Unity Strengthens Market Position With Major Decommissioning Wins
Unity Strengthens Market Position With Major Decommissioning Wins
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Publish Date: 2026-05-22 10:53:00
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A new multi-million-pound well decommissioning project with a global operator in the North Sea headlines a series of recent contract wins for Unity. Under the agreement, Unity will deliver a full scope of plugging and abandonment (P&A) services, including the supply of all required equipment, with inspection work already underway.
The wider wins include three significant contract extensions and two Master Service Agreements with major oilfield service firms, further reinforcing Unity’s market-leading position in the well integrity sector.
The business has also secured a 15-well Thru-Tubing services scope. The contract is a result of the company’s significant investment in its well intervention tools, which enable operators and service providers to source fully integrated well integrity solutions from a single vendor. This ‘partner of choice’ approach streamlines operations for its clients by removing the cost and complexity of managing multiple suppliers.
To support growing demand, the firm has made a series of senior appointments with Gillian King joining as Sales Director; Catherine Bain, Finance Director; Aimée Tennant as Head of Marketing; and Francis Newbatt as Technical Sales Manager. The business also plans to increase its talent base by 17 people this year.
Stuart Slater, who has been with the business in Aberdeen since 2019, has relocated to Perth, Australia. He takes on the role of Region Manager, Asia Pacific, where he will spearhead Unity’s expansion, leveraging the company’s 30-plus years of proven track record in North Sea tree and wellhead systems, as well as a new in-country fleet of the firm’s proprietary technology. As a result, the business has secured its first handful of projects to support mature assets in Australia and Malaysia.
Gary Smart, CEO of Unity, said: “This has been a landmark phase of progression and uplift for Unity, and I’m exceptionally proud of the results our team have delivered. We have made…