AMEC wins £68m North Sea rig contract
British engineering and project management firm AMEC has been handed a £68m contract by a consortium led by BP to deliver two new oil rigs in the North Sea.
The consortium, which also includes Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron, is building the two rigs off the coast of the Shetland Islands in an area known as Clair Ridge.
The work is scheduled to run until March, 2016 and will employ a team of around 800 Amec workers at its peak.
The contract will see Knutsford-based Amec and its subsidiary Qedi install new production, accommodation and drilling facilities and subsea pipelines.
The two new platforms are due to be installed in 2015, with production scheduled to start in 2016.
BP is investing £4.5bn in the project to access 640 million barrels of oil, which will be extracted at a rate of up to 120,000 barrels per day until 2050.
Amec managing director Alan Johnstone said: “I am delighted that our long track record of delivery of major and complex projects for BP has been recognised through this significant contract award. “The award extends our relationship with BP, as well as crowning our overall involvement with this giant development from concept right through to commissioning."
“We will be utilising our leading expertise from our brownfield centre of excellence and securing North Sea jobs.”
Amec said it would utilise the latest technology and processes at the site to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
In 2011, Amec was awarded an engineering and project management contract for the platform design of the Clair Ridge development.
Engineering and project management giant AMEC has been handed a £68m contract by a consortium led by BP to deliver two new oil rigs in the North Sea. - Manchester Evening News
Perhaps in view of previous posts .. these rigs should be equipped with an on-board gymnasium!
