1,500 North Sea jobs following Statoil investment
The company says it's committed for the next 30 years
Last updated 3rd Jul 2017
Statoil today confirmed that around 1500 offshore positions will be supported by the Mariner hook up and commissioning project which starts this summer. Up to 800 people could be offshore in the Mariner field at peak levels of activity.
The jobs are related to the hook up and commissioning activity which will run from the summer of 2017 and leading up to the start of production on Mariner in the second half of 2018.
The roles involved are predominantly offshore construction and commissioning personnel covering a variety of disciplines including engineering, electrical, rigging, pipefitting and commissioning. The majority of the recruitment is now complete.
The installation of the Mariner topside will take place in early July, when modules weighing a total of 38,000 tonnes will be lifted on to the base of the platform which was installed in 2015.
In the long term, once in production, 700 permanent jobs will be supported by Mariner onshore and offshore.
Statoil Production (UK) Ltd managing director Hedda Felin said, “The Mariner development will create wider ripple effects in the supply chain for the next thirty years. We are privileged to be able to contribute towards job creation and the longevity of the UKCS. Mariner demonstrates that this industry has a positive and exciting future ahead.”
The Mariner field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 95 miles or 150 kilometres east of the Shetland Isles. The heavy oil field has reserves estimated at more than 250 million barrels of oil with an average plateau production of around 55,000 barrels per day