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  • New boss takes over at Decom North Sea

    22 April 2014

    The Board of Directors at Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, has today announced the appointment of a new chief executive to lead the organisation as it further strengthens its position as the representative body for the decommissioning industry. Nigel Jenkins will take up the post on July 1 and […]

  • Decom Offshore 2014: Realising opportunities for all

    16 May 2014

    With a projected £40.6bn spend over the next 25 years in the UKCS alone, and a significant potential for jobs to be sustained or created, decommissioning is understandably high on the agenda across the oil and gas industry.

  • Ex-Quadrant man to head Xodus decom division

    10 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Engineering company Xodus Group has appointed a new decommissioning director to lead the company’s decom division. Xodus said on Thursday that Enrico Salardi would be the head of its decom division, which was formed in 2015. According to the company, Salardi has more than 20 years of experience in the management of oil and gas […]

  • EU puts €20M on the table to push wave energy forward

    15 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The European Commission has launched a Horizon Europe pre-commercial procurement (PCP) call aimed at reducing risks in wave energy technology development. The call runs from 16 September 2025 until 17 February 2026 and allocates €20 million to advance wave energy converters to higher technology readiness levels (TRL), targeting TRL7/8. The PCP focuses on the development […]

  • Repsol Sinopec awards 14-well decom deal to Well-Safe

    16 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Project & Tenders

    Repsol Sinopec has awarded a contract to Well-Safe for the decommissioning of 14 subsea wells in Hannay and Buchan fields.

  • With UK’s oil & gas decom costs on the rise, operators urged to get the job done by securing supply chain resources ‘now’ to avoid bottlenecks

    16 July 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy

    The NSTA has warned North Sea operators to pick up the pace of their well decommissioning operations to prevent further price hikes.

  • EMEC Hires Leask Marine for Tidal Foundation Tripod Removal

    27 April 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has contracted Orkney-based Leask Marine to remove a tripod foundation from EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal energy test site.  The operation will feed into a collaborative FORESEA-funded project called Forensic Decommissioning for Tidal Energy Converters (FoDTEC), involving Blackfish Engineering Design, the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT), Rovco, and […]

  • Highlands and Islands, Scottish Enterprise Introduce New Decom Action Plan

    23 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have launched a new decommissioning action plan. The plan aims to support Scotland’s oil and gas sector to take advantage of the estimated £17.6 billion forecast by Oil & Gas UK to be spent on decommissioning on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) between now and 2025. In […]

  • Decom North Sea Awards Winners Unveiled

    4 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The winners of the 2019 Decom North Sea Awards have been revealed at the annual Decom Offshore conference and exhibition. The second annual awards shine the spotlight on the decommissioning sector for excellence in innovation and collaboration, whilst highlighting the contribution of young professionals in the industry. The winners of the three categories were announced […]

  • Bibby Offshore Strikes Dunlin Decom Deal with Fairfield Energy

    7 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Fairfield Energy has awarded Bibby Offshore a contract for the subsea infrastructure decommissioning (SID) of the Greater Dunlin Area. Bibby Offshore has been awarded the contract with a consortium of companies including The Port of Cromarty Firth. The scope of the contract includes the subsea infrastructure associated with the Osprey and Merlin subsea fields and […]

  • Orkney’s tidal energy tripod set for forensic scrutiny

    27 April 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has hired Leask Marine to remove a tripod foundation from the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site as part of an EU-backed collaborative decommissioning project.

  • Decom North Sea and OGIC to support development of decom solutions (UK)

    27 October 2015

    Decom North Sea (DNS) and the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) have announced a collaborative memorandum of understanding (MOU), thus further signifying the increasing awareness of UKCS decommissioning. According to Decom North Sea, the MOU represents both parties’ wish to support operators, contractors, SMEs and a range of other stakeholders to develop the safe […]

  • Aker Solutions Wins Murchison Platform Decom Job

    9 October 2013
    Business & Finance

      Aker Solutions has secured the contract for the first phase of decommissioning the Murchison platform in the North Sea after more than 30 years of production. The three year contract was awarded by CNR International (UK) Ltd. Aker Solutions will manage the engineering design, procurement and offshore execution to ensure the facilities are safely […]

  • Scottish Government Boosts Decom Fund

    10 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Scottish Government has made available an additional £5 million to the supply chain in Scotland to help maximise the economic benefit to Scotland of decommissioning of North Sea infrastructure. Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse, announced that the Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF) will reopen for a third round of funding during […]

  • Decom North Sea Releases 2014 Course Schedule

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following a successful launch last year, decommissioning industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has announced its 2014 schedule of its dedicated training course, with the first to take place on the 26th & 27th of February in Aberdeen. Delivered in partnership with Decomareus, an organisation consisting of three course leaders with more than 105 years […]

  • Damen targets decom market with new vessel concept (Gallery)

    28 July 2016

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has made a move in decommissioning market by announcing its latest vessel concept, the Damen Decommissioning Series. Damen said on Thursday that the design is based on an in-house research carried out at Damen by one of its undergraduate interns. The new vessels will specialize in three core areas of the oil and gas […]

  • Helix tucks five-year decom gig under its belt in Gulf of Mexico

    29 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Helix Energy Solutions has got its hands on a long-term joint decommissioning agreement with Talos Energy.

  • New chairman of the board for Decom North Sea

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Decom North Sea (DNS), the representative body for the offshore decommissioning industry, has appointed Nigel Lees as the new chairman of the board. DNS said on Thursday that Lees’ election follows the decision of Callum Falconer to step down from the position after two years as chairman. Lees has considerable experience in decommissioning as Vice […]

  • Decom North Sea Award Winners Unveiled

    23 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Decom North Sea has revealed winners of the 2018 Decom North Sea Awards, on Tuesday. Decom North Sea revealed the three winners, with categories covering innovation, collaboration and individual achievement across the decommissioning sector. Sponsored by The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), the Outstanding Innovation category was won by BiSN for its Wel-Lok M2M […]

  • Helix vessel close to crossing the finish line at decom job offshore Australia

    27 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Helix Energy Solutions is drawing to an end its multi-well decommissioning assignment offshore Australia, which is being carried out with its purpose-built DP3 semi-submersible vessel.

  • Decom North Sea Hosts Lunch and Learn (UK)

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac’s decommissioning director is among industry speakers taking part in the latest event being hosted by offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum Decom North Sea (DNS). The lunch and learn will take place on Wednesday, September 18, at the Palm Court Hotel, Aberdeen, from 12-2pm. As well as senior staff from Petrofac Offshore Projects & […]

  • Repsol Sinopec picks Veolia for Buchan decom work

    2 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has awarded a contract for dismantling and recycling of the Buchan Alpha unit to Veolia to be carried out at its Dales Voe site in Lerwick, Shetland. After 36 years and almost 150mm barrels of oil, the Buchan Alpha facility in the UK North Sea ceased production, as planned, on May 12, […]

  • Wood to oversee first decom phase of Timor Sea FPSO

    7 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Wood has been contracted by the Australian government to supervise the first decommissioning phase of an FPSO in the Timor Sea off Australia.

  • Gulf of Mexico’s ‘Dense Microcosm of Issues’ Draws Global Audience to Summit

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Organizers of 6th Annual Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit said that registrations for the biggest decommissioning and abandonment gathering in the world, taking place in Houston in March, have chalked up a record number of attendees from outside the United States, making it a truly global event. As well as the traditionally strong turnout from the […]

  • UK port handles decom work for Maersk Oil’s North Sea campaign

    16 August 2017

    Aberdeen Harbour, a marine support center for the oil and gas industry, will receive a total of nine shipments by the end of September related to its support of Maersk Oil’s decommissioning campaign in the UK sector of the North Sea.  According to the port’s statement on Wednesday, two subsea mid water arches weighing around […]