Oilfield support services giant Wood Group said it had been awarded a £500m contract to provide maintenance services in the North Sea.
The five-year deal with Talisman Energy, which has an option to extend for a further five years, will see Wood providing operations and maintenance services on all 11 of Talisman's UK offshore assets and at the Flotta Oil Terminal on Orkney.
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