EnergyPathways, an energy transition company, has announced that they have engaged with Zenith Energy Ltd. (Zenith) as a contractor for MESH. Zenith is one of the UK’s largest privately owned independent well engineering and Project Management companies providing well engineering, well operator and well project management solutions both within the UK and internationally.
Zenith will, among other services, fulfill the role of the well engineering department for EnergyPathways subsidiary company, EnergyPathways Irish Sea Limited (EPISL), serving as the well operator responsible for both drilling and completion design, permit planning and submission, tendering and procurement of long lead materials, preparation of rig tender, rig intake and arrival on site, well examination support and ultimately well execution of the Marram development wells.
“EnergyPathways is pleased to continue its relationship with Zenith as its well engineering partner for our MESH development. Zenith has already demonstrated their ability to collaborate and work closely with the company on the pre-FEED phase of the project, coupled with their vast experience and capability, making them the ideal partner for the MESH project. Not only can they support the drilling and development aspects of the MESH gas storage project, but they also have the expertise to support well operations for long-duration energy storage and hydrogen storage, ensuring they can support us through the full integration of our MESH project.”
“Our outsourced contractor model ensures we can align ourselves with high-quality service providers while remaining lean and managing our costs through the FEED stage of our MESH project. We are very pleased to be playing our part in supporting a “just transition” for the UK’s talented offshore workforce.”
– Derek Grimmer, COO of EnergyPathways.
“We are delighted to have been selected by EnergyPathways as their well engineering partner of choice for this exciting and strategically important project. We look forward to contributing to the successful delivery of this development, which supports the UK’s transition to Net Zero and strengthens domestic energy security through low-carbon solutions. This partnership represents a significant milestone for Zenith Energy as we continue our commitment to support the UK’s energy transition.”
– Chris Collie, Operations Director at Zenith Energy.
MESH is a new large-scale energy storage facility that is expected to provide a secure and dependable supply of natural gas and green hydrogen and low-carbon flexible power for the UK market for over 25 years. MESH is an integrated energy system solution. It is electrifying and integrating existing infrastructure, connecting gas storage, hydrogen storage, and compressed air storage technologies with offshore wind and decarbonized power generation to establish a new major decarbonized energy hub for the UK.
MESH is expected to be the UK’s largest integrated energy storage facility combining natural gas, compressed air and hydrogen storage. It will be able to store up to 20 TWh of energy. The MESH project is intended to deliver on the government’s 2030 Clean Power timeline and will ensure a reliable and secure supply of energy for the UK. MESH has been designed as a fully decarbonized and electrified zero-emission facility that is to be powered by the renewable wind farms of the UK East Irish Sea region. EnergyPathways aims to play its role in supporting the Government in accelerating the UK’s energy transition
