Ellon-based rotating equipment services provider Sulzer Wood Limited said it has been awarded a five-year contract extension to provide pump maintenance services for BP operations in the North Sea.
The contract, which aims to improve the reliability of pumping equipment on the BP assets and optimize lifecycle costs, will see Sulzer Wood provide pump maintenance support to BP’s Glen Lyon, Clair and Clair Ridge assets.
Sulzer Wood is a joint venture between Sulzer Pumps UK Limited and Aberdeen-based Wood PLC specializing in critical pump maintenance and provision of bespoke rotating equipment solutions for production-critical equipment in the North Sea.
The latest deal extends BP’s existing 15-year partnership with Sulzer Wood through until 2022, and supports parent company Sulzer’s position as a global rotating equipment supplier to BP.
Sulzer Wood, which currently employs 80 people at its 5’500 m2 facility in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, said the BP contract will create two new roles (a customer support engineer and a technical advisor) and will also increase the service engineer team by 10 percent.
