10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • Lwerwick sets eyes on oil rig decommissioning

    13 December 2007

    Lerwick Port Authority has awarded a contract for the largest dredging project in the harbour’s history, which will open the port up to the decommissioning of offshore platforms. The work will be carried out by Hampshire-based Westminster Dredging Company, part of Royal Boskalis Westminster of the Netherlands, one of the world’s biggest dredging contractors.

  • Second Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning on the Way

    9 February 2016

    DONG Energy is preparing to decommission world’s first offshore wind farm, located off Danish island of Lolland. After 25 years of operation, Vindeby’s turbines are worn down and therefore the company is preparing to retire the wind farm, said Leif Winther, who is responsible for DONG Energy’s Danish offshore wind farms. In the summer of 1991, the 4.95MW […]

  • Endeavor to Investigate Subsea Infrastructure Decommissioning for Petrobras

    6 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Endeavor Management has announced that Petrobras has retained the Houston-based consulting firm to investigate and document successful industry practices for decommissioning subsea infrastructure. Endeavor Management intends to gather information from regulators, contractors, and engineering companies, as well as engage major operating companies in collaborative benchmarking to share knowledge and experiences. Bruce Crager, Executive Vice President of Endeavor […]

  • Spirit moves to decommission North Sea field

    30 August 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has now started the first phase of preparing to decommission its Chestnut field, located in the North Sea.

  • Alpha Petroleum files Wenlock decommissioning plans

    25 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Alpha Petroleum has filed its draft decommissioning programme for the Wenlock field platform located off the UK to the country’s authorities.

  • Scotland Backs New Decommissioning Centre of Excellence

    30 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Oil & Gas Technology Centre has been awarded grant funding of £1.9 million from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund to invest in the recently-announced National Decommissioning Centre of Excellence in partnership with the University of Aberdeen. Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy confirmed the award during a visit […]

  • Approval for Perenco’s decommissioning plan for Pickerill field

    11 September 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Perenco has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning program for the Pickerill gas field installations located in the UK North Sea.

  • UK: OGA looking for permanent head of decommissioning

    17 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK’s offshore oil and gas industry regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has named an acting head of decommissioning until a process of recruiting a permanent head is completed. The OGA said on Monday that it named Gunther Newcombe, current director of operations, as the acting head of decommissioning. The organization added Newcombe would […]

  • Operators to Discuss Asia-Pacific Decommissioning Topics

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The criticality of offshore decommissioning and abandonment (D&A) in the Asia-Pacific region is manifesting itself with a record number of operators and regulators joining forces – just as the industry pivots towards imminent D&A activity. The ASCOPE decommissioning guidelines are a key landmark in the region’s move towards managing its offshore liabilities – setting out […]

  • BSEE Susan Green to Speak at Decommissioning Summit

    20 February 2015

    Susan Green, deputy regional supervisor for field operations at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit, 17-19 March in Houston. Green will provide a crucial update on the regulator’s priorities at a time when, despite the fall in oil prices, production is […]

  • Green light for Neptune’s Juliet decommissioning plan

    2 August 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has received approval for its decommissioning plan for the Juliet field located in the UK North Sea. 

  • Delay-induced clouds over UK’s oil & gas decom realm warn of billions in extra costs and fines

    10 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy

    With the backlog of wells due for decommissioning on the rise, the UK’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), has issued a stark warning to operators on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), urging them to take steps to decommission permanently inactive wells now to stave off a future scenario where they, alongside taxpayers, will need to face cost hikes and potential sanctions because of the missed decommissioning deadlines.

  • IKM Testing gets €26M in new contracts, appoints regional director

    31 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vision

    IKM Testing UK, a company within the IKM Group, has appointed Barry Summers as its new Regional Director, following the retirement of Mark Rasmusen. The move comes as the company reports £23 million (approximately €26,5 million) in new contract awards during the first half of 2025, just 14% short of its full-year turnover in 2024. […]

  • Premier files decommissioning plan for Huntington field FPSO

    7 February 2020
    Infrastructure

    Premier Oil has filed its decommissioning program for the float-off of the Huntington field FPSO to the UK authorities.

  • USA: Cal Dive Wins Decommissioning Contract in GoM

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Cal Dive International, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a Field Abandonment and Decommissioning Contract from an operator in the Gulf of Mexico which includes the abandonment of sixteen wells, seven pipelines, and the removal of eight structures. The contract is expected to generate total revenue of approximately $25 million and will utilize two […]

  • Spirit hands in decommissioning plans for South Morecambe installations

    19 February 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Spirit Energy has submitted its draft decommissioning programs for South Morecambe DP3-DP4 installations located off the UK to the country’s authorities. 

  • Ocean Installer gets decommissioning gig offshore Mauritania

    8 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    Ocean Installer will assist BW Offshore in decommissioning the Berge Helene FPSO on the Chinguetti field, 80 km west of Mauritania.

  • Scotland launches action plan for O&G decommissioning

    22 December 2016

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have launched a new decommissioning action plan aimed to support Scotland’s oil and gas sector. HIE, an organization supporting economic and community development, said on Wednesday that on the UKCS alone, 302 oil and gas installations, 373 subsea installations, 16,000km of pipelines, and more than 5,000 […]

  • Woodside gets go-ahead for Enfield subsea decommissioning

    7 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has accepted Woodside Energy’s proposal for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at the Enfield field.

  • James Fisher expands decommissioning capability with new acquisition

    11 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    James Fisher and Sons has acquired engineering solutions and consultancy firm Subsea Engenuity, extending its current decommissioning capability under James Fisher Offshore (JFO). James Fisher stated that the addition of this innovative technology enhances JFO’s capability by enabling full subsea decommissioning solutions from subsea well abandonment through to structure removal. Additionally, the move will afford […]

  • Decommissioning Leadership Group Established to Shape Sector’s Future

    4 July 2018
    Research & Development

    Industry leaders have formed the Decommissioning Leadership Group (DLG) to shape the future of decommissioning, Decom North Sea informed. The DLG held its inaugural meeting in Aberdeen in June with the mission to set out a strategy for leading the development of an efficient and effective oil and gas decommissioning sector. The DLG will also lead the strategy, […]

  • Claxton Presents New Edition of Its Decommissioning Tools

    22 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Claxton has introduced the latest modular versions of its conductor recovery tower and SABRE abrasive cutting system aimed at increasing efficiency and flexibility in decommissioning and late life projects. The latest version, reportedly, has a reduced system footprint and is modular in design. It can operate at pressures of up to 20,000 psi and includes a […]

  • Bilfinger Salamis UK Bags Murchison Decommissioning Contract

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aberdeen-headquartered industrial services contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a significant contract for the supply of the fabric maintenance services support and access solutions by Aker Solutions for the first stage of decommissioning CNR International’s Murchison Platform. The contract will initially see the company provide alternative system scaffold, multi-discipline rope access teams and fabric […]

  • DNS Hosts Event to Address Decommissioning Solutions (UK)

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, will be hosting a lunch and learn to provide attendees with an insight into supply chain companies’ decommissioning capabilities. The lunch and learn event will take place on June 19 at the Palm Court Hotel in Aberdeen from noon-2pm, where three companies will give […]

  • DNS Decommissioning Programme Template Shows Good Results

    5 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    A standard programme template for UK offshore decommissioning projects has been credited with heralding a step-change for the industry after being formally endorsed by the UK regulators and successfully trialled by three international operators for different types of asset. Decommissioning industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) developed the template in partnership with the Department of […]