Baku, Azerbaijan, April 4
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Oil and gas services group EnerMech based in Abderdeen (UK) has won new contracts in the Caspian Sea region worth around £40 million (around $50 million) in total.
It has secured a three-year contract with BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd to manage all of its crane operation, maintenance and inspection requirements in Azerbaijan. The contract covers assets on seven platforms and includes 12 offshore pedestal cranes.
EnerMech said it has also been commissioned by the ATA consortium in Azerbaijan to provide a full range of hydro-testing, flange management, camera inspection and enhanced water blasting services on two platforms in the Shah Deniz 2 gas condensate field.
A separate project will also see EnerMech provide ultra-high pressure tubing installation, pressure testing and flushing of tubing for the first time.
EnerMech has also been awarded its first direct contract with BP at the ATA site, to provide nitrogen/helium leak detection, with pre-engineering work currently ongoing in London.
The company has also been commissioned by Azerbaijan-based BOS Shelf to provide all jacket riser testing, subsea safety isolation valves and subsea spool testing at its Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory and will also carry out hydro testing, riser pigging and bolt tensioning work.
EnerMech said it has also invested more than £1.5 million in new equipment to service a first award at the Sangachal Terminal south of Baku, where Turkish contractor Tekfen has commissioned it to provide enhanced high-pressure water jetting and flange management over a two-year period.
“This has by far been our most successful period in the Caspian region and the groundwork put in over the last five years is now paying dividends,” John Guy, EnerMech’s regional director for the Middle East, Asia and Caspian, said.
“The extension of the BP cranes and lifting contract is an important development and our commitment to Azerbaijan has been underlined by our move towards a 100 percent Azerbaijani project team,” he said. “We will continue to invest in facilities, equipment and training to ensure we can offer flexible, responsive services backed up with the most modern equipment fleet and best trained personnel.”
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