing ▁efficiency , ▁including ▁their ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Duke ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁trim ix ▁breath ing ▁gas ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁high - press ure ▁nerv ous ▁synd rome . ▁ ▁O ce ane ering ▁purchased ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁J IM ▁suit ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁O ce ane ering ▁assist ed ▁Dr . ▁Syl via ▁Ear le ▁in ▁testing ▁At mos pher ic ▁div ing ▁su its ▁for ▁scientific ▁div ing ▁operations ▁by ▁div ing ▁a ▁J IM ▁suit ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 5 0 ▁f sw . ▁O ce ane ering ▁also ▁used ▁W AS P ▁atmos pher ic ▁div ing