Cromarty Firth marks offshore rig milestone

April 8, 2024
Port of Cromarty Firth in northeast Scotland has logged its 750th visit by a drilling rig to the facility’s deep, sheltered waters.

Offshore staff

INVERGORDON, UK — Port of Cromarty Firth in northeast Scotland has logged its 750th visit by a drilling rig to the facility’s deep, sheltered waters.

Well-Safe Solutions decommissioning semisubmersible Well-Safe Defender is undergoing maintenance and repair works in the firth after completing a plug-and-abandonment project.

Cromarty Firth has performed inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) of semisubs and jackups since 1978, when the Transworld 78 arrived in the firth for a 33-day stay.

The rig, later renamed the North Sea Pioneer, returned to the firth for preparations for further IRM projects in 1984 and 1988.

04.08.2024