Total awards Shetland Gas Plant contract to Aker
19 Oct 2012
Aker Solutions has secured a three-year contract to provide operations and maintenance services to Total E&P UK Ltd and its joint venture partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd at the new Shetland Gas Plant (SGP).
The agreement includes provision of operations, maintenance and services support personnel for Total E&P UK at the new gas plant, which will receive gas from the Laggan and Tormore fields, west of Shetland.
The contract is valid for three and a half years with an optional two year extension. It will see the creation of up to 150 positions in support of the contract, both on-site at SGP and onshore in Aberdeen. Contract value is undisclosed.
“This is a significant contract for us … the Shetland Gas Plant will be an integral part of the future UK gas supply,” said Mike Forbes, UK managing director of Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations business.
Aker Solutions has worked with Total E&P UK since 1989 continually developing the joint relationship and overall service provision.
More than 180 Aker Solutions employees are currently involved in delivering production and maintenance support services for Total E&P UK at both the St. Fergus gas plant in Aberdeenshire – where up to 20% of the UK’s gas requirement is processed - and offshore on the Elgin Franklin assets.
