Aberdeen-based Wood Group has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Hess Exploration & Production Malaysia.

The five-year deal will see the company support Hess' new-build fixed and floating offshore facilities in the North Malay Basin development area.

The contract, which also has a one-year extension, will also support up to 130 new full-time positions and includes technical services covering brownfield engineering, risk-based inspection, integrity management and computerised maintenance management system support.

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Integrated operations and maintenance services including core offshore personnel, onshore technical support, training and competency assurance services will also be provided.

Dave Stewart, Chief Executive Officer for Wood Group's Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in the Eastern Hemisphere, said: "This contract to support Hess' significant greenfield facilities in Malaysia, demonstrates the proven success of our integrated approach on this key client's projects worldwide and their confidence in our technical services which optimise production and enhance efficiency.

"We bring our expertise to this partnership with Hess at a key stage of the lifecycle of this field, which will commence production in 2017."

(LM/CD)