Oil and Gas
Building on the region's strong engineering base, there is a significant cluster of equipment suppliers to the traditional oil and gas industry, employing in excess of 22,000 people.
Expertise extends up and down the supply chain, from raw material providers developing new high strength corrosion resistant alloys, steel foundries producing unique castings for off-shore platforms, pumps and valves manufactured by world leading suppliers, to robotic pipe welding systems.
Capabilities in the region include:
- Materials (Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and coatings)
- Metals processing and metals forming
- Machinery and equipment for manufacturing
- Rig structures
- Downhole tooling
- Mooring systems
- Precision engineered components
- Sub-sea wellheads
- Flexible hoses
- Valves and Pumps
- Remotely operated sub-sea vehicles
- Support services
