Wood Group secures five-year contract with Hess in Malaysia

31st Jan 2017 07:55

(ShareCast News) - Wood Group has been awarded a five-year operations and maintenance contract with Hess Exploration & Production Malaysia to support its new-build fixed and floating offshore facilities in the North Malay Basin development area located approximately 150km north east of the Peninsular Malaysia.Delivered by Wood Group's Kuala Lumpur office, the contract - which includes a one-year extension option - will support up to 130 new full-time positions in Malaysia.Integrated operations and maintenance services including core offshore personnel, onshore technical support, training and competency assurance services will be provided as part of the new contract. Technical services covering brownfield engineering, risk-based inspection, integrity management and computerised maintenance management system support are also included.Wood Group said the contract builds on its 15-year global relationship with Hess, which includes ongoing support contracts in Equatorial Guinea and the Gulf of Mexico.Dave Stewart, chief executive officer for Wood Group's Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in the Eastern Hemisphere, said: "This contract to support Hess' significant greenfield facilities in Malaysia, demonstrates the proven success of our integrated approach on this key client's projects worldwide and their confidence in our technical services which optimise production and enhance efficiency."Our commitment to creating strong local employment and supply chain opportunities in the areas where we work will be reinforced by this contract, which will focus on the recruitment and opportunity development for the national workforce in Malaysia."