Decommissioning

Helix gets decommissioning extension at rates reflecting improved well intervention market
Helix Energy Solutions has secured the extension of its decommissioning contract with Trident Energy do Brasil at rates said to be in line with the improved well intervention market. The contract extension, expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024, is for an additional 12 months and is in dir

1979-built jack-up rig wraps up its assignment off UAE
Ocean Oilfield Integrated Solutions has confirmed the completion of a plug & abandonment program, which one of its jack-up rigs carried out at an offshore field in the UAE for Atlantis (UAQ) Limited.

Noble jack-up rig finds more work in North Sea
Noble Corporation has secured a new assignment for one of its harsh environment jack-up rigs with Wintershall Noordzee.

WATCH: Well-Safe Solutions rig wraps up first saturation dives in firm’s history while working on North Sea decom gig
Well-Safe Solutions has tucked under its belt a new achievement, thanks to one of its rigs, which has set a seal on the first saturation dives in the company’s history.

WATCH: Helix vessel comes to Australian port ahead of decom job with ExxonMobil
Helix Energy Solutions has confirmed the arrival of its DP3 semi-submersible vessel to Victoria’s second largest port, GeelongPort.

Dutch player wraps up ‘masterpiece in offshore lifting’ with derrick removal ahead of platform conversion
Wagenborg Foxdrill has finished with an offshore lifting project, which entailed derrick removal for Perenco’s platform repurposing project.

Shell gets rubber stamp to deploy Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for ops in North Sea
Shell has received the green light to use an Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for plugging and abandonment activities in the North Sea.

BP hands out multi-year global master agreement to Well-Safe Solutions
BP has hired Well-Safe Solutions on a long-term global master agreement for well engineering and decommissioning support services.

All-systems-go for Woodside to embark on subsea infrastructure decom ops off Australia
Woodside has received a stamp of approval for an environment plan (EP), covering decommissioning, and dismantling activities at a field off the coast of Australia.

North Sea represents £20 billion business opportunity for decom industry, says UK trade body
OEUK’s report: Shutting down obsolete North Sea energy installations is a business opportunity worth over £20 billion over the next decade.

MMA Offshore going to Timor-Leste for decommissioning ops
MMA Offshore has secured a contract to deliver a range of subsea services in support of decommissioning activities in Timor-Leste. MMA announced that it had been awarded a contract by Timor Gap Drilling And Services, Unipessoal, LDA, a subsidiary of Timor Gap E.P., in association with Santos to prov

McDermott lands new ‘sizeable’ decom gig offshore Australia
McDermott has secured a new engineering, procurement, removal, and disposal contract with Australia’s Santos, which comes with a value ranging between $1 million and $50 million.

Subsea7 to decommission subsea infrastructure related to 20-year-old FPSO
Subsea 7 has secured what it says is a “sizeable” contract by Shell for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure offshore Brazil. The contract will see Subsea 7 deliver the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure associated with the FPSO Fluminense in the Bijupirá and Salema fields of the Campo

UK firm lands North Sea deal with Neptune
Plexus Holdings has won a rental contract with Neptune Energy for a plug and abandonment (P&A) project in the UK sector of the North Sea.