Decommissioning

North Sea quintet P&A ops done as Mermaid Subsea checks off decom mission
Mermaid Subsea has wrapped up a plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign with an undisclosed North Sea operator in UK waters.

Energean selects Swedish firm for post-decommissioning surveys in UK

RINA to mobilize up to 83 experts for €11 million contract with Petrobras

Well-Safe Solutions’ 1982-built rig wraps up triple P&A campaign in UK waters
This 44-year-old rig has crossed the finish line at a multi-well subsea decommissioning campaign on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Perenco brings ‘complex’ North Sea P&A and infrastructure removal campaign to an end
Perenco has wrapped up its decommissioning campaign, executing a P&A and infrastructure removal program in the UK North Sea.

TenneT and NKT jointly explore offshore cable decommissioning

North Sea operator appoints DOF for subsea decommissioning

Allseas books ABL for 60,000-ton topside single-lift ops in next North Sea decom chapter
Energy and marine consultancy ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group Aqualis, has been hired by Switzerland-based offshore contractor Allseas to support the lifting of a massive 60,000-ton topside in a single motion as part of a North Sea decommissioning project on the Norwegian Continent

Hornbeck Offshore wins multi-year decommissioning contract in North Sea
Hornbeck Offshore Services, which recently merged with Helix Energy Solutions, has secured a multi-year decommissioning contract set to commence in the North Sea next year. The contract by a “major operator” was awarded to the company’s subsidiary Helix Well Ops (U.K.) and will have a duration of tw

WATCH: Allseas takes 17,200-ton North Sea giant ashore 42 years after first oil
More than four decades after first producing oil, a 17,200-ton North Sea platform has been lifted from its steel jacket in a single operation and loaded aboard a heavy-lift vessel, owned by Switzerland-based offshore contractor Allseas, marking the start of its final journey to shore for dismantling

Well-Safe and NMC Energy join forces for North Sea decommissioning push
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has strengthened its decommissioning offering through a strategic partnership with NMC Energy, combining their subsea, platform interface, and well lifecycle expertise to support major North Sea projects.

WATCH: North Sea decom campaign retires trio of gas wells in UK waters
Spirit Energy, a North Sea operator, has finished a multimillion-dollar decommissioning campaign in the UK sector of the North Sea, plugging and abandoning (P&A) three gas wells that have reached the end of their productive lives and removing more than 234 tons of subsea infrastructure.

Heerema, AF Gruppen take on 35,000-ton North Sea platform removal and recycling project
A consortium – consisting of AF Offshore Decom, part of AF Gruppen, and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) – has won a new assignment for offshore platform decommissioning activities on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), representing its third contract from the same North Sea operator in the past year.

CoreMarine frees Argentina-bound FLNG for next job after eight-year Cameroon stint
Norwegian engineering company CoreMarine has wrapped up the disconnection of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit offshore Cameroon, clearing the way for the vessel to leave Africa after eight years of service and begin its next chapter in the Americas, with redeployment planned in Argentina