SBM Offshore announces diver death - Angola

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SBM Offshore N.V. is a Dutch-based global group of companies selling systems and services to the offshore oil and gas industry.

Excerpting from SBM reveals contract worker death off Angola | Upstream Online

SBM Offshore revealed that a contracted diver died during pipeline installation work off Angola in December.

The Dutch floater giant revealed the fatality in its full-year results announcement on Thursday.

“The company regrets to report that a contracted diver was fatally injured during installation activities of a pipeline section replacement offshore Angola in December 2019,” it said.

“SBM Offshore will continue to raise awareness and implement improvements in its safety management systems.”

No further details were given of the incident, but SBM is due to host a conference call on Thursday morning to discuss its results.