Reinvestment in infrastructure ‘critical to unlocking North Sea potential’

The manager of a major pipeline system has said reinvestment in ageing infrastructure is “critical” to the North Sea reaching its potential.

The comments from Andy Hessell of the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) come after industry veteran Sir Ian Wood  told a government inquiry that questions remain over how long pipelines will last and to what extent the industry will reinvest in them.

There have been several issues with major pipelines in recent months, most prominently an extended shutdown of the Forties system in December after a crack was found in the line in Aberdeenshire.

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