FES launches new specialist subsea business

The team of experts behind UK oil and gas engineering firm, FES International, has launched a new specialist business, FES Subsea, which will bring five new core product lines to the subsea market.

The new product range will include: hot stabs, pig launcher and receivers; pull-in heads; suction pile vent hatches; subsea control panels and manifold skids and valve packages.

FES Subsea, based in Ashington, Northumberland, UK, began trading in June 2014, and is already supplying products to Shell, Statoil and Tullow Oil.The company has been launched to deliver a suite of bespoke subsea engineering solutions tailored to meet the current needs of the oil and gas sector.

Rob Anderson, managing director of FES Subsea, explains: “There is an increasing demand to go into deeper, more remote waters for oil, which has contributed to the phenomenal growth in subsea technologies in recent years.

“The subsea industry is critical to unlocking the oil to meet world supply and you need equipment and technology like FES Subsea is offering to do just that. We’re reacting to the demands of the market - providing solutions to overcome the various challenges encountered by operators.

“Launching FES Subsea is the next chapter for us. The new business has a dedicated team of highly experienced technical experts who are going to focus purely on our new product offering whilst sharing the same brand values of FES International - to offer market-leading innovation, excellent customer service and efficient solutions delivered safely.”

In addition to supplying a range of subsea technologies, FES Subsea will also provide installation, commissioning and onsite support services.

Adapted from press release by Hannah Priestley-Eaton

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