North-east technology specialist Red Spider said yesterday it had completed its first work in west Africa and won more contracts in the region.
The success follows the firm’s recent announcement of the appointment of an agent in west Africa to support its expansion.
Work involving eRED, The Westhill-based company’s remote open-close technology product, was completed in Equatorial Guinea.
This is expected to lead to further runs of the tool in west African countries, with interest expressed by operators in Gabon, Ghana, Angola and Nigeria.
Additional work involving one of Red Spider’s latest products, eRED-FB, is already scheduled with an operator in Equatorial Guinea by the middle of this year.
Deals completed for work so far in west Africa have a value of £380,000.
Red Spider’s Africa sales manager Barry Killoh said: “We knew the west African market had huge opportunities for our technology and to have this level of interest from the outset is very encouraging. Our tools are proven to help operators reduce risk and deliver major cost savings, particularly during deepwater operations, so they are ideal for the market.”