The awards have resulted in over 150 new positions being created in the region and includes scopes that accelerate the company’s expansion in the drilling sector.
Included in this recent round of wins is a five-year award with a major E&P business, as well as two large drilling equipment support contracts.
Work on the five-year fully integrated mechanical lifting equipment management project has already commenced. It will see Sparrows deliver operation and maintenance of existing pedestal cranes and overhead cranes, static lifting equipment, lifeboat davits, loose lifting equipment and mechanical handling equipment.
The first of two major contracts for drilling equipment services in the region will see the company deliver full overhaul and recertification of nine catwalk units and eight mast cranes. The second project is for the inspection, repair and recertification of a top drive and pipe handler.
Stewart Mitchell, chief executive officer of Sparrows, says: “The UAE has become a renewed focus for Sparrows since our entry into the market over two decades ago and these latest awards demonstrate the reputation we have successfully built in the region.
“The drilling sector has been a key growth area for the business, and it is fantastic to see our footprint expand in this market. Our regional team has completed successful projects in the UAE and Singapore in the last 12 months and we already have a healthy pipeline of work moving in to next year.”