Bilfinger wins deals with Taqa, Apache

Energy services firm Bilfinger Salamis UK, has won new contracts with a combined total value of over £100million.

Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded the contracts from clients including Apache and Taqa Bratani in the last three months.

The company, part of Bilfinger’s Oil and Gas division, will be handling extensive inspection and maintenance activities for these customers.

The services to be provided include offshore inspection enactment including conventional and advanced NDT; scaffolding access; rope access, coating; insulation; specialist cleaning; asbestos work; norm removal, and passive fire protection.

The contract received from Taqa is for a period of 5 years, with 2 x 1 year extension options, and includes work on all of TAQA’s UK offshore platforms – Harding, Tern, Cormorant Alpha, Eider, and North Cormorant.

Bilfinger Salamis UK has worked directly with TAQA providing inspection services since the operator become duty holder of its UK assets in 2009.

The contract with Apache is a 3 year extension, with 2x 1 year options, and encompasses the Beryl A and Beryl B assets.

“With these new contracts, Bilfinger is continuing to reinforce its market position in offshore maintenance and life extension services on platforms operating on the UK continental shelf. They testify to the trust which the UK oil and gas industry is placing in the experience and skills of our offshore specialists,” says Graham Hayward, Managing Director at Bilfinger Salamis.

Hayward added that, “the reputation that we have in the market today is the result of our ability to meet the highest possible requirements with respect to the breadth and quality of our integrated services together with our excellent safety standards.

“Looking forward, we will be continuing to reinforce our personnel resources in order to make full use of the potential offered by these contracts to our customers’ satisfaction.”