Ardersier's dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces. CWC Group now lists the 700. But the involvement with SLP could develop into joint bids being, submitted by MacDermotts and SLP for the larger contracts due to be, awarded later this year. View from E of NE side of Fabrication Shop. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland), part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. Formerly run by contractor McDermott , the brownfield site at Ardersier was built on reclaimed land during the 1970s, and was a significant fabrication facility during the North Sea oil boom. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership. View from SE of Weighbridge House and Weighbridge, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, at SE end of the yard. Clowes Developments sells dormant Ardersier port land The yard on the Moray Firth once employed 4,500 people. Port of Ardersier Up for Grabs | Offshore Wind Distant general view of yard from SE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. 8 images in cluster Barmac Fabrication Yard in NH8057 If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can The plans include a floating wind manufacturing hub for concrete foundations. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. The Ardersier Port site is the largest brownfield port in the UK. ), and nearby offices (to the NW of the Deck Assemby building). Worked on various projects at Nigg and Ardersier Fabrication yards in Scotland, Terra Nova FPSO Project in St John's Newfoundland Canada, Barracuda and Carratinga FPSO's in Rio de Janeiro and was seconded Agip in Dubai UAE on Kashagan project Mike #McDermott employees and families rolled up their sleeves to clean 10 . ", Announcing the purchase on social media, Mr O'Sullivan said Ardersier Port, which comprises 450 acres onshore and a further 340 acres offshore, would become "Europe's leading decommissioning, floating wind, fixed wind and hydrogen facility.". The same two men own Messiah Decommissioning, which is dismantling the Hutton platform legs at Queens Dock at Port of Cromarty Firth. View from NW along foundation of Pipe Handling area with Fabrication Shops and Pipe Mill buildings beyond. At its height, the yard employed about 4,500 people but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. View from SSE of Main Offices, close to main entrance at SE end of yard. A major offshore fabrication yard is established by Lewis Offshore Ltd (owned by Fred Olsen) at Arnish Point, near Stornoway. View of weighbridge at main entrance to yard. Site NameArdersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard, ClassificationPlatform Fabrication Yard (Modern), Permalinkhttp://canmore.org.uk/site/75252. 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The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. It states there is the potential for up to 2000 new jobs But there is some speculation with the oil industry now, that given, recent moves towards yards and contractors coming together to submit, joint bids, and to delivering total planning to installation packages, for contracts, this contract could presage a more significant, The Dutch company, Heerema, which specialises in heavy lift and, installation of platform structures, took a stake in the MacDermotts. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. Copyright and database right 2023. Interior. Business partners Tony OSullivan and Steve Regan, former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site for an undisclosed sum. REVEALED: Who bought the former fabrication yard at Ardersier The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership, it was announced last night. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan acknowledged that a disproportionate number of jobs connected with UK renewables construction contracts had previously gone abroad. "We strongly believe that a credible execution and industrialization plan, accurate cost assumptions, a proven and bankable technology, and the option to manufacture our concrete floating foundations locally will contribute to our projects successful execution. View from E of sub-station and water treatment facilities on SW side of the yard. All Rights Reserved. The latter contained a robot-operated record store for project drawings and other documentation. The project's masterplan also includes a school, a hotel and an adventure playground. Developers are seeking the go ahead to turn a former oil fabrication yard in the Highlands into a manufacturing "super-hub" for renewables . Elevated view from E of Project Offices at the SE end of the yard. Ardersier has been pressing its claim as an offshore wind hub since as long ago as 2014. No summary available. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James Connie Andrews, to whom she was married for 60 years, and her brother, Samuel Elzie Williams II. Port of Ardersier Ltd, formed in 2012 to develop the former former oil and gas fabrication yard into an offshore wind manufacturing hub, had won Scottish Government consent last year to bring the site back into use. Although completed on Friday, July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. About 300 people will be employed locally for early construction work on the UKs largest brownfield port. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Drew Hendry said: We will need to hear more about the new owners and their future plans, but it is certainly positive news that this site has finally been bought. 1903 Glasgow, Stephen, Mitchel & Son, Tabac & Snuff, D Edvii Perfin The site includes a long "spit" of land, known as Whiteness Head. We will continue with our plans to create a manufacturing hub in the north of Scotland as illustrated by the strategic partnership agreement signed between BW Ideol and the Port of Ardersier in September 2021, and more generally to work to engage with the wider Scottish supply chain.. Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard | ScotlandsPlaces The owner of the former McDermott Fabrication Yard site at Ardersier in the Moray Firth has gone into administration. Aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, Whiteness Point and the Moray coast, looking E. General view of yard from SSE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. Before going into administration, Port of Ardersier Ltd secured full consent from the Scottish government to bring the site back into use. The consortium behind Port of Ardersier say that the new facility would be able to support around 2,500 jobs. View from S of Paint Hangar (? View from NW of area of former slipways, with deck Assembly building beyond. The new owner has not been disclosed. The proposed development at Whiteness, on the Moray Firth near Ardersier, was given the green light in principle in 2007.