ASCO has won a supply base contract for BP’s Great Australian Bight Exploration program.
The supply base at Finders Port in Adelaide will be managed by the company in partnership with Finders Logistics.
Beginning in 2016, BP’s exploration program will include four wells within its offshore permits, which are located 300 kilometres southwest of Ceduna, South Australia.
ASCO Australasia chief executive, Matt Thomas, said: “The Great Australian Bight is a challenging new global frontier in oil and gas exploration and ASCO will bring its significant international experience to support BP’s operations.
“ASCO’s selection to manage the base and all associated logistics is further recognition of our global capability and reinforces our strategic direction in Australasia.
“We are now seen as a valuable and viable alternative to current service providers in the oil and gas, transport and logistics arena.
“We recognise the importance of BP’s activities to the South Australian economy and will support local employment and skills development across our operations.
“We are already in discussion with some of our partners who are looking at establishing South Australian operations to support our activities.”
The supply base activity is set to ramp up from early 2016, with 25 staff employed at its peak.
The base at Flinders Port will provide the full range of stevedoring and materials management including warehouse and yard management and bulk storage and tank farm management.
The facility will have 120m of quayside and more than 20,000sqm of laydown area.
It will include a liquids mud plant, light and heavy vehicle parking areas and an administration building with training room capability.
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