DECOM North Sea member company, PDL Solutions (Europe) Limited, have been awarded a framework agreement with Shell UK Ltd to provide advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) support to the Shell UK engineering team on the Brent Decommissioning Project.
PDL are a leading provider of advanced engineering design and analysis consultancy services to clients operating in predominantly the nuclear, defence and the oil and gas sectors. Based in Hexham, some 20 miles to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne, PDL engineers have, over the past 11 years, supported some of the most technically demanding projects at some of the most notable national and international entities.
PDL managing director, Paul Charlton , says “ We are delighted with the Shell contract award and we look forward to providing complementary high-end engineering support to Shell and their supply chain on the Brent Decommissioning project. There will be some significant engineering challenges ahead as the Brent field moves towards the Cessation of Production (COP) date and beyond on the Brent Decommissioning project, but I’m confident that by applying sound engineering judgement and our state of the art analysis toolsets, we can help Shell meet the regulatory requirements in a safe and cost effective manner.”
The initial contract term is 18 months, with an option to extend the term by mutual consent thereafter.
[mappress] Source: decomnorthsea, August 11, 2011