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t has been 15 years since
Mike Wood was responsible
for overseeing the completion
of ‘Angel of the North’, the
200 tonne landmark in Gateshead,
Newcastle. Now, he is project
manager at Heerema Fabrication
Group’s Hartlepool yard, working
on the manufacture of topsides
for the Cygnus gas field on the
UK Continental Shelf.
It is clear why the two projects, as
different as they are, are the highlights
of Mike’s career. On the one hand,
you have one of the UK’s best-loved
pieces of public art; on the other,
is one of the UK’s most important
economic developments. The
£1.4 billion gas project is the largest
in the southern North Sea for a
quarter of a century, and with more
than 80 per cent of the investment to
be spent with UK-based contractors,
At the cutting edge
MikeWood’s career has taken him from one landmark project to another. A late
recruit to the oil and gas industry, he now faces the most exciting challenge of
his career as project manager at Heerema Fabrication Group’s Hartlepool yard.
His enthusiasm for the sector is an inspiration.
Wireline
catches up with Mike to
find out more.
Mike Wood is only nine months into his career in oil and gas
and he loves it. As project manager at Heerema’s Hartlepool
yard, he is overseeing fabrication work for the Cygnus gas
field in the southern North Sea
FABRICATION
PROFILE
