It could be more than R40m cheaper to fix your oil rig in SA rather than Spain
One of the factors fuelling a maritime jobs boom in the Western Cape is that repairing an oil rig in Saldanha Bay — rather than Spain — can save its owner up to R45m. The maritime oil and gas industry — rig repair‚ ship repair and vessel fabrication — created 7,120 direct jobs and 6,120 indirectly in 2015‚ according to a baseline economic assessment requested by the Western Cape government. The sector added R1.5bn to the provincial economy that year. Saldanha Bay’s proximity to Angola‚ only 12 sailing days away‚ was helping it take trade away from competitors such as Las Palmas in Spain‚ said economic opportunities MEC Alan Winde. He said the provincial government‚ Wesgro‚ Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) and the South African Oil and Gas Alliance were hosting more than one set of would-be foreign investors in the sector every month. "Most recently‚ a French delegation of maritime companies met local companies to explore partnership opportunities and areas of growth in...
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