Aberdeen-based consortium PBS has secured an extension of its normal upkeep and operations contract (GMOC) with TotalEnergies overlaying its North Sea property.
PBS, comprising Ponticelli UK, Model Power & Infrastructure Companies and Semco Maritime, prolonged its GMOC contract with TotalEnergies from 2023 to 2026, in accordance with a latest information launch.
The contract started in 2020. Regardless of a difficult begin as a result of COVID pandemic, PBS stated it established itself as “an exemplary selection for built-in companies supply”.
“We’re delighted and proud to have the chance to proceed to strengthen our relationship with TotalEnergies by way of this contract extension which provides longevity and safety for our staff,” PBS GMOC Director Adam Mason stated. “The choice to proceed with PBS is testomony to our protected and environment friendly supply of the GMOC companies. Throughout 2023 we noticed a step-change enchancment in vital work-streams together with discount of SECE backlog, protected and well timed shutdown supply and a very good general security file which concerned 2 million man-hours liquidated within the yr”.
“This milestone announcement is significant for PBS and permits us to press forward with our five-year strategic plan throughout TotalEnergies’ seven websites. We’re trying ahead to embarking on new and thrilling tasks together with shutdown supply, upkeep administration system optimization and supporting milestone tasks with security, effectivity and price optimization all central ideas to our service supply,” Mason added.
“Protected and environment friendly operations stay on the heart of the GMOC partnership between TotalEnergies and PBS. Following progress in these areas, we stay up for persevering with that good development over the subsequent two years,” Nicolas Payer, Managing Director, TotalEnergies E&P UK, stated.
TotalEnergies produces and markets oil and biofuels, pure gasoline and inexperienced gases, renewables and electrical energy. In accordance with the corporate’s web site, it is likely one of the largest operators in the UK (UK) Continental Shelf, with manufacturing of over 70 % gasoline. The corporate’s portfolio of property are situated offshore in three main zones of the North Sea: the Alwyn/Dunbar space within the Northern North Sea, the Elgin/Franklin and Culzean areas within the Central North Sea, and the Laggan-Tormore hub within the West of Shetland space.
In accordance with the corporate’s web site, PBS was fashioned in 2019 when “a possibility was recognized to consolidate its huge expertise, experience and data within the power sector”. Ponticelli operates within the oil and gasoline, nuclear energy and industrial sectors. Model Power is a specialist cloth upkeep service supplier, whereas Semco Maritime is a world contracting and engineering firm
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