Newcastle, UK-based facilities engineering company Fabricom Offshore Services has been awarded a contract valued at more than £1 million by EnQuest Britain Ltd, one of the UK’s leading independent oil and gas players.

Fabricom is to support Aberdeen-based EnQuest in undertaking a significant programme of modifications and upgrades as part of a project to extend the operating life of the Thistle Alpha platform, which is located 275 miles north-north east of Aberdeen. The work is part of EnQuest’s Late Life Extension (LLX) strategy.

To execute this work, Fabricom will use a team of engineers from its engineering office in Newcastle.

EnQuest, the largest UK independent producer in the UK North Sea, builds on Fabricom’s increasing portfolio of clients such as Maersk Oil UK and Talisman Energy (UK).

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