UK demolition contractor to reveal plans for former oil rig construction site.
The demolition company interested in taking over the former Nigg oil yard in Easter Ross will unveil its blueprint for the future of the site later. Midlands-based DSM Demolition wants to use the facility to decommission redundant offshore oil structures.
Nigg was used for the construction of oil and gas platforms, but is now largely mothballed. A US company which owns most of the site had planned to redevelop the yard and build offshore wind turbines. However, Highland Council said earlier this month that KBR had withdrawn the proposal.
Last summer, DSM said the massive yard offered an ideal site for the breaking up of redundant ships and oil rigs. Spokesman Mark Cummings said at the time that Nigg was unique to the UK because of its size, deep water access, dry docks and large sheds.
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