England-based energy transition-focused player EnergyPathways has picked the UK’s Zenith Energy, a privately owned independent well engineering and project management company, as a contractor for its proposed large-scale offshore wind-powered energy storage project in the East Irish Sea, which is scheduled to cross a final investment decision (FID) off its list later this year.

Thanks to the new contract, Zenith will, among other services, fulfil 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, part of the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) project.