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Well-Safe Solutions inks new UKCS decommissioning deal

Well-Safe Solutions inks new UKCS decommissioning deal   Well decommissioning specialists Well-Safe Solutions have signed an agreement to plug and abandon (P&A) 14 wells on the UK continental shelf. The deal is the first scope agreed for the Well-Safe Defender semi-submersible rig, which Well-Safe Solutions purchased in June 2022. The project, for an undisclosed value, will see the Well-Safe Defender mobilising in March 2023 for approximately 250 days of work. Neil Fergus...

GNPC kicks off Saltpond Field decommissioning project

GNPC kicks off Saltpond Field decommissioning project   The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has officially commenced the decommissioning of the Mr. Louie Platform in the Saltpond oil field. The decommissioning project is estimated to last 12 months. Being the first decommissioning project of its kind in Ghana, GNPC, its lead contractor, as well as other relevant stakeholders, showed their readiness to work hand-in-hand to ensure the success of the project. Having...

Wood to oversee first decom phase of Timor Sea FPSO

Wood to oversee first decom phase of Timor Sea FPSO   UK oilfield services provider Wood Plc has been contracted by the Australian government to supervise the first decommissioning phase of a floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel located in the Timor Sea off Australia. Wood revealed on Tuesday that it has been awarded the role of owner’s team by the Australian government, with responsibility for overseeing the first decommissioning phase of the FPSO Northern...

Xodus forms advisory group to tackle decommissioning challenges in Australia

Xodus forms advisory group to tackle decommissioning challenges in Australia   Global energy consultancy Xodus has established a new Contaminant Advisory Group to help tackle the decommissioning regulatory challenges facing operators in Australia. The group, which includes representatives from ANSTO, SA Radiation, Total Hazardous Integrated Solutions and Qa3, has been formed in response to the Australian Government’s Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bil...

Oil-well decommissioning specialist Well-Safe raises £50m for expansion

Oil-well decommissioning specialist Well-Safe raises £50m for expansion   A pioneering oil-well decommissioning specialist has raised a further £50m to fuel its international expansion amid growing demand fuelled by the transition to a net-zero economy. Sky News understands that Well-Safe Solutions, which was established in 2017, has raised the money from a group of investors led by MW&L Capital Partners, a London-based principal investment and financial advisory fi...

Esso commences tender for decommissioning

Esso commences tender for decommissioning   The Gippsland Basin Joint Venture is set to decommission more of its offshore facilities, it has been confirmed. Esso Australia has commenced a technical tender process for the decommissioning of a number of its facilities in Bass Strait. The announcement was made public by Esso’s parent company, ExxonMobil Australia on Friday. The company is requesting technical submissions from a number of experienced offshore heavy lift con...

Exceed - Mermaid Decom Partnership Hails Inaugural P&A Campaign

Exceed - Mermaid Decom Partnership Hails Inaugural P&A Campaign   10-well P&A campaign kicks off North Sea collaboration Thought to be one of the largest campaigns of its type on the UKCS for at least a decade NSTA “encouraged” by market traction Well management expert, Exceed has announced the award of a milestone, vessel-based well plugging and abandonment campaign to be carried out in partnership with Mermaid Subsea Services UK (Mermaid) on behalf of...

Well-Safe Protector to undertake Ithaca Energy North Sea well decommissioning

Well-Safe Protector to undertake Ithaca Energy North Sea well decommissioning   Well-Safe Solutions have been contracted by Ithaca Energy to plug and abandon (P&A) six wells on the Anglia platform in the Southern North Sea, approximately 55km from the UK mainland. The contract – for an undisclosed sum - will see the Aberdeen-based well decommissioning specialists provide project management, well engineering and all managed delivery services for the project. The Well-S...

Topsides removal a significant milestone in decommissioning of Dunlin Alpha

Topsides removal a significant milestone in decommissioning of Dunlin Alpha   Fairfield Energy today announced the end of an era with the removal of the topsides from Dunlin Alpha. This is the latest milestone in the decommissioning of the four fields which make up the Greater Dunlin Area. Following the hook down and removal activities undertaken by the HAF Consortium (Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom) last month, Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir transferred the remain...

AF Offshore Decom announce the successful completion of the Dunlin Alpha removal campaign

AF Offshore Decom announce the successful completion of the Dunlin Alpha removal campaign   On behalf of their client Fairfield Energy Limited, AF Offshore Decom has announced that the significant offshore preparation and removal campaigns for the Dunlin Alpha have been successfully completed. From this point, more than 95% of the Dunlin Topsides will be recycled and reused at a recycling facility in Vats, Norway. The AF Offshore Decom project management team has together with its...

Clearwell Technology undertakes feasibility trials for new tool to reduce oil and gas decommissioning emissions and costs

Clearwell Technology undertakes feasibility trials for new tool to reduce oil and gas decommissioning emissions and costs Aboyne-based energy technology start-up Clearwell Technology has undertaken a feasibility testing programme for a new tool that could halve the costs and emissions of well decommissioning projects following support from Scottish Enterprise. Entrepreneurs Bruce Cardno and Paul Ray set up Clearwell Technology to develop their thermal milling technology, Therm-X-Mill®...

Motive Offshore and Hiretech bring enhanced decommissioning technology to the Middle East

Motive Offshore and Hiretech bring enhanced decommissioning technology to the Middle East Sharjah, UAE UK – Marine and lifting equipment specialists Motive Offshore Group (Motive) and subsea and decommissioning equipment rental specialists Hiretech Limited (Hiretech) have joined forces in the Middle East to bring superior technology and service solutions to a burgeoning market. Harnessing its UAE hub and existing catalogue of subsea marine and lifting equipment services, Motive is bolst...

Petrofac Nabs $60 Million Mauritanian Decommissioning Contract

Petrofac Nabs $60 Million Mauritanian Decommissioning Contract   London-listed, Tullow Oil, announced the transfer of project decommissioning work in its Mauritanian Banda and Tiof fields from Danish megafirm, Maersk Decom, to British oilfield service provider, Petrofac. The contract, holding a potential total value of over $60 million, includes the provision of project management, engineering, planning, plugging and abandonment services across seven subsea wells in Banda and Tiof...

Maersk Decom to close its doors

Maersk Decom to close its doors   Maersk Decom, created in April 2018 as a joint venture between Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Services, will close down following the transfer of responsibility for the Mauritania decommissioning project it secured in 2020 with Tullow Oil. Earlier this week, Petrofac announced it had been selected by Tullow to take over subsea well decommissioning scope from Maersk Decom on Banda and Tiof fields offshore Mauritania. The contract, with a poten...

£2m project to build world-leading decommissioning test facility

£2m project to build world-leading decommissioning test facility   The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) is heading a £2 million project to construct a world-leading testing facility for oil and gas well plugging and abandonment. The portable onshore test facility – known as a Barrier Qualification Test Chamber - will be built by Ellon-based engineering firm SengS, a Pryme Group company, and based at the NDC in Newburgh. As well as directly benefiting the l...

Petrofac Wins Mauritania Well Decommissioning Contract from Tullow Oil

Petrofac Wins Mauritania Well Decommissioning Contract from Tullow Oil   Petrofac Ltd. said Wednesday that it has been selected by Tullow Oil PLC to provide well decommissioning services in Mauritania in a contract with a potential total value of more than $60 million. The London-listed provider of services to the energy industry said the contract will involve the project management, engineering, planning, and plugging and abandonment of seven subsea wells on Tullow Oil's Band...

Decom Week Programme Goes Live – Decom Awards Finalists Announced

Decom Week Programme Goes Live – Decom Awards Finalists Announced   Decom North Sea has released the final version of its Decom Week programme, as it gears up to a series of events which will gather together the global decommissioning sector for five days of knowledge sharing, debate, socialising and the recognition of sector achievements. Headline sponsored by Atlas Decom and taking place 16th – 20th May, the core two-day conference opens on Wednesday 18th May. The age...

Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean

Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean   Abandoned and orphaned offshore oil and gas wells are costing taxpayers billions and the Biden administration can take immediate actions to address this ecological and financial crisis. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages more than 2,000 active oil and gas leases with over 55,000 wells across 10.9 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Approximately 58 percent of these wells&md...

Well-Safe Solutions generates £3.3m decommissioning savings

Well-Safe Solutions generates £3.3m decommissioning savings   Well decommissioning specialists Well-Safe Solutions have realised cost savings of £3.3m for a North Sea client, driven by an operational commitment to safe, smart and efficient methods of working. The announcement follows a comprehensive review of rig and well operations, planning, logistics, and financials to deliver a holistic understanding of operational benefits. The largest individual saving of &pou...

DOF Subsea achieves 99% recycle/repurpose rate on latest decommissioning project

DOF Subsea achieves 99% recycle/repurpose rate on latest decommissioning project   A decommissioning project carried out by DOF Subsea, on behalf of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, to project manage and provide Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (EPRD) services at the Buchan and Hannay fields in the Central North Sea, has achieved a 99% rate for the combined recycling and repurposing of recovered materials. The offshore works, which were carried out over 74 days, using DOF...
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