Energy service giant Technip said yesterday it would take on more than 100 people in the north-east before the end of the year after winning its largest contract in UK waters to date.
The French firm said it would need to add to its Westhill workforce after signing a deal with BP and its partners on the Quad 204 development west of Shetland.
A key part of the £3billion subsea project is the redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, and Technip said it would replace the Schiehallion production facility plus instal new subsea infrastructure.
The work is expected to allow recovery of an additional 450million barrels of oil and extend production to 2035.
A spokeswoman for Technip said the firm was now looking to recruit more than 100 peopleat Westhill, where the group’s subsea business already employs around 900, amid buoyant times for the sector.
The Quad 204 work, which is expected to begin next year, will be managed out of Westhill, while 15 steel pipelines required for the project will be manufactured at Technip’s spoolbase at Evanton, in Ross-shire.
Knut Boe, Technip’s senior vice-president for the North Sea and Canada, said: “We are extremely pleased to be supporting BP with the Quad 204 project. It is a significant milestone for the United Kingdom continental shelf, both in terms of size and scope, and is a fantastic example of Technip’s ability to deliver large, complex developments.
“Furthermore, as a result of Quad 204 and other contract wins, we will be looking to grow our Aberdeenshire-based team over the next year.”
Trevor Garlick, BP’s North Sea regional director, said the operator was looking forward to working with Technip on one of the UK’s largest subsea installation contracts.
The deal comes less than three months after Technip signed what had been its largest UK contract – the firm won £111million of work with Nexen Petroleum UK for the Golden Eagle development, covering the manufacture, installation and commissioning of flowlines and umbilicals.
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