John Lawrie Metals Strengthening Decommissioning Capabilities

With sustainability high on every company’s agenda, along with legislation growing progressively tighter and the increasing development of zero waste strategies, the need for a smarter approach to decommissioning is indisputable.

The addition of two recently licenced and permitted quayside decommissioning facilities in the Northeast of Scotland, complementing our well-established processing facilities located throughout Scotland, reinforces John Lawrie Metals’ growing and strengthening decommissioning capabilities and service offering to our clients, providing them with more choice as to which Port best suits their requirements.

We are committed to servicing the increasingly important and fast-developing decommissioning industry so following the issue by SEPA of full Waste Management Permits, held directly by us, we now have the additional capability to receive and process subsea infrastructure and piece small material at both Aberdeen and Montrose Ports.

With a clear focus on metal processing efficiency and service agility, these new quayside operations give us the ability to downsize and process material onsite, as well as the potential to ship the processed scrap metal direct from the Ports for smelting, thereby eliminating the need for onward road transportation and associated fuel and emissions savings.

Both Port sites are available for use now as alternatives to our flexible service offering which we provide throughout the UK and have direct deep water quayside access meaning ease of discharge and handover for client materials, in particular subsea structure and piece small material returns, offering the decommissioning industry two new key locations for landing offshore assets.

By having both the SEPA issued Waste Management License and an Environmental Authorisation Permit to receive NORM contaminated material in place, both sites can accept all types of material produced during a decommissioning campaign.

John Lawrie Metals has a long-standing working relationship with both Ports having worked together for over 30 years. As the industry moves into a phase of slower production and increased decommissioning activity, it is becoming ever more important to have the right facilities in the right locations available to the market.

With an aim of zero to landfill, we are the largest metal recycler in the North-East of Scotland, handling around 200,000 tonnes of metal annually. Having been successfully carrying out decommissioning projects involving the dismantling of large oilfield, subsea and industrial infrastructure for more than two decades, our primary objective is to maximise reuse and recycling and minimise disposal. To this end, our processing methods result in high recovery and recycling rates for a wide range of materials, in many cases up to 100%.

By managing decommissioning operations in a safe, efficient and environmentally responsible manner, we aim to help support the UK oil and gas industry’s drive towards delivering their net zero ambitions and the transition to a low carbon future.

John Lawrie is an industrial metals reuse and recycling specialist. We create value and support our clients as they work towards net zero through a circular economy. For more information visit: www.johnlawriemetals.com

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