ardersier fabrication yard

Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. With 138 hectares (340 acres) of vacant land and a deep water quay, the purpose-built yard, located on the Moray Firth, 15 miles east of Inverness , is ideally placed to take a slice of the . Tank at the former Barmac Oil Fabrication Yard. The plans include a floating wind manufacturing hub for concrete foundations. And, in Ardersier, we have a place where we can physically undertake the work.. At its height the yard employed about 4,500 people, but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. All Rights Reserved. Offshore wind logistics and fabrication and sustainable energy production are also on their wish list. View from SE along open (NE) side of Deck Assembly building. View from N towards Paint Store on SW edge of yard. Read about our approach to external linking. Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces. Ardersier Port has been sold to new owners who have ambitious plans for its future. View from W of NW and SW sides of Deck Assembly building. Everything will be re-used. Read about our approach to external linking. Community leaders in the area are watching closely. View from S along SE side of Deck Assembly building (right) and Plate Warehouse (left), Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard. View from SE along open (NE) side of deck Assembly building. Around two and a half thousand workers were paid off last, spring as work in the yard ran down, and there have been frequent, rumours that the yard's owners, US-based MacDermotts, was ready to pull, Now it has emerged that the yard is in the final stages of being, awarded a relatively small sub-contract for piling work for the Claymore, field, 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen, which is being developed by Elf, Enterprise. Plans to build floating wind turbines by recycling redundant oil platforms could create 4500 jobs in the Highlands. We are lucky at The Herald. General view from SW towards former slipways. A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. View from S of open bay of Fabrication building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly paint shop). In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard & rifle ranges, E of Inverness, looking NE. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. Read about our approach to external linking. I work for the bids and proposal team for Plante Moran. The project is a joint initiative by Ardersier Ports joint owners, Mr Regan and Tony OSullivan, and floating wind specialists BW Ideol. This site uses cookies. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. Editors' Code of Practice. Copyright and database right 2023. General view from NE of former NE spoolbase storage racks. Articles by Jeremy Cresswell on Muck Rack. The B9092 subsequently links with the A96, which is the Ardersier Port was opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the fabrication yard employed as many as 4,500 staff at its peak, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. "Dredging will commence this year and the port will be open in 2022," Mr Sullivan revealed. HP10 9TY. Locate and compare lumber materials in Saseenos Station BC, Yellow Pages Local Listings. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking ENE. But there is some speculation with the oil industry now, that given, recent moves towards yards and contractors coming together to submit, joint bids, and to delivering total planning to installation packages, for contracts, this contract could presage a more significant, The Dutch company, Heerema, which specialises in heavy lift and, installation of platform structures, took a stake in the MacDermotts. Gordon Arthur, director at Clowes Developments, commented: "We are delighted to complete the deal which will no doubt see the site prosper within the renewable energy market. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. MHG45951 - Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard Summary. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. The proposed development at Whiteness, on the Moray Firth near Ardersier, was given the green light in principle in 2007. [2] In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1,950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school. Ardersier Fabrication yard Cutting, rolling and welding of heavy plate steel for jacket piling. The Allyance is a development partnership comprising BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy business with UK offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Elicio, an experienced Belgian offshore wind developer, owner and operator, and BW Ideol, a proven floating technology leader and international floating wind project co-developer. in NH8057, near Ardersier. The sites sale was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. Apr 1994 - Sep 1998 4 years 6 months. Worked on various projects at Nigg and Ardersier Fabrication yards in Scotland, Terra Nova FPSO Project in St John's Newfoundland Canada, Barracuda and Carratinga FPSO's in Rio de Janeiro and was seconded Agip in Dubai UAE on Kashagan project Mike #McDermott employees and families rolled up their sleeves to clean 10 . He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. General view of yard from E, with Pipe Mill buildings. Ideol's Floating Energy Allyance partnership secured the option agreement for the area designated NE8 through Crown Estate Scotlands ScotWind leasing round. Site NameArdersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard, ClassificationPlatform Fabrication Yard (Modern), Permalinkhttp://canmore.org.uk/site/75252. It employed 4,500 people in its heyday but closed in 2001 after demand dropped. Subsea Technology in the O&M/IMR sectors, Business Development Consultant - Renewable Energy, Senior Construction Vessel Rep, Site Safety Leader, NEBOSH IOGC, Senior 3.4U Inspection coordinator. Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind. View of cast-concrete pieces to SW side of the Deck Assembly building. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. Thats a huge ambition and Im all in favour of it.. PICTURES: Cornhill Highland Games and rugby club celebrate Robert Burns Oblique aerial view of Whiteness Head, with Nairn in the distance, looking SE. Former owner, Derbyshire-based land and property developer CWC Group, bought the yard in 2016 in a 5 million deal. Management at Ardersier have so far refused to comment beyond saying, they are hopeful of work coming to the yard in the near future, and a, spokesman for Elf Enterprise said that no decision has yet been made on, the award of the sub-contract, although he confirmed that MacDermotts is, one of the bidders for the work. A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Adersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. "Dredging will commence this year and the port will be open in 2022.". "We strongly believe that a credible execution and industrialization plan, accurate cost assumptions, a proven and bankable technology, and the option to manufacture our concrete floating foundations locally will contribute to our projects successful execution. But representatives of the main, contractor on the Claymore project, SLP Engineering, have visited the, yard, and it is understood that the contract could be awarded within the, Work for the Claymore development has also been carried out in the, Lewis Offshore yard in Stornoway, with the first consignment of braces, and leg sections for the ''Submerger 1'' being shipped yesterday for, delivery and assembly at Teeside. View of water tanks along SW edge of the yard. Port of Ardersier Limited (POA) bought the site of the former McDermott Yard in June last year. Historic Environment Scotland. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Ardersier, 14 miles east of Inverness, opened in the early 1970s and was used for building steel jackets for oil platforms. The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. Whiteness Head is designated a site of special scientific interest and forms part of the Inner Moray Firth Special Protection Area. Plans to turn a former oil fabrication yard in Scottish Ardersier into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind have faced their first hurdle. 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What sparked a 'ferocious frenzy of bidding' at Dingwall Mart's sheep sale? CWC Group now lists the 700 acre site, near Nairn, among its nationwide portfolio of 118 properties, but the companys plans for the land are not yet known. Energy Voice 2023. View from S of SW side of Fabrication Shop. The latter contained a robot-operated record store for project drawings and other documentation. The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. is still one big fabrication yard too many in Scotland. 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. But though, the yard has a history of multi-million pound contracts, even a small, contract is regarded as a major psychological boost, since it improves. What science tells us about the afterlife. The site includes a long "spit" of land, known as Whiteness Head. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. The site comprising 400 acres of port area with access to a 2.2km quay and 350 acres of statutory harbour authority has been identified as one of three sites on the east coast of the UK with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an Offshore Renewable Energy Hub Port. . 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SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. View from SE along access road to yard main entrance. About 300 people will be employed locally for early construction work on the UKs largest brownfield port. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan, former chief executive of civil . When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. Skip to main content. Oblique aerial view, looking NE over the Moray Firth and Ardersier fabrication site and Whiteness point. contact the editor here. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. The completion of sites sale, for just over 5million, was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. 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Today Steve and I will start to reinvent the wheel.". THE oil fabrication yard at Ardersier on the Moray Firth could be about to re-open, after being on a care and maintenance basis since April, 1993. At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. At its height, the yard employed about 4,500 people but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. This photograph D922/3/2/2, is from the. It's not totally accurate, and can sometimes assign images to odd clusters. The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the . A spokeswoman for Highland Council said the authority did not know about the CWC Groups plans and the company had not yet been in touch with the planning department.

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