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phase two offshore. “This is a significant contract
win for us” said Charlie Topp, regional director for the Middle East, India, Caspian and Asia Pacific at Sparrows. “We have an extensive track record in the Middle East, and this contract reflects the confidence of operators and contractors in the region to utilise our expertise as part of safety critical work. As cranes age, it’s vital that maintenance is done to prolong their life, but in instances like this, where ongoing and frequent maintenance is impacting operations, it’s crucial that new infrastructure is deployed.” Sparrows will undertake the
majority of the work, but it has employed a local partner to undertake structural fabrication, electrical work, public address and general alarm systems, fire and gas systems and telecoms, as part of the full scope.
KUWAIT DEBUT Sparrows has also been awarded work in Kuwait for the first time. The contract was announced in April: two scopes cover
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is carrying out work in Kuwait for the first time at multiple onshore rigs
maintenance and provision of certificates of conformance for onshore rigs across sites for two clients. Sparrows will be responsible for servicing a range of critical drilling equipment, including mud pumps, iron roughnecks, catwalks and top drives, to ensure the rigs are safe to return to the field. With Kuwait’s oil and gas
industry now reinvigorated following a slump, 100 rigs will have joined the operational fleet by the third quarter of 2023. These rigs, both new and old, require high-quality servicing, which is a significant volume of work to place on existing OEMs. Sparrows has been recognised as an approved non-OEM maintenance provider. In this it becomes the first non-OEM service company to operate in the country and showcase its expertise and capabilities. Stewart Mitchell, chief
executive officer at Sparrows, said: “Becoming the first, and currently only, company to hold the approval as a non-OEM maintenance provider in Kuwait is a proud honour. This is an exciting time for our drilling services
portfolio, as we expand globally, taking our remarkable success in the Middle East and Asia Pacific and replicating it in the UK and in previously inaccessible locations, such as Kuwait.” With few western companies operating in Kuwait, Sparrows’ highly-skilled staff are sharing knowledge and supervising the client’s domestic maintenance teams as they carry out their CAT IV inspections. Sparrows has also deployed a team including project managers, drilling equipment supervisors and drilling equipment technicians – including top drive, iron roughneck and BOP hoist specialists – with the numbers onsite increasing to support the growing workload. On each rig, a quick turnaround of maintenance and servicing is required, with the country eager to kickstart its swelling oil and gas industry. Rigs require recertification every five years, which keeps the door open for Sparrows to remain operating in Kuwait for the foreseeable future. So exploitation of fossil fuels, it seems, will not soon be going away in the immediate future.
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