(WO) – International marine and vitality consultancy ABL has partnered with Egypt’s Petroleum Marine Companies Co. (PMS) to introduce an built-in rig-moving service for operators working within the Pink Sea and Gulf of Suez. The initiative is backed by the Egyptian Normal Petroleum Company (EGPC) and is meant to streamline offshore logistics, scale back downtime and lift operational consistency throughout two of Egypt’s most energetic basins.
Captain Stephen Craig, ABL’s director for rig operations
In accordance with PMS Chairman and Managing Director Amr Badway, operators have been pushing for a extra standardized framework to assist rig strikes and related marine providers. “This service immediately responds to the wants of manufacturing firms that search a unified operational mannequin that delivers effectivity and reliability,” he mentioned.
The partnership will supply centralized operational management for the Pink Sea, website surveys, danger and climate evaluation, towing capability as much as 126 t bollard pull, and entry to ROV and seabed survey capabilities. Each firms say the standardized workflow is designed to decrease working prices and enhance rig utilization.
ABL will function the technical and engineering associate, bringing expertise from greater than 1,500 world rig strikes. “The dynamic marine setting in Egypt will certainly profit from a unified operational framework,” mentioned Captain Stephen Craig, ABL’s director for rig operations. He added that data switch to native groups will probably be a key a part of the collaboration.
Tamer Gamil, ABL’s nation supervisor in Egypt, mentioned the partnership will assist the offshore sector with marine guarantee, engineering and rig-move assurance providers. “Bringing ABL’s methodologies into the Egyptian market creates a big step ahead in strengthening operational consistency and readiness,” he mentioned.
PMS, established in 2001 as a subsidiary of EGPC, is a core service supplier for offshore oil and fuel building initiatives in Egypt. ABL is a part of the Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA.
