Oil Industry
The settlement of Nigg is an important North Sea oil centre. Former Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root owns the 170-acre (0.69 km2) fabrication yard south of the settlement of Nigg. This is an important North Sea oil centre with a dry dock for repairing and fabricating oil platforms. The yard was opened in 1972 as a joint venture between Brown & Root (as it then was) and construction giant George Wimpey. Today the yard is known as KBR Caledonia Ltd.
In late 2004, KBR was named as a possible "physical integrator" for the Royal Navy future aircraft carrier, in this role it was to manage the "carrier alliance"; BAE Systems, Thales and the UK Ministry of Defence. Following suggestions that KBR wished to assemble the two 60,000 tonne vessels at its Nigg Yard the MoD stated that whatever KBR's involvement assembly would take place at Rosyth.
Elsewhere along the firth are facilities for cruise ships, oil processing, and other maritime activities.
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