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Aberdeen engineering giant targets decommissioning market

Aberdeen engineering giant targets decommissioning market   North Sea oil services heavyweight Wood has underlined its interest in the decommissioning market in the area as growing numbers of fields reach the ends of their lives. The Aberdeen-based firm said it has appointed Minnie Lu as decommissioning services director, to strengthen and grow its position in the sector in the UK and globally. The company said: “Minnie will strengthen Wood’s core decommissioning exp...

Altrad support the decommissioning of an offshore gas platform

Altrad support the decommissioning of an offshore gas platform   The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) contains a range of mature oil and gas assets, many of which are approaching the end of their useful working lives. Decommissioning these assets safely is becoming increasingly important for energy producers and it requires specialist skills and experience. Altrad have supported Worley, and their client Allseas, with a range of services to enable the safe removal of Spirit Energy&rsq...

£10bn offshore energy project would green Scotland's oil and gas sector and safeguard thousands of jobs

£10bn offshore energy project would green Scotland's oil and gas sector and safeguard thousands of jobs   A £10 billion project to use green energy to power the UK's oil and gas terminals has called for urgent government support to ensure it goes ahead. Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed an ambitious plan to accelerate decarbonisation of oil and gas assets through an integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development that would...

Subsea Decommissioning Hub Unveiled

Subsea Decommissioning Hub Unveiled   A leading provider of integrated logistics solutions has cemented its focus on a key emerging market by creating Scotland’s first dedicated subsea decommissioning hub. NorSea UK has collaborated with Robertson-IES Ltd and CR Smith Services Ltd to unveil NorSea Decom, an entity solely concerned with the safe and compliant management of decommissioned subsea infrastructure and waste logistics. The move will further utilise NorSea’s...

Subsea Industry Leader at Decom North Sea Helm

Subsea Industry Leader at Decom North Sea Helm   Decom North Sea (DNS), the only membership organisation dedicated to the oil and gas decommissioning sector, has announced the appointment of Fraser Moonie as Chief Executive Officer. Well-known across the international marketplace, Fraser brings over 25 years’ experience to the role, including 15 years with Bibby Offshore where he was instrumental in growing the company into one of the global subsea industry’s key player...

Worley helps Allseas to decommission two offshore gas platforms

Worley helps Allseas to decommission two offshore gas platforms   Worley is supporting Allseas with a range of decommissioning engineering, procurement and construction services for Allseas’ DP3 and DP4 project in the eastern Irish Sea. This includes engineering preparations to safely remove two of Spirit Energy’s 11,000-tonne platforms, DP3 and DP4, at Morecambe Bay. Worley has been supporting Allseas, a world-renowned offshore contractor, since early 2020. This includ...

The methanol factory at Tjeldbergodden has started production

The methanol factory at Tjeldbergodden has started production   The methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden is now back in production after being decommissioned since the fire on 2 December 2020. The safe start-up preparations have gone according to plan and the facility is now supplying methanol to the market. The fire broke out in the compressor building in the methanol factory area at Tjeldbergodden. The air gas factory and methanol plant were shut down as a result of this incident. No...

Premier gets the nod for Balmoral decommissioning plans

Premier gets the nod for Balmoral decommissioning plans   Premier Oil submitted its decommissioning programs to the UK authorities back in September 2020. The document contains the decommissioning programs for the Balmoral floating production vessel (FPV) and field subsea installations and pipelines. A Cessation of Production application for the field has been discussed with and submitted to the Oil and Gas Authority, and was approved on 23 April 2018. The Greater Balmoral Ar...

Kongsberg in project for next generation FDV for Triumph Subsea Services

Kongsberg in project for next generation FDV for Triumph Subsea Services   Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Letter of Intent with Brodosplit Shipyard and DIV Group in Croatia to deliver a large technology package for an ST-269 unit being built for the Scottish-based company Triumph Subsea Services, with an option for three more vessels of identical design. The vessel is designed to be a truly multi-purpose turnkey solution for nearly all the subsea construction tasks encountered within...

IMCA publishes Decommissioning Principles in Relation to DISMANTLECON

IMCA publishes Decommissioning Principles in Relation to DISMANTLECON   The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘IMCA’s Decommissioning Principles in Relation to DISMANTLECON’ (IMCA CI 015) in line with the ‘IMCA Decommissioning Contracting Principles’ (IMCA CI007 Rev 2). This follows a detailed review of the text of DISMANTLECON by a working group established by the IMCA the Legal, Contracts, Insurance and Compliance (LCIC)...

John Lawrie Decom Completes Buchan Alpha Decommissioning for Ocean Kinetics Ltd

John Lawrie Decom Completes Buchan Alpha Decommissioning for Ocean Kinetics Ltd   John Lawrie Decom, part of John Lawrie Metals Ltd, the metal recycling experts, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha decommissioning project. Following extensive engineering planning and analysis in order to determine the safest and most efficient methodology, John Lawrie’s experienced decommissioning team worked to downsize the four pontoon structures and associated steelwork, pro...

Pragma being P&A trials of first 3D Ultra High expansion plug

Pragma begin P&A trials of first 3D Ultra High expansion plug   Aberdeen-based, oil and gas production technology business, Pragma, has combined innovative design and additive manufacturing (AM) techniques to bring the industry’s first 3D metal printed, ultra-high expansion, bridge plug to market. Pragma’s patented M-Bubble bridge plug has successfully completed final lab testing and is due to begin field trials by the end of 2020. Initially targeted at both the P&a...

Dales Marine secures decommissioning of MV Oceanic Pintail

Dales Marine secures decommissioning of MV Oceanic Pintail   Dales Marine Services Ltd (Dales Marine), an EU List approved supplier of vessel decommissioning, based in Scotland announces that it will shortly be decommissioning of MV Oceanic Pintail at its dry dock facilities. MV Oceanic Pintail, a world-class nuclear cargo vessel, operated by International Nuclear Services (INS), was launched in 1987 and has served the UK nuclear industry for the last 33 years. Peter Buchan, Ope...

Digital Decommissioning Conference aims for international connectivity

Digital Decommissioning Conference aims for international connectivity   Decommissioning takes on a new global dimension as OGUK launches its first ever virtual conference to provide delegates with a dynamic, international and interactive online experience. Taking place from November 24-25, the event goes beyond the confines of traditional conferences to provide a digital platform with potentially global reach enabling participants to drive new conversations about decommissioning i...

Petrobras to spend $6bn on decommissioning of offshore infrastructure

Petrobras to spend $6bn on decommissioning of offshore infrastructure   Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) revealed plans to spend $6bn to decommission 18 offshore platforms, subsea gas pipelines, and offshore wells. The investment on decommissioning of infrastructure will be made till 2024, reported Reuters, citing a securities filing of the Brazilian national oil company. Petrobras also said that it expects to get proceeds of $1bn from the divestitures it undertakes this year. La...

Well-Safe Solutions acquires jack-up rig to bolster their bespoke decommissioning fleet

Well-Safe Solutions acquires jack-up rig to bolster their bespoke decommissioning fleet   Well-Safe Solutions is today delighted to announce the acquisition of the West Epsilon jack-up rig from Seadrill sparking another job boost for the company. Built in 1993, the asset is a heavy-duty, harsh environment jack-up with an extensive and enviable operational history in the North Sea. The news comes following the company’s acquisition of the Well-Safe Guardian in April 2019 an...

Why decommissioning a platform in Northwest Europe costs so much more than in Southeast Asia

Why decommissioning a platform in Northwest Europe costs so much more than in Southeast Asia   Platforms may be similar in characteristics and configuration, but the cost of decommissioning them can differ significantly depending on location, climate and regulations. The recent oil price slump has boosted interest in decommissioning, and Rystad Energy has therefore developed a decommissioning cost estimating tool to help E&Ps and service firms prepare for the coming decommissionin...

Over 10,000 decommissioning jobs at risk

Over 10,000 decommissioning jobs at risk   The North Sea Oil and Gas industry is facing one the largest challenges in its history with a confluence of negative market factors pushing its role as part of the UK’s Energy sector and one of the countries largest employers to the brink and the decommissioning supply chain is the latest to feel its effects. Will Rowley – interim CEO of Decom North Sea, recently surveyed its UK membership and the figures made very grim reading...

Allseas’s Pioneering Spirit removes topsides for Total’s Tyra redevelopment

Allseas’s Pioneering Spirit removes topsides for Total’s Tyra redevelopment   Swiss-based offshore contractor Allseas has announced that its heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has successful removed the processing and accommodation topsides and flare jackets for the Total’s Tyra redevelopment project. The removal work is part of the French oil and gas company Total’s $3.3bn redevelopment of the Tyra field in the Danish waters of North Sea. The gas field,...

Big oil rig scrapping job no trouble for Heerema

Big oil rig scrapping job no trouble for Heerema   Dutch firm Heerema has safely removed the steel infrastructure of an end-of-life Shell oil platform, located in the North Sea. The dismantling job required some heavy lifting as the Brent Alpha jacket weighed more than 10 000 tonnes. Shell’s scrap is currently being processed by a recycler in Vats, Norway. The decommissioning has set a new record for Heerema, as the company’s Sleipnir vessel previously removed and trans...
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