10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • Scotrenewables Sets Up Anchoring System at EMEC

    19 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed the deployment of its advanced modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney in preparation for the installation of its SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine. The anchor deployment formed part of a novel tidal anchors project for floating technologies, which was carried out in partnership with McLaughlin & […]

  • USA: TETRA Acquires Newly Built Derrick Barge TETRA Hedron

    1 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      TETRA Technologies, Inc. recently announced that it has acquired a newly built derrick barge with a 1,600 metric ton capacity, fully-revolving crane and accommodations for 300 personnel for an expected total investment of approximately $71 million, including the purchase price and inspection, transportation and outfitting costs. The barge, which is named the TETRA Hedron, […]

  • DeepOcean adds 120-day offshore recycling job to its task list

    5 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has been appointed to perform a 120-day recycling campaign on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) for an international operator. The campaign is divided into five sub-campaigns, each addressing specific tasks crucial for the decommissioning process, including the recovery of concrete mattresses, spools, flexibles, flowlines, jumpers, suction anchor, multiple structures and final […]

  • Hiretech Strengthens Subsea Capacity

    17 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aberdeenshire based equipment rental specialists Hiretech has invested in personnel and equipment to enhance its capabilities and offerings in the subsea and decommissioning sectors. Duncan Duthie has recently joined the firm as business development manager for Subsea and Decommissioning rentals. Commenting on his new role, Duthie said, “I am delighted to be joining Hiretech during […]

  • Maersk Supply Service Launches Integrated Solutions Business

    3 November 2016
    Research & Development

    Maersk Supply Service has launched a new Integrated Solutions business. With vessel operations remaining the core business, Maersk Supply Service will in addition bundle services and manage sub-contractors to offer a more simplified and efficient operation to customers, the company explained. “As the industry is undergoing structural changes, our customers are seeking better value from their operations and their […]

  • South Korea: DSME Starts Float Joining of Allseas Pieter Schelte Project

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DSME announced that the Hull No. 3401 Allseas Pieter Schelte Project’s float joining process started on 26th November. This is the biggest project ever constructed at the Okpo shipyard. It will be 328m long, 117m wide, and 30m high so it will completely fill the No.1 dock after the float joining. DSME won the Allseas […]

  • APPEA: Greens Misleading Public in Attempts to Undermine Gas Industry

    11 March 2014

    The Greens have yet again shown their willingness to mislead the public in their efforts to undermine Australia’s natural gas industry, the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association said in a statement. APPEA’s Chief Operating Officer Western Region Stedman Ellis said Western Australian MLC Robin Chapple was clearly ignoring the facts with his latest call […]

  • Enpro Subsea Establishes New Base

    24 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Production optimisation specialist Enpro Subsea has moved into a new UK headquarters. The number of personnel at its facility in Westhill, Aberdeenshire has expanded to over 40 in recent months to support an 100% increase in international projects for its range of enhanced production solutions during the past year. The business, which also has a […]

  • Tight budget forces Navy to put squeeze on sub

    27 August 2006

    Navy budget cutters are about to achieve what flood and fire could not: sink the Dolphin submarine. Less than a year after completing a $50 million project to repair and upgrade the San Diego-based research vessel, the Navy will decommission it Sept. 22. It is the country’s last diesel-electric sub. Axing the Dolphin will save […]

  • Scottish Enterprise awards funds for Aberdeen Harbour expansion

    17 July 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Economic development agency Scottish Enterprise will contribute £11.7 million ($15.3 M) towards Aberdeen Harbour’s £350 million ($457.4 M) expansion, supporting the creation of 2,300 jobs by 2026. According to Scotish Enteprise, Aberdeen Harbour was established as a business by King David I in 1136. That earns it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as […]

  • Pioneering Spirit vessel removes and delivers North Sea platform jacket for disposal – gallery

    20 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Allseas and its Pioneering Spirit vessel have completed the removal of Repsol Norge’s massive 30,000-tonne Gyda platform from the North Sea.

  • Norwegian exploration player turning into full-cycle E&P as Repsol exits Brage

    17 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, is buying Repsol’s interest in the Brage field located offshore Norway.

  • Shell all-set to use well intervention vessel at two North Sea fields

    28 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Shell has received consent from the Norwegian regulator to use one of Island Offshore’s mobile offshore units (MOU) on two fields off Norway.

  • Swansea tidal project seeks PM backing

    22 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects

    Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon developers have called on the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step in and overrule Whitehall officials who are preventing work starting on site. The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has so far refused to sign off a decommissioning plan. Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon CEO, Mark Shorrock, said: “We’re […]

  • SeaBird Reduces Deficit Despite Revenues Drop

    16 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Oslo-listed SeaBird has narrowed its quarterly loss for the period ended March 31, 2018 despite revenues dropping some 44 percent, compared to prior-year first quarter. The seismic data provider for oil and gas companies posted loss of around $1 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to loss of $7.7 million in the corresponding […]

  • Heerema Cuts 350 Jobs as It Exits Offshore Pipe Lay Segment

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has informed that it will cease its offshore pipe lay activities with immediate effect, leading to dismissal of 350 employees.  The decision, a part of the strategic transition of the company, follows from a review and commercial evaluation in early 2018 of HMC’s current position in the highly competitive pipe lay market which continues to […]

  • UK: OMM’s Met Mast Design Can Reduce Offshore Costs and Environmental Impact

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

      Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has developed a new meteorological mast (‘met mast’) concept which can reduce costs for offshore wind developers and have a lesser impact on the environment. The new met mast design by OMM removes the need for specific front end engineering as a number of different variations have been created in […]

  • US Navy Scraps Historic Aircraft Carrier

    23 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Navy on December 22 awarded a contract for the towing and dismantling of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Ranger (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking, Ltd. Under the contract, the company will be paid USD 0.01, a price that reflects the net price proposed by International Shipbreaking, Inc., which considered the estimated proceeds from the sale […]

  • Survey: Downcycle bottom near, job cuts slowing down?

    29 November 2016

    More than two thirds of employers shed staff over the past year – by 15% for operators and 7% for contractors, according to an industry report released today, however there may be some positives.. However, bad news first. The 25th Oil and Gas Survey, conducted by Scotland’s Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce in partnership […]

  • Harkand to Support Maersk Oil’s Flyndre Development

    15 March 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Harkand has been awarded a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK to deliver subsea support services including a commissioning support campaign for the Flyndre development. The Flyndre development is located in the south-eastern part of the Central Graben Basin in the North Sea. Harkand’s Aberdeen office will oversee the mobilisation of the dive […]

  • Irish Marine Minister urges vessel owners to avail of scheme

    3 August 2006

    IRISH Marine Minister John Browne T.D., speaking yesterday at Greencastle Harbour in Donegal, called on vessels owners to consider availing of the second round of the Decommissioning Scheme for whitefish vessels. This scheme aims to bring about a viable future for the seafood industry by reducing the size of Ireland’s sea fishing fleet to bring […]

  • Dominion Energy files COP for 2.6 GW Virginia offshore wind project

    21 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dominion Energy has submitted a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The COP includes information about the construction, operations and conceptual decommissioning plans for the wind farm to be installed within a 112,800ha area located 27 miles […]

  • IKM buys Oceaneering’s On-site Machining & Cutting business

    28 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    IKM Testing, a supplier of mechanical completion and commissioning services, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Oceaneering’s Norwegian On-site Machining & Cutting business. IKM Says that on-site machining includes flange facing, pipe cutting and beveling, line and hole boring and plane and groove milling. The topside cutting services include abrasive water jet cutting, […]

  • Wood Group Inks 10-Year Hess Deal

    25 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Hess Corporation has signed a non-exclusive 10-year global agreement with Wood Group to provide engineering, project management, construction, commissioning, operations & maintenance, integrity management, subsea, and decommissioning services. The two companies have worked together for more than 25 years on a wide range of projects worldwide. Robin Watson, Wood Group chief executive, said: “This agreement […]

  • HMNZS Manawanui-Whitianga Plan Includes Dredging

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Thames-Coromandel District Council said in their latest announcement that the HMNZS Manawanui will pay a final visit to Whitianga from 30 January to 5 February for ceremonies and parades ahead of its official decommissioning on 23 February at Devonport. The ship will be berthed at the wharf for most of its visit and minor disruption […]