10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • Australia: NSW Takes Oceanlinx to Court

    15 March 2013

    The Government of New South Wales (NSW) is taking wave energy developer, Oceanlinx, to court over broken promises to remove the decommissioned wave energy generator, Illawarra Mercury writes. Oceanlinx was testing whether the Port Kembla waters are suitable for wave energy development from2006 to 2009, and since then the decommissioned “Mark 1” wave generator is […]

  • Shell turns Gulf of Mexico oil platform into artificial reef

    8 February 2018
    Equipment

    “These reefs will provide excellent habitat for marine species and will offer recreational opportunities for divers and fishermen”

  • Scotland urges UK gov’t to cut taxes for O&G industry

    15 February 2016

    The UK Government must immediately consider options to reduce the headline rate of tax for the oil and gas industry as part of a package of measures to support the industry, the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, has proposed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.  In a letter to Osborne, the […]

  • Boaty McBoatface to kick off research on end-of-life oil fields

    5 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has secured £670,000 in funding for a research project that will take robot submarine Boaty McBoatface around end-of-life oil and gas fields. The Autonomous Techniques for infraStructure Ecological Assessment (AT-SEA) project will trial the concept of using submarines like Boaty for high-tech, low-impact monitoring to pick up any potential environmental impacts […]

  • Pieter Schelte to lift Yme

    18 November 2014

    The twin-hull behemoth Pieter Schelte was recently launched at the DSME shipyard in Korea. Next summer, Pieter Schelte, one of the world’s largest vessels, will retrieve the entire deck of the troubled Yme jack-up production platform in the North Sea and bring it to scrapping.  Pieter Schelte, the 382 metre long and 124 metre wide dynamically […]

  • Hunterston Test Turbine to Go Out with a Bang

    13 September 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    SSE Renewables is set to conclude decommissioning of the Hunterston National Offshore Wind Turbine Testing Facility in Scotland with the controlled felling of the remaining turbine. The original intention was to dismantle the components of the Siemens 6MW turbine by crane. However, a suitable method of safely dismantling the turbine by crane could not be […]

  • OPT, Premier Oil to probe wave technology for decom ops

    23 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed an agreement with oil and gas company Premier Oil to study the feasibility of using its wave energy technology for decommissioning operations in the North Sea.

  • Helix vessel getting ready for Brazilian decom job with Shell at Namibia’s port

    18 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Helix Energy Solutions has confirmed the arrival of its purpose-built DP3 semi-submersible vessel to Namibia’s Port of Walvis Bay to prepare for its decommissioning assignment off the coast of Brazil.

  • More offshore acreage and new operatorship in Gulf of Mexico for U.S. player

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Houston-headquartered Helix Energy Solutions has acquired interest and operatorship in a field in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Statoil Exposes LNG Workers to Risk at Hammerfest Terminal, PSA Says

    25 June 2014

    Statoil has been issued with a notification of order concerning the use of an accommodation camp at Melkøya in connection with planned shutdowns at Hammerfest LNG terminal. On 20 February 2013, Statoil received consent to use the accommodation camp in connection with planned shutdowns at Hammerfest LNG, once the facility had been shut down and […]

  • $34M vessel duo positions Marco Polo for Asian oil & gas and wind opportunities

    24 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Singapore’s Marco Polo Marine has added two new anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels to its fleet.

  • Woodside gearing up for decom activities at Australian offshore gas field

    1 May 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy

    Woodside has submitted an environment plan (EP) for subsea decommissioning activities at a gas field offshore Australia.

  • SapuraKencana wins new batch of contracts worth $97M

    2 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Malaysian oilfield services company SapuraKencana has been awarded several contracts with a combined value of approximately RM 433.6 million or $97.46 million.  The company recently proposed to change its name to Sapura Energy Berhad, which is subject to the approval from the shareholders. SapuraKencana informed on Thursday that its subsidiary, SapuraKencana TL Offshore (SKTLO), has been […]

  • UK: Able preparing for Shell’s Brent Delta arrival

    24 April 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Able UK, a specialist for decommissioning and disposal of offshore oil and gas structures, has said that the receipt of the Shell Brent Delta topside at Able Seaton Port is imminent.  The company said on Monday that it anticipates the arrival will take place in early May but this is subject to a number of variables, including tide […]

  • Well-Safe taps Trendsetter for UK North Sea plug and abandonment campaign

    17 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Trendsetter Engineering has secured a contract with Well-Safe Solutions to utilise its flagship intervention system and technical services for UK North Sea abandonment. Under the contract, Trendsetter will deploy its Trident Intervention System which was designed for rapid reconfiguration in the field, providing the flexibility to conduct intervention riser, riserless wireline intervention and hydraulic stimulation […]

  • HMS Gleaner Returns to Devonport

    2 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The Royal Navy’s smallest commissioned vessel, Her Majesty’s Survey Launch Gleaner, returned to Devonport homeport one last time on Tuesday ahead of her decommissioning. In mist and rain, and with a 16-meter decommissioning pennant tied to the stern rail to prevent it flapping around uncontrollably, three of the nine crew lined up for Procedure Alpha as […]

  • WIND SERVER Wins Offshore Renewables Award 2015

    20 February 2015

    DBB Jack-Up’s newbuild WIND SERVER was awarded the Offshore Renewables Award 2015 at the Annual Offshore Support Journal’s conference held on Wednesday in London. The award was given to J/U WIND SERVER as the vessel provides a new way to service and maintain offshore wind turbines and fills a gap in the market between larger, more costly […]

  • Mermaid takes delivery of 2005-built pipelay vessel

    18 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Mermaid Maritime’s wholly-owned subsidiary Mermaid Subsea Services Thailand (MSST) has taken delivery of the pipelay vessel Resiliant, previously known as Swiber Conquest. MSST signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Swiber Holdings for the purchase of the pipelay vessel at the beginning of November 2021 for a total consideration of $7 million. The acquisition comes […]

  • Proserv Wins Series of Contracts in Asia Pacific

    25 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a series of contracts worth around $4m for its well severance, platform and FPSO decommissioning services in the Asia Pacific region. The contracts have been awarded by Premier Oil in Indonesia; Chevron, through Baker Hughes, in the Gulf of Thailand; BHP, through Fugro, in Western Australia and by […]

  • CapeOmega to focus on decom works, off Norway

    15 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    HitecVision, a private equity investor focused on the upstream offshore oil and gas industry, has established a new company, CapeOmega. CapeOmega has been established as a start-up E&P company focusing on late life production and decommissioning on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). After decades of successful exploration and production of the NCS, a large backlog of […]

  • ONE-Dyas hands in decom plans for Sean field in North Sea

    29 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Project & Tenders

    ONE-Dyas has filed its decommissioning programme for three platforms, located in the Sean field of the UK North Sea, and handed them to the UK authorities.

  • 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 […]

  • DSME Divides Allseas Pieter Schelte into Two

    7 June 2013

    Hull No. 3401, Allseas Pieter Schelte platform decommissioning and pipe laying vessel, float division was finished on 11th May. With a total building sum of over 1.3 billion Euros (approx $1.7 Bln) it is the biggest project ever constructed at DSME’s Okpo shipyard. Division work ended one month after the first cutting work which began on […]

  • Well Ops UK Wins Multi-Service Contract from Talisman Energy

    22 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      Subsea well intervention specialist Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international energy services company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), has been awarded a multi-service contract by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The contract will see the Aberdeen-based firm carry out a number of subsea workscopes that include well maintenance and […]

  • Gallery: 47-year-old rig converted into FPF enters UK port’s dry dock ahead of decom work

    10 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Former semi-submersible drilling rig, which was turned into an FPF, is going to be decommissioned at the UK’s Kishorn Port (KPL).