STATOIL has awarded catering and facilities services contracts for its UK off and onshore operations to divisions of the Compass Group.

Aberdeen-based ESS Offshore will provide catering to the Mariner A platform and Mariner B floating storage unit east of Shetland. The deal, which also includes housekeeping services, helideck operations and emergency response duties, will start in 2016.

Norway's Statoil awarded the onshore total facilities management contract to 14forty, formerly Eurest. It covers Statoil’s offices in Aberdeen, London and its Dudgeon wind farm operations base in Great Yarmouth.

Tove Stuhr Sjoblom, managing director for Statoil Production (UK), said: “Combining the offshore and onshore scopes has created significant synergies and efficiencies for Statoil in the UK. We appreciate the innovative and cost-effective solutions presented by ESS Offshore and 14forty. This type of close collaboration with our suppliers is critical to ensuring efficient operations for Mariner in the long term."