Wood has secured a 16-month contract extension with Shell UK Limited to provide technical personnel and engineering support services across Shell's Southern North Sea assets offshore the UK. This extension follows an initial three-year contract awarded in 2021, which included provisions for two one-year extensions.

Scope of Work and Deployment

Under this contract, Wood will deploy more than 150 specialists to support operations and maintenance. The personnel will work across key assets including the Leman and Sole Pit offshore gas platforms, associated normally unattended installations (NUIs), the Kroonborg walk-to-work vessel, and the Shell-operated Bacton Gas Plant. This represents a 25% increase in Wood's on-site workforce for these assets, up from an initial deployment of approximately 120 staff covering operations in the UK and the Netherlands.

Strategic Importance of the Assets

The Leman and Sole Pit platforms are critically important for UK energy supply. They transport gas to the Bacton Gas Plant, which is connected to the UK National Transmission system. This infrastructure contributes up to 33% of the UK's total gas supply, highlighting the strategic significance of maintaining and optimizing these oil and gas producing assets to ensure reliable domestic energy.