$100m Subsea 7 contract secures 100 Caithness jobs

A TOTAL of 100 jobs have been secured in Caithness after Subsea 7 announced it has won a $100 million contract for a project off the west coast of Shetland.

Staff at the company’s Wester site will be involved in the fabrication of a 14km gas export pipeline and a 6km oil export pipeline for BP’s Clair Ridge project.

The scope of the contract also includes tie-ins of integrated subsea towhead structures, field testing and pre-commissioning activities.

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP John Thurso said it is an exciting time for the economy of the Far North.

"This is very welcome news for Wick and will secure the jobs of 100 people locally," he said.

"Subsea 7 is a global leader in seabed to surface engineering and the facility in Wick has a proven track record in this type of work."

*See more on this story in Friday’s John O’Groat Journal.

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