May 12 (Reuters) - Energy services provider Cape Plc said orders in the first quarter fell sequentially, hurt bydelays in key contracts in the UK and project deferrals at itsMotherwell Bridge unit.
The company's order book during Jan. 1 to April 5 fell to686 million pounds ($1.07 billion) from 746 million pounds atthe end of December.
Cape, which last year bought Motherwell Bridge, a maker ofstorage tank and heat exchanger, said it remained on track todeliver within expectations for the year.
Cape, which supplies scaffolding, insulation, industrialcleaning and fire protection services to oil and gas and powerplant operators, sees lower offshore project activity and lowervolumes from coal power station outages in the UK in 2015. ($1 = 0.6421 pounds) (Reporting by Abhiram Nandakumar in Bengaluru; Editing byGopakumar Warrier)