Hunterston location not a ‘show stopper’ for decom ambitions, DNS says

Industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has said Hunterston’s Ayrshire location won’t be a “show stopper” for the site owner’s plans to scoop up oil and gas decommissioning work.

Tom Leeson, interim chief executive at DNS, said Hunterston’s distance from the North Sea was just an “extra challenge” Peel Ports would have built into its business case.

Mr Leeson said offering a complete and competitive package could offset the price of travelling the extra nautical miles to Ayrshire, instead of an east coast port.

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