Subsea firm Ennsub has successfully completed a contract for one of Australia’s largest oil and gas developments.
The products and equipment manufacturer, which is based in Aberdeen, opened a new Wynyard Park office and Teesside production facility in December. It employs 12 staff across its operations.
Bosses said they chose Teesside as the location for their new facility because of the area’s ‘highly capable supply chain and access to a large skilled workforce and excellent transport links’.
Ennsub has successfully completed the design, manufacture, testing and installation of bespoke sealing systems for the Wheatstone Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) platform off the coast of Australia.
The Wheatstone Project is one of Australia’s most significant resource developments, developed to provide greater security of supply for the country.
The company designed two sealing systems for the platform, on behalf of a tier-one marine contractor, mobilising four engineers to Australia who managed to complete the installation in half the allocated time.
Scott Macknocher, managing director of Ennsub (left) with Barry Stewart, director and general manager at ROVOP
Scott Macknocher, managing director of Ennsub, said: “This was a great opportunity to demonstrate our design, innovation and supply capability on such a prestigious project.
“Our experienced design team gained a real understanding of the industry and project application.
“We are very pleased with the success of the operation and performance of both the equipment and our experienced offshore technicians.
“The solution significantly reduced the planned installation time and had major cost saving benefits for the end user.
“This project is an excellent example of our capability to deliver bespoke solutions on similar projects.”
Ennsub was formed two years ago by a group of directors with strong subsea manufacturing backgrounds, including Tekmar’s Paul Lavelle and Gordon Conlon. Their aim was to target a niche in the market for deployment systems for high-tech deepsea WROVs, built by the likes of North-east neighbours SMD and exploit a demand created where the subsea industry had not kept pace.
Recently Ennsub secured a £2m contract to supply US firm Benthic with a launch and recovery system for its offshore exploration and surveying equipment.
The work will be carried out at Ennsub’s Teesside base, ready for commissioning in the second quarter of 2015.
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