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Australian giant sets its sights on sanctioning and commissioning several energy projects this year
A deep dive into Woodside’s recent activities related to ongoing projects and financial and op...

ExxonMobil books new vessel for decom ops offshore Australia
Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has entered into an agreement to charter the Helix Q7000...

UK partners developing new system to ‘revolutionize’ subsea cutting
A partnership comprising Acteon’s Claxton, the University of Aberdeen, the National Decommissi...

Island Drilling’s rig secures additional work in Africa
Island Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for its semi-submersible rig, which will prolo...

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WATCH: Semi-sub rig arrives at UK port to get ready for its inaugural decom gig in North Sea
A semi-submersible rig has arrived at a port in Scotland to prepare for its first decommissioning as...

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UK port ends 2022 on a high note thanks to rig projects
Due to several ongoing projects, the UK’s Kishorn port (KPL) is currently playing host to giant semi...

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Breathing new life into oil rigs
While the oil & gas infrastructure needs to be retired at the end of service life, does this hav...

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More oil producing assets for Canadian firm in Gulf of Thailand
Valeura Energy is extending its portfolio offshore Thailand, after entering into a sale and purchase...

£20 bln decom spend in the offing for UK’s oil & gas wells over next decade
Offshore Energies UK has predicted that about £20 bln will be spent on decommissioning North Sea oil...

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WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ FPSO decom ops winding down in Norway
The semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Xin Guang Hua, owned by China’s COSCO Shipping, has comp...

Saab Seaeye underwater robot hits the water at ‘rig to reef’ project
The Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robot is taking part in a project in Angola that will see the tran...

Precision lubrication
Automatic greasing system keeps jack-ups on the go, safely, sustainably & with minimal waste Suc...

Propulsion fit for the future
Supporting efficient offshore wind construction with custom propulsion A vessel dedicated to the con...

Shell Brasil taps Helix for well decommissioning
Helix Energy Solutions has secured a deepwater well decommissioning contract with Shell Brasil in th...

FPSO Petrojarl Foinaven goes to M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S. has been awarded a major EU Green Recycling contract for Teekay’s Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO. ...

Expro wraps up P&A of first Irish indigenous gas wells
UK-headquartered energy services provider Expro has completed the plug and abandonment (P&A) of ...

Ocean current energy is the third source
Equinox is preparing to harvest stable renewable energy Standing on the shoulders of giants, start-u...

Petrofac takes over FPSO operatorship as part of ‘landmark’ decom deal off Australia
Petrofac has taken over the operatorship of a floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel...

EnQuest taps Allseas for North Sea platform topsides removal
EnQuest has achieved a milestone in the decommissioning of the Heather asset in the UK North Sea fol...

Helix Alliance Decom taps US duo for plug and abandonment services
C-Innovation (C-I) and Grand Isle Shipyard (GIS) have secured a plug and abandonment contract with H...

Finding the cracks before they appear
The potential of vibration monitoring on winch systems The current As a result of the current surge ...

Norwegian contractor put in charge of decommissioning 10 North Sea platforms
AF Gruppen has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the removal and recycling of platforms i...

Shell books semi-sub rig for P&A ops on two North Sea fields
Oil major Shell has secured a semi-submersible rig for plug and abandonment operations on two of its...

Boaty McBoatface investigating end-of-life North Sea oil fields to back net-zero path
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has kicked off research on end-of-life oil fields ...

UK decom specialist scoops up cross-border campaign for over 20 wells in North Sea
Neptune Energy has hired Well-Safe Solutions to undertake a decommissioning campaign in the Dutch an...

Contractor picked to recycle Tyra jackets over coming weeks
Modern American Recycling Services Europe (M.A.R.S.) has been tasked with the recycling of two jacke...

Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit taking remaining Tyra jackets to recycling yard – gallery
Allseas is in the process of completing its scope of work in the Tyra redevelopment project by deliv...

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WATCH: North Sea platform removal by Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit
Earlier this summer, Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit completed the decommissioning of Repsol Norge’...

North Sea platform reaches recycling yard
After 30 years in the North Sea, Equinor’s Veslefrikk B platform has now reached a yard where ...
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