Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, Scotland -- Downhole, well intervention, and subsea camera inspection solutions provider EV Offshore Ltd. has moved to a larger operations base in Aberdeen.

EVO, which is exhibiting its EVOLeye RT 120 and new EVOLeye HPHT 200 camera inspection systems at this year's Offshore Technology Conference on Scottish Pavilion stand 2571, made the decision to move as a result of demand from operators for its subsea and downhole inspection services and systems, the company says.

The new EVO operations facility is in the Kirkhill Industrial Estate in Dyce. Located adjacent to the Aberdeen heliport, the base is situated for emergency call-outs so EVO can mobilize as quickly as possible, the company says.

"The new base makes it possible for us to better serve our customers. We are now able to house and maintain a much larger inventory of equipment, and accommodate additional staff with ease," says David Clover, operations director for EVO. "Because we now have the space to maintain additional standby equipment, we can also respond that much more rapidly to customers when they need us most," he says.

The 7,500-sq-ft base features an office, workshop, warehouse, and yard.

In keeping with its plans to expand globally and strengthen its position in Scandinavia, EVO has appointed offshore drilling contractor Seadrill as its sole agent in Norway, Iceland, and Denmark.

"While exhibiting for the first time at Offshore Northern Seas 2006 in Stavanger this past summer, we had a series of exciting discussions with members of the Seadrill team at the show," Clover says. "As it turned out, they were keen to offer their customers inspection services in Scandinavia using our technology and expertise. Coupled with our desire to move more aggressively into this market, it was the perfect fit," he says.

4/30/2007