Abbot Group Limited is an oil and gas services company based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Group employs more than 8,000 people in over 20 countries around the world.[1]
The group has two operating divisions, KCA DEUTAG and Bentec. DEUTAG was acquired in 2001 and was merged with KCA Drilling.[2] They constituted the division that provide offshore and onshore drilling services.[2] Bentec, on the other hand, provides related well and facilities engineering services to the energy industry. The company operates in the North Sea and in locations such as Russia, the Middle East, Caspian Region, North and West Africa, and Asia.
In 2007, Alasdair Locke was the executive chairman of Abbot Group. He had founded the company. Also in 2007, Abbot Group was the largest oil-rig contractor to companies operating in the North Sea. Its markets included the North Sea, Caspian Sea, Russia, North Africa, and the Middle East.[3]