An Aberdeen headquartered energy services firm is to support the development and operation of an offshore supply base on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria.
ABIS Holdings Energy Services Ltd will act as the agent for Gran Canaria Subsea and Offshore Base (GCSB), an organisation that operates in the Port of Arinaga.
The firm will be tasked with attracting and negotiating with clients looking to use the strategic maritime port.
The port is situated for work in West Africa and across the mid-Atlantic Ocean,
As it lies inside the Canary Special Zone (ZEC), it is tariff free and incorporates corporate tax levels of just 4%.
The site includes 20 acres (90,000 sq m) of laydown and storage facilities.
Francis Kiernan, chief executive officer of ABIS Energy, said: “The base provides all the benefits of political stability within the EU and is easily accessible for businesses serving all areas of West Africa, from Luanda to Morocco.
“Full laydown and storage facilities are accompanied by full technical and project support services with a high quality trained and certified local workforce.”
GCSB is a Norwegian inspired subsea and offshore base with an optimal strategic location for operations all over the world.
The base offers a wide range of services adapted to the subsea and offshore sector.
These include; facility support services, port and harbour facilities, ships agent services and access to full technical and project support services.
Odd Arne Tveit, chairman of GCSB said: “Our vision is to create the preferred offshore and subsea hub located centrally in mid-Atlantic with strategic connections to Europe, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and South America.”
Formed in 2014, ABIS Energy’s activities extend to business to business contracts and services, project management, business assurance, software development supporting economic modelling and decision and risk analysis as well as business improvement.
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