Sparrows Secures Vendor Approval from Aramco
Aberdeen-based equipment and integrated engineering services company Sparrows Group said it has bolstered its position in Saudi Arabia after securing vendor approval status from national oil company Saudi Aramco.The approval allows recently formed local entity…
Alpha Completes Record Number of Blade Inspections
Alpha Offshore Service reports it has completing more than 4,000 offshore wind turbine blade inspections to date in 2018, a company record. This is an increase of 56 percent compared to 2017, which was previously…
Sparrows Group to Operate in Saudi Arabia
Global specialist equipment and integrated engineering services company, Sparrows Group, has made a significant development in Saudi Arabia after being granted commercial registration to operate in the Kingdom.The…
Alpha Offshore Bags Offshore Wind Blade Repair Contract
Alpha Offshore Service A/S has been awarded a contract with NoordzeeWind, a Joint Venture between utility company Nuon and Shell, for blade repair on the Offshore Windfarm Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ).The first large windfarm built in the Dutch sector of the North Sea…
Offshore Achievement Award winners Announced
Winners of the 2018 Offshore Achievement Awards were announced last night {22 March} in a celebration of industry talent, innovation and enthusiasm. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section revealed…
Sparrows Wins BP Contract in Angola
BP has awarded Sparrows Group a three-year contract to manage crane operations and maintenance, and deck services off the coast of Angola. The contract covers four cranes utilized on two Floating Production Offloading and Storage (FPSO) vessels…
Sparrows Group Acquires Alpha Offshore Service
Sparrows Group has cemented its position in the renewables sector with the acquisition of Danish wind energy specialist Alpha Offshore Service A/S. Already a supplier of capital equipment to the wind energy industry…
Sparrows Group Awarded Two Dubai Petroleum Contracts
Sparrows Group said it has strengthened its operations in the Middle East, securing two crane contracts with Dubai Petroleum, one for maintenance services and the other for the delivery of rental cranes. The first contract…
Sparrows Group Secures Contract with Total in Angola
Sparrows Group has signed a three-year contract with Total to supply crane maintenance and engineering services at four of the operator’s assets in Angola. The agreement will see the company implement planned maintenance…
Corbin Joins Sparrows Group as European Director
Sparrows Group has appointed Matt Corbin as its regional operations director for the UK and Europe to support the company’s continued growth in the oil and gas, renewables and industrial sectors. Corbin, who has more…
Stena Drilling Extends Inspection Contract with Sparrows
Sparrows Group has been awarded a three-and-a-half-year extension to its inspection services contract for Stena Drilling’s global fleet of drilling vessels. The contract scope includes carrying out LOLER lifting gear surveys…
Sparrows Lands Crane Repair Work
Sparrows Group has been awarded a contract to fully refurbish two offshore cranes for Centrica in the East Irish Sea. The 27-year-old cranes are sited on the Morecambe field’s DP6 and DP8 platforms off the coast of Lancashire and Cumbria.
Sparrows Group Bags 5-year Maersk Oil Contract
Sparrows Group has secured a five year contract to deliver hydraulic, lifting and rigging services for Maersk Oil’s UK floating assets. The agreement will see Sparrows support the operator in strengthening its lifting…
103 Cranes Ordered for East Anglia ONE Wind Farm
Aberdeen-based Sparrows Group said it has signed a contract to supply 103 cranes for installation at ScottishPower Renewables’ 714 megawatt East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Located off the coast of Suffolk, the…
Sparrows Group Retains BP North Sea Contract
Sparrows Group has successfully retained its current North Sea Mechanical Handling and Crane Management contract with BP, which will extend the working partnership between the two companies to over 50 years. The contract…
Sparrows Group, SapuraKencana Petroleum Partner in Malaysia
Sparrows Group is set to further grow its presence in the Asian Pacific market following the formation of a partnership between Sparrows Offshore Services Pte Ltd and SapuraKencana Technology Sdn Bhd, the latter being…
Sparrows Group Expands in Middle East
Sparrows Group has expanded its reach in the Middle East after forming a local partnership with Zamil Group in Saudi Arabia. The strategic alliance will see Sparrows Group’s full range of services being offered through the Zamil Group.
Sparrows Group Breaks into Malaysian Market
Sparrows Group has expanded into the Malaysian market after forming a strategic partnership with a local service provider in the region, Efficient Technology Sdn Bhd (Eftech), as part of the company’s plans to treble…
Sparrows Appoints Bertone to Oversee Americas Growth
The Sparrows Group has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of a director to head up its operations across the Americas. Steve Bertone joins the Sparrows Group, after 33 years with McDermott International.
