Aberdeen upstream news

EM&I have received approval from DNV GL in Aberdeen, UK, for their DNV GL-CP-0484 Approval of Service Suppliers Process for ‘A03 In Water Surveys (ROV)’ and ‘A16 Remote Inspection Techniques (Camera)’.

The drilling repair company MRDS has been acquired by Aberdeen-based investment firm Garrick Group.

The inspection was carried out in UK waters, 250 km east of Scotland, using an ROV and the company's remote operations centre in Aberdeen.

The latest phase of investment will focus on significantly expanding the company’s rental fleet of offshore safety equipment, which includes its fire and rescue apparatus.

Upstream and midstream activity for the company was down by 5% in 1H20, compared to a 4% increase in renewables activity during the same period.

The £62 million Energy Transition Fund will support businesses in the oil, gas and energy sectors over the next five years as they grow and diversify and will help attract private sector investment in the region.

The UK-based subsea company is set to expand into international markets following the successful delivery of a variety of projects for exploration and production operators and oil and gas service companies.

Petrofac will provide project management systems and technical support during the FEED for Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage.

OGUK's Chief Executive Deirdre Michie has urged the UK government to protect jobs and create new business opportunities in the energy regions of the UK.

Petrofac will provide well operator, well engineering and project management services to decommission four wells within the Rubie and Renee fields, 200 km north east of Aberdeen.