# Prodrill Engineering Limited (01656768)

> Why UK company 01656768 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/01656768

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2023-04-03
- **Administrators:** Alexander Iain Fraser, Graham David Smith
- **Administrators' firm:** FRP Advisory
- **Formerly:** Smedvig Overseas Limited; Smedvig Supply Ships Limited; Dan-Smedvig Supply Ships Limited; Paveship Limited
- **Incorporated:** 1982-08-05
- **Location:** London
- **Industry:** 06100 Extraction of crude petroleum

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- COVID-19
- Sustained trading losses
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Competition / price pressure

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was formed in August 1982 and traded as a recruitment specialist, providing professional, highly qualified, and experienced personnel for the energy sector.

Operating from leasehold premises in Aberdeen, the Company supported a diverse range of technical and commercial disciplines across the oil and gas sector, and the wider energy industry.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01656768/filing-history/MzM3NTQ5NDk0MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01656768

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