£16m centre to bring jobs
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A new £16m subsea engineering research centre has opened in East Kilbride creating 17 jobs.
And it is hoped the centre will give Scotland a global presence in the area, building on its already strong reputation and work in oil and gas innovation.
Scottish Enterprise provided £4.9million of funding towards the centre, with German-based TÜV SÜD investing the remaining £11m.
The new facility doubles the previously available testing capabilities on site and was officially opened by Cabinet Secretary for finance, Derek Mackay.
He told the News: “TÜV SÜD £16m investment into this facility is great news for Scotland.
“The Scottish Government is working hard to establish stronger trading links between Scotland and Germany and this news is testament to Scotland’s ability to attract inward investment in spite of the continuing uncertainty around Brexit.”
The German firm – a provider of research and development, consultancy and testing to the international energy industry – developed the National Engineering Laboratory and have created at least 17 new jobs here.
Known as the Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF), the centre boasts the highest flow rate in the world for both gas and liquid within one facility and is expected to provide benefits to other sectors, including food and drink and aerospace.
International services group TÜV SÜD employ more than 24,000 people in around 50 countries. Construction of the laboratory began in September 2017.
Dr Brian Millington, managing director of TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, said: “The AMF’s world-leading research facilities will support the global oil and gas industry with both current and future measurement challenges, from well optimisation to fiscal accounting.
“While significant production opportunities exist in extreme environments, higher operating pressures and temperatures can impact the performance of multiphase flow measurement devices.
“The AMF will increase the viability of well exploitation by helping operators to more accurately measure multiphase flow and better understand the performance of production operations in these challenging but potentially profitable environments.”
The new facility will focus on the £50-billionper-annum global subsea sector.
David Smith from Scottish Enterprise said he hoped the centre would “anchor the skills and expertise” for the long term, creating “more economic opportunity for the families and communities in the East Kilbride area.”