North Sea operator GDF SUEZ has staked out its permanent Aberdeen base.
The firm signed a 15 year lease on GDF SUEZ House. The new building on the city’s North Esplanade West will accommodate up to 300 people as the company ramps up its activities across the UK Continental Shelf.
The 40,700 square foot flagship office was developed by Miller Cromdale and constructed by Balfour Beatty. The company is currently split across four bases in Aberdeen; Union Plaza, Holburn House, City Wharf and Petrofac, and the new office will consolidate all the teams in one location later this year.
Jean-Claude Perdigues, managing director of GDF SUEZ, said: “The lease signing today is a significant step in the new build project as we move ever closer towards relocating all of our people under the one roof to provide an ideal hub for our operations and developments team.
“This is of particular importance as more of our assets come onstream, with our flagship project Cygnus – which is the largest gas discovery in the Southern North Sea for 25 years – targeted for first gas in late 2015. The next milestone in the Cygnus development is currently underway with the first subsea and topside installation campaign taking place infield at the moment.”