The Capability & Capacity of the UK Offshore Oil & Gas Fabrication Sector
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The Capability & Capacity of the UK Offshore Oil & Gas Fabrication sector Foreword by Charles Hendry, Energy Minister Ministerial Foreword It’s my great pleasure to introduce My department is working to The oil and gas industry is a this booklet which showcases ensure visibility of all upcoming hugely important sector both the capability and capacity of our developments through Project from the security of energy supply UK Fabrication supply chain. I’m Pathfinder which is currently perspective and also for the sure you will agree it shows an tracking around 70 new UKCS prosperity and jobs it supports impressive proficiency within projects. 2010 was an exceptional in our national and regional this sector, and one which is also year for the North Sea with 14 economy. Have no doubt we mirrored in our UK expertise major projects being approved will continue to pursue policies in Front End Engineering and by DECC, representing in excess to ensure we extract as much Design. of £6 billion in new investment of our own oil and gas, as is and the outlook for 2011 is even economically possible. Over the last 40 years the majority stronger. This high level of activity of UKCS platforms big and is extremely encouraging and will small have been built in the UK, have a positive impact on security including: of energy supply for the UK. It also • Nexen’s Buzzard Utilities is a strong signal to the market of & Quarters Deck built at the scale of opportunities in the Hartlepool fabrication sector which I hope will support many quality jobs and • Alwyn platforms and Beatrice B energise local economies. platform built at Methil UK companies are demonstrating • Magnus platform and 3 of the they have a competitive edge Forties platforms built at Nigg with a number of major projects And with the number of currently under construction developments in the UKCS in UK yards including the new over the next 5 years being at Forties 5,900 tonne jacket, 4,000 its highest than at any time in tonne piles and 5,000 tonne top the past 10 years, I hope we deck for Apache in the OGN yard can continue this success story on Tyneside, and SLP in Lowestoft with developers providing the having recently won the contract opportunity for UK capability for work on ConocoPhillips’ Katy and capacity to bid for the work, NUI platform. It is important so we can build upon the skills UK companies continue to be and expertise we have developed competitive in international terms over the past four decades in this and win a significant share of the sector. contracts coming forward. 2 Able UK Limited PRIOR EXPERIENCE NAME: Able UK Limited • Able UK has both the capability and capacity to ADDRESS: Able House meet the requirements of an 8,000 jacket and Billingham Reach 10,000 tonne deck. Industrial Estate Billingham, Teeside • The company has delivered projects for major TS23 1PX operating companies including BP, Shell and CONTACT NUMBER: Tel: +44 1642 806 080 Signal Oil. Projects include fabrication of CONTACT DETAILS: Mr Colin Harrison facilities for Brent, Forties and Ravenspur. WEB: www.ableuk.com • The company has completed jackets of up to 20,000 tonnes, 400 feet high with base dimensions of 275 x 230 feet. CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES • Able has the largest Dry Dock in the U.K.: 335m Middlesbrough x 300m and 14m deep with a 122 wide access gate. This can accommodate FPSO vessels and 2 Total Area: 125,000 m rig fabrication simultaneously. 2 Fabrication Area (covered): 21,000 m • Able Seaton Port is ideally situated on the North Assembly and Erection Area: 66,000 m2 Sea coast and is easily accessible only two miles from the Tees Fairway buoy Cranage and Lifting Capacity: up to 450 t Load Out Capacity: 10,000 t Min Water Depth: 7.0 LAT OTHER INFORMATION Max Water Depth: 12.5 MHWS Other: Able UK is privately owned. From its origins in 1966 it has undertaken many commissions involving blue chip companies in the Oil and Gas industry, not only in the construction of rigs and platforms but also CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES in decommissioning (cradle to grave concept). In addition the facility can accommodate numerous TERRC – Hartlepool Rigs for stacking and refurbishment. Total Area: 51 hectares The company is a specialist in the rehabilitation Fabrication Area (covered): 1,664 m2 and development of disused sites and facilities such as power stations, oil, gas and petrochemical Y Assembly and Erection Area: installations etc, including the disposal of radiation Cranage and Lifting Capacity: up to 1,500 t and mercury contaminated materials. It has extensive experience in the break down and recycling Load Out Capacity: Yes of offshore structures. Min Water Depth: 8.3m The company operates four facilities. The Teeside Max Water Depth: 14m Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre (TERRC) is the largest. This facility was acquired Other: in 1996 to support the decommissioning of ships - 10 hectares dry/dock/wet and offshore structures. The facility also acts as an basin economical and energy efficient multi user centre for the fabrication, fit out, repair and modification of - Fully licensed with all offshore and marine structures permissions for fabrication, decommissioning and ship breaking 3 A&P (Tyne) Group NAME: A&P (Tyne) Group ADDRESS: Wagonway Road Hebburn Tyne & Wear, NE31 1SP CONTACT NUMBER: Tel: +44 191 430 8680 CONTACT DETAILS: Mr Neil Jarvis, Sales & Commercial Director WEB: www.ap-group.co.uk CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES Falmouth Tees Total Area: 172,400m2 Total Area: Fabrication Area (covered): 4,108 m2 Fabrication Area (covered): 1,000m2 Assembly and Erection Area: 3,244m2 Assembly and Erection Area: Cranage and Lifting Capacity: up to 60 t Cranage and Lifting Capacity: Up to 40 t Load Out Capacity: 500 t Load Out Capacity: Min Water Depth: 5.4 m below CD Min Water Depth: Max Water Depth: 7.5 m below CD Max Water Depth: Other: Other: - Engineering workshop 3,244 m2 - Wharf Space: 250m - Electrical workshop 875 m2 - Joiners workshop 1,014 m2 Tyne - Wharf Space 700m Total Area: 324,000m2 Fabrication Area (covered): 17,500m2 Assembly and Erection Area: 6,750m2 Cranage and Lifting Capacity: Up to 100 t Load Out Capacity: 500t Min Water Depth: 6m Max Water Depth: 11.5m Other: - Steel Workshop: 20,759m2 - Engineering: 1,235m2 - Joinery: 475m2 - Wharf Space: 360m 4 PRIOR EXPERIENCE OTHER INFORMATION The Group has completed a number of projects over A&P Group is an engineering services and fabrication recent years. The majority of the work has been company providing clients with tailor-made module fabrication for installation on ships e.g. solutions in the global marine and energy sectors. major FPSO conversions – Heawene Brim, Global Established in 1971 as a centre for expertise in ship Producer 3, conversions of vessels to pipe and cable design and construction the company now operates lay for O&G etc. across a number of sectors, offering a broad range Recently, the group was awarded the fabrication of 2 of services associated with marine engineering and No. Mid water arches for the USAN development in fabrication, ship conversion and ship repair. The Nigeria and is actively pursuing projects with up to company operates across three sites and six fully 10,000t of steel fabrication. functional, large-scale, dry docks. The group is actively seeking fabrication work in the Fabrication Capacity oil and gas and renewables sector and continues - 12000t/year (flat panels) to pursue pure marine (ship related) contracts alongside other multi-discipline engineering and - Plus UB/YTubular structures (8,000t topsides fabrication contracts. and 500 – 1000t jackets) Key Competencies Marine Conversions - Complex projects - FPSO/FSO - Pipelay - Cablelay Fabrication & Assembly - Subsea structures - Topsides - Complex projects Repair & Regeneration - Complex projects - Change of use 5 Babcock Appledore NAME: Babcock Appledore ADDRESS: Bidna Yard Hubbastone Road, Bideford Appledore, Devon EX39 1LX CONTACT NUMBER: Tel: 01237 473 281 CONTACT DETAILS: Gerald Lee WEB: www.babcock.co.uk CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES PRIOR EXPERIENCE Total Area: 81,000m2 No prior experience of fabricating jackets for the oil and gas industry. The company has fabricated Fabrication Area (covered): numerous vessels ranging in size from 30 m tugs to Assembly and Erection Area: 10,330m2 132 m vessels for the MoD (approx. 10,000 dwt). Cranage and Lifting Capacity: Up to 60 t Load Out Capacity: Min Water Depth: OTHER INFORMATION Max Water Depth: 6.3 m Other: The company operates a dry dock facility (128m x 33m) but is restricted in activity due to the sand- bar within the river estuary. The site is currently engaged in fabrication of units for the MoD’s new aircraft carriers and in fabrication of 2 offshore patrol vessels due for delivery in 2015. 6 Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd PRIOR EXPERIENCE NAME: Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Babcock Rosyth has considerable experience in the Ltd development of subsea modules up to 500 tonnes. ADDRESS: Rosyth Business Park However the company has no experience of jacket Rosyth fabrication. Fife, KY11 2YD The site operated by Babcock has the capability CONTACT NUMBER: Tel: 01383 412131 and capacity to construct small jackets but this CONTACT DETAILS: Mr Joe McShane is not considered to be a target market. Going WEB: www.babcock.co.uk forward the company’s interests lie in the field of decommissioning, specifically the breakdown of smaller modules and the management of specialist, environmentally sensitive materials such as CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES asbestos. Total Area: 67,000 m2 Fabrication Area (covered): 5,600 m2 Assembly and Erection Area: 7,500 m2 OTHER INFORMATION Cranage and Lifting Capacity: Up to 50 t Load Out Capacity: 466 t Babcock is among the UK’s leading engineering support services organisations with revenues of Min Water Depth: 9.2 m circa £3bn in 2010 and an order book in excess of Max Water Depth: 9.2 m £12 billion.