The UK Offshore Oil and Gas Fabricators Directory 2014

Capabilities and Capacities – Able Seaton Port, Hartlepool Total Area (m²) 510,000 m² (100,000 m² dry dock) Fabrication Area Covered (m²) 9,000 m² Assembly and Erection Area (m²) 501,000 m² Cranage – Lifting Capacity and Hook Height (Tonnes and Metres)

• Various cranage and ancillary plant are available • Additional cranes can be provided as per client requirement • 306-metre quays offering up to 65 tonnes m². Additional quays can be provided according to clients’ needs • Land – 10 tonnes/m² uniformly distributed load (UDL) and 50 tonnes/m² pad loading • Dry dock – 10 tonnes/m² UDL and 50 tonnes/m² pad loading

Load-Out Capacity (Tonnes)

Minimum Water Depth (Metres) Maximum Water Depth (Metres)

-11.9 metres chart datum (CD)

-20.5 metres CD

Dry-Dock Capability

• Entrance width 121 metres • Length 376 metres, width 230 metres • -6.65 metres CD

• Access via 200-metre ramp, gradient 1:15 • Base – concrete beams with granular infill • Dry dock currently sealed with cofferdam. New gates can be installed (estimated six months for construction) • Marine access for the world’s largest vessels • Licensed with permissions for fabrication and other associated activity • 3,000 m² new office and welfare accommodation • Site can facilitate 1,000+ employees with car parking • Rail access is available for goods and freight • Major projects for BP, Shell and other major operating companies have been carried out here in the past, including fabrication of facilities for Brent, Forties and Ravenspurn • Located two nautical miles from Tees Fairway Buoy with easy access to the North Sea • Channel – 1,270 metres in length, 142 metres wide and up to -9.5 metres CD • Current is low at 0.13 metres per second >

Other e.g. Licences, Permissions, Warehouse and Storage Size, Engineering, Electrical and Joiners Workshop Size, etc.

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THE UK OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS FABRICATORS DIRECTORY 2014