Aberdeen-based Triton Marine & Engineering Consultants have signed a partnership deal with China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC).

Over the next two years COOEC will provide investment in to Triton, allowing them to grow their team in Aberdeen to support COOEC as well as providing the capacity to bid for large Decommissioning, EPCi and Wind Projects.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was in Beijing today, 09 April to view the deal being signed between Triton Director Sean Holland and Jin Xiaojian, President of COOEC.

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The partnership comes after months of negotiations which have seen COOEC's Senior Management visit Scotland.

Mrs Sturgeon said: "This agreement is great news for the oil and gas industry in Scotland and for Aberdeen in particular. CNOOC's investment is further evidence that Scotland is increasingly seen by international markets as a fantastic place to do business and invest."

Mr Holland said: "We are delighted to have secured this significant partnership with COOEC, one of the largest EPCi companies in the Asia Pacific Region. COOEC have substantial decommissioning experience and have recently completed a significant Decommissioning project for Chevron Thailand, receiving their highest safety award.

"Although Triton and COOEC come from different economic and cultural regions we have the same goal – to supply innovative integrated solutions to the Oil and Gas and Wind industries."

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