Decommissioning
More work for Expro with Harbour Energy
UK-headquartered energy services provider Expro has secured a new contract with Harbour Energy for a well abandonment campaign as part of a decommissioning project on the UK Continental Shelf. The multi-year contract, valued at more than $20 million, will see Expro use its Subsea Well Access technol
Storm forecast speeds up Helix vessel’s departure towards Tui field
Due to a forecast storm event, Helix Energy Solutions’ semi-submersible vessel Q7000 has departed earlier than planned from Port Taranaki in New Zealand towards the Tui field where it will perform decommissioning work. Q7000 will plug and abandon the wells across the Tui field as part of Phase 3 of
Two new contracts reel in $850 million for Saipem
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has secured two new offshore contracts with an overall value of approximately $850 million. Saipem has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Turkish Petroleum OTC for the second phase of the Sakarya FEED a
Helix vessel at port getting ready for Tui decommissioning activities
Helix Energy Solutions’ semi-submersible vessel Q7000 has arrived at Port Taranaki in New Zealand to commence the third phase of a field decommissioning project. Q7000, which arrived at the port on 16 May, will plug and abandon the wells across the Tui field as part of Phase 3 of decommissioning act
Helix vessel making a pit stop at port prior to kicking off oil field’s next decom phase
A specialist well Intervention vessel will start Phase 3 soon for the decommissioning of an oil field offshore New Zealand.
Shell on the verge of doling out contract to M.A.R.S. for recycling of Brazilian FPSO
Shell has awarded a green recycling LNTP agreement to Modern American Recycling Services, Europe (M.A.R.S.) for an FPSO working off Brazil.
TotalEnergies picks marine warranty surveyor for decom work in North Sea
ABL Group has been appointed as marine warranty surveyor for the decommissioning operations at a field in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
WATCH: Semi-sub rig embarks on its inaugural decom job in North Sea
One of Well-Safe Solutions’ rigs is on its way to start its first decommissioning assignment on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Acteon firm gets more decommissioning work with Chevron
InterMoor, part of Acteon’s engineering, moorings and foundations division, has secured a contract extension with Chevron for a decommissioning scope in Thailand. Following the completion of Phase 1 decommissioning work in 2021 in the Gulf of Thailand, Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production (CT
Fresh batch of offshore contracts brings Saipem $650 million
Saipem has been awarded three new offshore EPCI contracts and two FEED competition deals, totalling approximately $650 million.
Island Drilling rig on its way to Norway to get ready for its next gig in UK
Island Drilling has revealed that its semi-submersible rig is in transit to Norway to prepare for its next contract with Dana Petroleum in the UK.
Shell cleared for removal and disposal ops at North Sea field
Shell has received consent from Norway’s regulator for removal and disposal operations, as part of decom activities on a North Sea field.
UK’s Mermaid Subsea wins ‘largest contract to date’
Mermaid Subsea Services UK has secured a multi-well contract to be carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator, said to represent the company’s largest contract to date. The two-year contract includes the decommissioning of 22 wells and will see the creation of 12 new roles at Mermaid’s Aberdeen h
Watch start of jacket toppling ops for old North Sea platform at Aker Solutions’ yard
Aker Solutions is about to recycle the 7,900 tonnes of steel foundation from an old drilling platform, which was used at an oil field in the North Sea.