10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • Ocean Installer bags another Chinguetti deal

    10 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract by Malaysia’s Petronas to assist in decommissioning the Chinguetti field off the coast of Mauritania in West Africa.

  • Dutch Navy’s Biggest Ship Named in Vlissingen

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert ceremonially named the Karel Doorman, the new Joint Support Ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy, on Saturday, March 8th. The ceremony took place in Vlissingen at the shipyard operated by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. With a length of 204.7 metres, the Karel Doorman is the biggest ship in the Dutch […]

  • Saab Seaeye underwater robot hits the water at ‘rig to reef’ project

    9 November 2022
    Equipment, Project & Tenders, Technology

    The Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robot is taking part in a project in Angola that will see the transformation of an oil platform into an artificial reef. The Falcon is assisting in the survey and mapping of underwater components, including checking the wellhead, pipelines and the surrounding maritime environment. Baseline environmental conditions are determined by […]

  • Ardent to wind down business after deciding not to take any new salvage work

    19 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Emergency management and wreck removal company Ardent, announced that it will no longer enter into new contracts from May 2020 on. The decision emerges five years after the company’s establishment in 2015, following the merger of Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage. Over the past five years, Ardent has completed over 300 contracts worldwide for the […]

  • First UK Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon

    24 April 2019

    E.ON has decommissioned the two-turbine Blyth project, the first offshore wind farm built in UK waters. The Blyth offshore wind farm features two 2MW turbines commissioned in December 2000, which were at that time the most powerful units. According to E.ON, wind farms usually have a lifespan of 20-25 years and Blyth has reached the end of […]

  • IKM Gains Tyra Work

    25 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    IKM Testing has been awarded a contract by Total for the work on the Tyra field in the Danish Sector of the North Sea.  The contract includes cleaning and preparation for the removal of existing platforms and associated subsea pipelines. The contract will mainly be carried out in 2019 and parts of 2020. The project […]

  • DW: Gap in oil supply/demand to narrow later this year?

    7 March 2016

    Market researcher and energy industry consultancy Douglas-Westwood used its inaugural business breakfast, held in London last week, to present the company’s latest research for the financial sector and energy industry.  DW founder John Westwood chaired the proceedings and gave an introductory talk focusing on macro challenges and opportunities in the current cycle including skills transfer, geographic and […]

  • Motive Offshore Sets Up Quayside Facility in Dundee

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Motive Offshore has launched Motive Fabrication in Dundee after negotiating with the port to take over the site, which boasts a deep water quay side facility, alongside a 12,000 sq ft workshop and 2,000 sq ft office block. The base allows Motive Fabrication to reinstate the fabrication service at the Port for subsea contractors and […]

  • Aurelius finances Ardent’s buyout from co-owners

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Alternative direct lender Aurelius Finance Company has provided financing to support the buy-out of global emergency management and offshore decommissioning company Ardent from co-owners Svitzer and Crowley Holdings.

  • Claxton Celebrates Decade Since First Rigless Well Abandonment

    3 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, a member of the Acteon Group’s risers, conductors and flowlines business, has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its success with the world’s first rigless platform well abandonment and continues to set new standards in engineering innovation. In the 10 years since its feat at the Perenco Well A1 in the Leman […]

  • DNV GL to classify two OOS decom market bound jack-up rigs

    3 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    CMHI and DNV GL have signed a LOI for the classification of two multi-activity jack-up units at the OTC in Houston.

  • OPT and Premier Oil ink deal for lead-in PowerBuoy o&g lease

    28 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a contract with Premier Oil to supply its wave-harnessing PowerBuoy for the deployment in an oil and gas field in the Central North Sea.

  • UK port set for revival with plans to recycle old rigs into foundations for floating wind farms

    2 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Transition

    UK’s Ardersier Port, which was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, is now set to be transformed into Europe’s first fully circular energy transition facility.

  • Aberdeen Sees Launch of New Oil & Gas Technology Centre

    10 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    A new £180-million Oil & Gas Technology Centre has been officially opened in Aberdeen with aim to become the industry’s go to centre in the UK and internationally. In addition, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre, The University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have signed a memorandum of understanding for a multi-million pound joint venture to […]

  • Well-Safe to buy and convert Diamond semi-sub rig into P&A unit

    9 April 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Well-Safe Solutions has agreed to acquire the Ocean Guardian semi-submersible drilling unit sparking another jobs boost for the company.

  • Total closes Maersk Oil deal

    8 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    French oil company Total has completed the Maersk Oil acquisition signed on August 21, 2017.

  • EnQuest puts into effect Magnus and Thistle options

    4 October 2018

    EnQuest has exercised its options with BP relating to the Magnus field and associated infrastructure and the Thistle and Deveron fields in the North Sea. 

  • Awilco Drilling posts rise in profit. Looks for rig contract in uncertain market

    19 August 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Awilco Drilling, a UK based drilling contractor, on Wednesday reported its net profit for the quarter was $35.3 million, up from $26 million reported in the second quarter of 2014. Revenue also rose to $69 million for the quarter, from $65 reported in the corresponding period a year ago. The company’s two mid-water semi-submersible drilling […]

  • MDL backs Ocean Installer on Balder decom job

    26 June 2020
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    MDL has completed a double decommissioning scope providing support to Ocean Installer on the Balder X field. MDL SURF equipment, project engineering team as well as offshore personnel facilitated the recovery of risers and umbilicals on the Balder FPSO, as part of the redevelopment programme on the Norwegian North Sea field. The work scope took […]

  • Top News of the Week of Jan 13 – Jan 19, 2014

    19 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    1. DOF Subsea Receives Several Contracts DOF Subsea AS, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded several contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 150 million. 2. Veolia Awarded North Sea Decommissioning Project Last month, Veolia Environmental Services, in partnership with Peterson, has been awarded a major North Sea decommissioning project. 3. UK: […]

  • Technip Awarded Four North Sea LOFTS Contracts

    19 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Technip was awarded four contracts by Shell UK, Fairfield Energy, Ithaca Energy and TAQA during 2013. As the longevity of fields represents a key challenge for the energy industry, Technip aims to deliver a suite of subsea maintenance services including inspection, repair, maintenance, decommissioning, asset integrity management as well as brownfield construction. More specifically, Technip […]

  • HIE Appoints New Energy and Low Carbon Director

    1 June 2017
    Authorities & Government

    Scottish economic and community development agency, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed a new director of energy and low carbon.

  • M.A.R.S. purchases diving support vessel

    3 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Modern American Recycling Services (M.A.R.S.) has completed the acquisition of the DP3 diving support construction vessel (DSCV) Caballo Marango, which is said to represent a substantial investment in the offshore market and increase the company’s footprint worldwide. At the same time, the acquisition highlights M.A.R.S.’ commitment to its customers and supports the continued growth of […]

  • Norway: Statoil Plans Statfjord A Rig Removal

    22 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    In the Statfjord A operating plans, Statoil assumed that production shutdown may take place in 2014. Therefore a consultative document describing the proposed elements of an impact analysis of platform removal is being circulated for comments. Statfjord A is the oldest Statoil-operated platform on the Norwegian continental shelf. Ever since it came on stream in […]

  • Naval base has 19 warships in mothballs and just 16 on active service

    12 June 2006

    For the first time since the 1982 Falklands conflict the number of warships at Portsmouth naval base on active service has dropped below the number decommissioned and awaiting disposal. The home of the Fleet has 19 redundant ships compared with 16 on active duty but in dock. Although these figures may be used as further […]