TotalEnergies extends maintenance contract with PBS for work on offshore assets in North Sea

(WO) – PBS has secured an extension to its General Maintenance and Operations Contract (GMOC) awarded by TotalEnergies in 2020 to cover its offshore assets in the North Sea.

With over a year still to serve on the existing five-year contract, PBS was already making plans for continued safe and efficient delivery into mid-2025. After 2023 concluded with a positive performance outcome for PBS, TotalEnergies has chosen to initiate this extension of the original contract, extending GMOC services through to May 2026.

The GMOC was initiated between TotalEnergies and PBS (an Aberdeen-based consortium comprised of Ponticelli UK, Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services and Semco Maritime) in 2020.

Commenting on this success, PBS GMOC Director Adam Mason said, “During 2023, we saw a step-change improvement in critical work-streams, including reduction of SECE backlog, safe and timely shutdown delivery and an excellent overall safety record, which involved 2-million-man hours liquidated in the year.

“This milestone announcement is meaningful for PBS and allows us to press ahead with our five-year strategic plan across TotalEnergies’ seven sites. We are looking forward to embarking on new and exciting projects including shutdown delivery, maintenance management system optimization and supporting milestone projects with safety, efficiency and cost optimization all central principles to our service delivery.”

Nicolas Payer, Managing Director, TotalEnergies E&P UK said, “Safe and efficient operations remain at the center of the GMOC partnership between TotalEnergies and PBS. Following progress in these areas, we look forward to continuing that good trend over the next two years.”

The largest GMOC of its kind in the UK, PBS delivers integrated operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, facilities management, and access solutions through its 1100 staff on TotalEnergies’ offshore sites, at Shetland Gas plant and onshore at the PBS headquarters in Westhill.