WOOD Group has announced it expects to create around 200 jobs supporting work to bring the giant Culzean gas field in the North Sea into production.
Aberdeen-based Wood has won a contract from Maersk to deliver mechanical and management services for the hook-up and commissioning of the field.
The deal will be seen as a welcome boost for the energy services giant, which last month reported a further downturn in activity in the North Sea as it poured water on talk of a recovery in the basin. Wood has cut thousands of jobs in the area in response to the plunge in the crude oil price since 2014.
Dave Stewart, chief executive of Wood’s asset life cycle solutions business, said: “Maersk’s decision to award us this new contract to support them in this significant North Sea development reflects their confidence and assurance in our ability to deliver our broad technical solutions safely, efficiently and effectively.
“We will bring our strong, global experience and expertise in the execution of hooks-ups to the project, where our focus will be working in close collaboration with Maersk towards its successful delivery.”
Culzean, located east of Aberdeen, has been described as one of the biggest discoveries in the North Sea in the last 20 years. Maersk has a 49.9 per cent in the field, with BP doubling its stake to 32 per cent last year.
JX Nippon of Japan holds an 18 per cent stake.
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