Contractor says ClerkMaxwell will allow it to process oil and gas upstream
Costain has acquired an Aberdeen based oil and gas company for 拢3.2m.
It has bought 75% of the shares of ClerkMaxwell, an engineering and support services firm for upstream oil and gas.
The contractor has the option to buy out the remaining 25% during May.
ClerkMaxwell has 50 staff, which will be integrated into Costain鈥檚 energy and process division.
Costain said the acquisition allows gives it a 鈥渇ull hydrocarbons value chain鈥 including processing upstream oil and gas, LNG, gas storage, and downstream oil and gas.
Andrew Wyllie, chief executive of Costain, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to have acquired ClerkMaxwell. It is absolutely in-line with our strategy of broadening our existing front-end consultancy, project delivery and operations and maintenance offering through a combination of organic development and acquisitions. ClerkMaxwell is a fast growing business and will add complementary capabilities to our existing operations in the oil and gas sector, enhancing the full-service offering we can provide to our blue-chip customers.鈥
John Wilson, managing director of ClerkMaxwell, said: 鈥淐ostain is the perfect home for ClerkMaxwell. We will bring additional skills and reach to an already strong oil and gas capability and Costain鈥檚 established customer base will provide a major opportunity for us to realise our ambition of becoming a market-leading provider of value adding, front end engineering services.鈥
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