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Ashington’s FES International wins $1.25 million North Sea contract

Ashington-based supplier of fluid transfer systems FES International has won a $1.25 million North Sea contract to supply its technology to NOV Flexibles.

The firm will supply its four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles.

Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) enable efficient and cost effective installation of bend stiffeners on offshore deep sea drilling operations.

The FES International DBSCs will be used by NOV Flexibles at the Mariner Field, Statoil’s heavy oil development located 70km west of Heimdal in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Rob Anderson, managing director at FES International, said: “We have a great track-record working with NOV and are delighted to be on board for such a significant North Sea project.

“Although this is the first time we’ve worked with Statoil as the main end-user, it’s the latest in a long line of DBSC deals – a product for which demand just keeps on growing.”

The Statoil development is one of the UK’s largest new offshore oil field in over a decade. A further thirty years of production and recoverable oil volumes of 250 million barrels have been predicted at the field.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .