Decommissioning
Well-Safe Solutions rig winds down decom ops at one North Sea field and moves to another
Well-Safe Solutions’ semi-submersible rig has wrapped up its decommissioning assignment on one of the fields on the UKCS.
Boskalis’ giant vessel wraps up its first decom gig by transporting FPU for recycling
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UK consultancy takes on work related to FPSO decommissioning in Timor Sea
Energy consultancy Xodus has secured a contract to provide technical and project support services for the decommissioning of a floating production storage and offtake facility (FPSO) located in the Timor Sea off Australia. Xodus will be working on behalf of the Australian Government, providing advic
Petrobras’ disposal of FPSO opens doors to Brazilian recycling industry
Petrobras has concluded the auction for the disposal of a platform in Brazil, as part of its new commitment to sustainable ship recycling.
McDermott details decommissioning win with Woodside
McDermott has revealed details about an offshore decommissioning contract it secured with Woodside Energy in May for work to be carried out in Western Australia. McDermott announced on 10 July that it had secured an engineering, procurement, and removal contract with the Australian energy giant for
With salvage ops underway, Dutch govt urged to step in for ‘safe and environmentally sound’ FSO recycling
Salvage operations to transfer the oil from a rapidly decaying FSO, moored off Yemen, to a safe vessel are expected to start soon.
US to shield taxpayers from decom costs by strengthening financial assurance for offshore oil & gas
Wheels are in motion to put better safeguards in place to protect U.S. taxpayers from being forced to pay decommissioning costs.
Green light for Gassco to start decom and disposal of North Sea gas pipeline
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Gassco consent to carry out the removal phase of a gas pipeline in the North Sea off Norway.
Multi-million euro decom deal brings work on 13 offshore wells to UK player
THREE60 Energy has secured a well decommissioning contract to plug and abandon multiple offshore wells in Europe.
Petrofac adds third Gulf of Mexico field to its decom scope
Petrofac has expanded its decommissioning scope of work in the Gulf of Mexico further by adding another offshore field to its backlog.
Heerema’s giant vessel removes North Sea platform
DNO has wrapped up the last major offshore operation under its multi-year decommissioning programme in the North Sea.
Transocean, TechnipFMC, Heerema, McDermott, Fugro, DOF, and McMahon get decom work at Woodside‘s oil & gas fields
Woodside has handed out deals to multiple players for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at several oil & gas fields off Australia.
Helix Energy Solutions appointed for full-field decommissioning in Gulf of Mexico
Helix Alliance, the Louisiana-based subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions, has secured a full-field decommissioning contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shelf. As part of the project set to begin in mid-2023, Helix’s scope of work includes the plug and abandonment of 39 wells, 15 pipelines and seven s
Repurposing oil & gas infrastructure to harness offshore wind power
Converting oil and gas infrastructure for use in the offshore wind industry would slash installation costs for renewable energy operators.