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Major Indian Offshore drilling company certified by DNV Business Assurance

​Indian Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Company, Deepwater Drilling and Services Private Limited, has been awarded the Quality Management System standard certification - ISO 9001:2008 - by DNV Business Assurance India.
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Rajeev Mandrekar, Project Lead Auditor (left) presenting the ISO 9001:2008 certificate to S. M. Malhotra, President of Deepwater Drilling and Services




“Committed to provide quality and focussed offshore drilling services, Deepwater Drilling and Services, is a young ambitious company with a vision to be a leader in providing world class cost effective services to its clients," says Rajeev Mandrekar, Project Lead Auditor, DNV Business Assurance India, “And it’s a pleasure to be associated with a company with such strong quality and environment commitment.”
 
Deepwater Drilling & Services started its offshore drilling operation in Year 2010 under contracts awarded by public sector companies in India for its leased rig Noble Kenneth Delaney. From here on, there was no turning back. To expand its capabilities, the company embarked upon Build-Own-Operate, a state-of-art Jack up Rig, christened Dynamic Vision, which is presently being constructed at the leading Keppel Fels, Singapore. Speaking about his experience with DNV Business Assurance’s audit process Aniruddha Patnaik, Drilling Manager, Deepwater Drilling and Services, said, “It was a mutually value-adding process with proper guidance from highly experienced and professional audit team from DNV Business Assurance.”
 
At the recent certificate handing ceremony organised by the customer, Rajeev Mandrekar presented the ISO 9001:2008 certificate to S. M. (Sam) Malhotra, President of Deepwater Drilling and Services Pvt. Ltd. The certificate is valid for scope covering operation and management of offshore drilling rigs. Rajeev congratulated the customer for success achieved with the certification and wished the team growth and prosperity looking forward.
 
Speaking about this certification, Aniruddha Patnaik said, “The certification is a vindication of the company’s philosophy for providing quality services to its clients with well thought-out practices, effective communication system, management commitment to quality and importantly, a robust audit, review and compliance system in place.”


Author: Mearl Colaco