Chevron retains Petrofac for North Sea engineering

Chevron North Sea has extended Petrofac’s engineering services contract extension by a further 12 months.

Oct 3rd, 2018

Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, UK – Chevron North Sea has extended Petrofac’s engineering services contract extension by a further 12 months.

The two parties have worked together since 2014.

Petrofac will continue to support the Alba Northern, Erskine, and Captain platforms, and the Alba FSU and Captain FPSO, all in the UK central North Sea.

The company also provides operations, maintenance, and construction staff to five of Chevron’s North Sea facilities.

10/03/2018

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