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Benton LeBlanc will work to expand product line and service offerings for the firm.

HOUMA, La. – Okeanus Science and Technology, LLC (Okeanus) is pleased to announce the addition of Benton LeBlanc. As Vice President and General Manager, LeBlanc will be responsible for helping further develop the Okeanus brand and expand the company’s product line and service offerings. He brings extensive management experience in the financial and procurement sectors of the marine industry as well as the offshore equipment rental business.

As a facilitator of both strategic and organic growth, LeBlanc will be responsible for day-to-day operations of Okeanus, expansion into international markets, and management of the firm’s customer base.

“I look forward to cultivating Okeanus’ reputation as a premier worldwide provider of rental solutions for the subsea and oceanographic market. We hope to become an integral part of our clients’ customer service and asset utilization strategies by leveraging industry knowledge and high-quality support,” LeBlanc commented.

Custom-designed, deepwater box cores available for lease through Okeanus

Okeanus Science and Technology LLC (Okeanus) is pleased to announce the addition of custom-designed, deepwater box cores to its catalog of equipment available for lease. As part of its suite of equipment, Okeanus offers clients a variety of box cores sizes. The most recent additions to Okeanus’ box core line are the largest class offered for leasing and have openings measuring 50 cm x 50 cm with a depth of approximately 60 cm. Fully laden by weights, the new box core design weighs nearly 1,200 lbs. The design of this box core allows single increments of up to 20, 35-lb weights to be easily added or removed from the frame. This ability to adjust the weights helps manage the penetration depth of the box core and increases the chance of obtaining an acceptable box core sample in a variety of sediment densities.

By combining a box core and a winch spooled with synthetic line, Okeanus can provide clients with a superior deepwater sediment sampling package. The addition of an Ultra Short Baseline System (USBL) and navigation package allows for exact geographic recording of where the box core makes contact with the seafloor and may be used to steer the box core to a preselected location. For biological sampling efforts, Okeanus carries custom-designed infaunal sieving stations that greatly cut down on the time required to process a sample.

All of these systems and others are available from Okeanus in Houma, Louisiana. For further information, please call (985)-346-4666 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..