10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • Decommissioning Costs Could Be Cut 20 Pct, BP’s Win Thornton Says

    10 December 2013

    Experts from operators at the forefront of decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico have been confirmed as keynote speakers at the largest decommissioning and abandonment gathering in the world taking place in Houston. Win Thornton, vice president for decommissioning at BP, and Lew Dennis, Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico decommissioning manager, are among the experts scheduled […]

  • USA: Global Industries Wins Contract for Decommissioning of 7 Production Platforms in GoM

    7 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      Global Industries, Ltd. announced  that it has been awarded multiple projects by McMoRan Oil & Gas for the decommissioning and abandonment of seven production platforms located in the central Gulf of Mexico in water depths ranging from 100 to 400 FSW. The decommissioning campaign is scheduled to commence in late April 2011 and has […]

  • Are UK ports ready to accept decommissioned rigs? Not yet, law firm says

    14 November 2016

    Enhanced Government support and following through on Budget promises are needed if UK industry is to cash in on multi-billion-pound decommissioning projects in the North Sea, Pinsent Masons, a UK law firm says. In a statement on Monday, the company said that Scottish ports were also at risk of losing out to European and Scandinavian […]

  • Australian oil & gas sector sees new decommissioning levy as ‘terrible precedent’

    30 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Australian oil and gas industry association has labelled a new levy by the government related to decommissioning costs for Laminaria-Corallina oil fields as over the top and extreme.

  • Decommissioned North Sea platform turning into art as SEE MONSTER comes to life

    22 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Transition, Vision

    SEE MONSTER will reimagine a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform into an art installation in the UK next year.

  • Leask Marine ticks another tidal decommissioning job off to-do list

    23 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Orkney-based marine specialist Leask Marine has provided its services to tidal developer HydroQuest for a major decommissioning project in France.

  • UK: MEPs call for more clarity on cost of O&G decommissioning to taxpayers

    27 March 2019

    The UK taxpayers might have to contribute much more to the cost of decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms in the North Sea through tax reliefs than the £24 billion estimated by HMRC, UK MEPs have warned of Tuesday, calling for more clarity on the expected spending.

  • Technip Secures USD 7 Million Decommissioning Contract for Shelley Field (UK)

    13 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      Technip has secured a contract worth around £4.4 million to decommission the Shelley field in the North Sea… (business7) [mappress] Source: business7 , June 13 , 2011;

  • OGA: UK offshore decommissioning costs drop as industry gains practical knowledge

    27 June 2018

    The estimated costs of decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installation in the UK have fallen, the UK Oil and Gas Authority has said.

  • UK: 3D Real-Time Technology from CodaOctopus Set For Decommissioning Tasks

    14 September 2010
    Equipment

    The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role in a recent ‘plug and abandonment’ task in the […]

  • 3D Real-Time Technology from CodaOctopus Set For Decommissioning Tasks (USA)

    15 September 2010
    Technology

    The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role in a recent ‘plug and abandonment’ task in the […]

  • Denmark pushes back bid submission deadline for piece of $4.59 billion carbon capture and storage pie

    5 December 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The Danish Energy Agency has postponed the deadline for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) tendering procedure, which enables interested companies to get a slice of the DKK 28.7 billion ($4.59 billion) funding cake earmarked to lend Denmark a helping hand in achieving its climate neutrality vision.

  • Ten-year job for Wood on US Gulf Coast LNG project

    12 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Scotland-headquartered engineering and consulting company Wood has won a multi-year assignment with Houston-headquartered NextDecade Corporation for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Texas, United States. 

  • UK: North Sea decommissioning hub in store as new joint venture takes shape

    28 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK’s Forth Ports Limited and AF Offshore Decom UK on August 28 signed the head of agreement with the intent to establish a new joint venture, AF Dundee, which will lay the foundations of creating a UK North Sea oil and gas decommissioning hub in the city of Dundee, with its nucleus at the port. […]

  • USA: DNS Event Promotes Concept of Decommissioning as Part of Asset’s Whole Life Cycle

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, will be promoting the concept of decommissioning as an integral part of the overall life cycle of an asset rather than a separate phase tagged on at the end, when it hosts a networking breakfast in Houston. The event, which is sponsored by URS […]

  • WATCH: Well-Safe cheers ‘momentous landmark’ as decommissioning rig heads to North Sea

    20 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Well-Safe Solutions has reached a major milestone with the mobilisation of its Well-Safe Guardian rig for its first job in the UK North Sea.

  • U.S. makes the first step towards decommissioning of oil & gas assets off California

    26 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The U.S. government has made the first step in the review process for decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure off the coast of California.

  • The Netherlands: IHC Handling Systems Introduces New Pipe Cutter for Use in Decommissioning Market

    20 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    IHC Handling Systems, a global supplier of offshore installation and removal equipment, has introduced a new pipe cutter for use in the decommissioning market. Unlike other equipment developed to date, the unique tool is able to be repositioned underwater. This new and advanced piece of equipment has been developed in response to the increasing demand […]

  • With 1,500 wells due for decommissioning by 2030, NSTA calls for new P&A tech trials

    31 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Vision

    Since around 1,500 wells will be due for decommissioning in the UKCS between 2026 and 2030, the UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said that this represents an opportunity for operators to test and adopt new well plugging and abandonment (P&A) technologies to cut costs and improve efficiency. According to NSTA, with well P&A […]

  • USA-Based Emerson Decommissions Bettis TRQ Actuator after 20 Years of Service

    24 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Since 1989, offshore installations in the English sector of the North Sea have been required by law to install Emergency Shutdown (ESD) valves to isolate the installations from oil and gas pipelines. A Bettis™ valve actuator − specially designed by Emerson Process Management − installed at that time has just been decommissioned after 20 years […]

  • Emerson Decommissions Bettis Valve Actuator After 20 Years of Faultless Service (USA)

    24 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      Since 1989, offshore installations in the English sector of the North Sea have been required by law to install Emergency Shutdown (ESD) valves to isolate the installations from oil and gas pipelines. A Bettis™ valve actuator − specially designed by Emerson Process Management − installed at that time has just been decommissioned after 20 […]

  • Marine Subsea’s Vessel Sarah Begins Multiple Decommissioning Contracts in UK North Eea

    2 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Marine Subsea’s flagship vessel Sarah set sail from Aberdeen this weekend to begin a £2 million series of decommissioning contracts in the… by James Hamilton (Heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: Heraldscotland, August 2, 2010:

  • £1.6 billion spent on North Sea decommissioning in 2022, activity expected to remain high

    9 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    The North Sea oil & gas industry spent £1.6 billion on decommissioning redundant wells and infrastructure last year, more than in any of the previous five years, the latest report by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) states. The industry spent a total of around £8 billion from 2017-2022 and activity levels are expected to […]

  • After FEED work, McDermott nets subsea contract with Petronas off Brunei

    9 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Petronas Carigali Brunei, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas, has awarded McDermott with a subsea contract for a natural gas development project off the coast of Brunei. McDermott will provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) services for a subsea production system and associated infrastructure, including umbilicals, risers and flowlines, which will […]

  • UK: DOF Subsea Wins Ivanhoe/Rob Roy Field Decommissioning Contract from Hess

    25 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      DOF Subsea UK, a subsidiary of DOF Subsea, has secured a decommissioning contract with HESS in the Ivanhoe/Rob Roy Field, North Sea. The project will last for approximately 21 days and is scheduled to start in Q3 2011. The Ivanhoe and Rob Roy fields are located approximately 120miles northeast of Aberdeen, in Block 15/21A […]