Oil and gas specialist opens up in Middle East and Australia

An Aberdeen-based well engineering and project management company has opened offices in Abu Dhabi and Perth, Australia, after key contract wins.

Zenith Energy started out in 2012, and says it has gone from a two-man business to a global organisation employing 23 people, with its client base now about 35.

The firm covers the complete well life cycle from the conceptual design phases through to field development planning, well operations, well intervention and well abandonments, using both rig and rig-less options.

It also said that in the first quarter of this year it expanded its client base and complet- ed work in the UK, Italy and Equatorial Guinea.

Managing director Martin Booth, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, said: “Zenith Energy was set up with the intention of creating an independent well engineering and wells project management company, and over the years we have diversified our services to meet demand.

“We have experienced the highs and lows of oil price and one of the longest, worst recessions in the oil industry that most of us remember. However, five years later we are still here, growing and developing our company and capabilities. We are now looking forward to the next five years from a position of strength in the market and an ability to deliver in a low-cost environment.” 0 MD Martin Booth says the firm has survived oil price falls