Managing director Graham Hayward said the new contracts showed the company “is continuing to reinforce its market position in offshore maintenance and life extension services on platforms operating on the UK continental shelf”.

The Aberdeen-based arm of Bilfinger Group’s oil and gas division said it has gained a five-year contract from Taqa Bratani with two one-year extension options covering all of the operator’s UK assets including the Harding, Tern, Cormorant Alpha, Eider, and North Cormorant platforms.

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