Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has secured a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil UK.

The agreement will see Bibby Offshore commit its Diving Support Vessel (DSV), Bibby Sapphire, to support construction and inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) activities on Maersk Oil UK’s North Sea assets for a period of 365 continuous days, starting in early January 2014.

Three further one year options have also been agreed between the companies with engineering work commencing onshore in quarter three of 2013

Bibby Offshore has successfully delivered IRM services and construction work for Maersk Oil previously; in particular the Gryphon Area Reinstatement Programme which involved extensive installation and tie-ins of flexible & control jumpers, with pre-commissioning and testing carried out to connect the Gryphon ‘A’ FPSO.

Howard Woodcock, chief executive of Bibby Offshore said: “This is a significant contract award for the company and the scope of work involved further underpins our reputation within the construction and IRM fields.

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