Decommissioning
Rovco completes decommissioning ops offshore UK
Rovco, a UK provider of subsea robotics and integrated survey, has completed a contract awarded by decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions to support its well plug and abandonment decommissioning operations in the Southern North Sea.
Reach Subsea books Olympic Subsea vessel for decommissioning gig
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured a contract and vessel capacity to deliver a decommissioning scope in the North Sea for an undisclosed client. The contract represents about 40 project days for execution in the first quarter of the year and will see the utilization of the vessel Olympic Delta. Reach
Out now: Floorplan for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, Europe’s premier meeting point for the offshore energy sector, has opened the floorplan for this year’s event. In 2023, as in the years before, OEEC will bring together professionals from oil & gas, offshore wind, floating wind, marine energy, hyd
Norwegian energy giant hires DOF for subsea decommissioning work
DOF Subsea has secured an engineering, preparatory works, removal, transportation, recycling and disposal (EPRD) contract with Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor. The contract is for the Heimdal subsea decommissioning works and includes the recovery and disposal of approximately 2,000 tons o
In Focus: Dealing with the energy trilemma
A new week, new steps in the transformation of the offshore energy sector. In this process the industry is dealing with the energy trilemma: to provide energy that is secure, affordable and lower in carbon.
Strong start of 2023 for Northern Irish decommissioning specialist
Northern Ireland-based decommissioning specialist Decom Engineering has commenced 2023 with a number of international contracts said to be valued at over seven figures. Decom Engineering reported that it had secured new projects in Africa, Norway, Thailand and Singapore, while strengthening ties wit
PSV to undergo conversion to back subsea and decommissioning activities
Dutch Wagenborg Offshore has signed a long-term agreement with an “energy major” for a platform supply vessel (PSV) that will be converted into a multipurpose offshore vessel set to support subsea activities and decommissioning works. A young PX121 PSV will be converted into a multipurpose offshore
Solstad vessel set to perform decom ops offshore Brazil
Solstad Offshore’s offshore construction vessel (OCV) Normand Cutter has arrived in Brazil to conduct decommissioning activities for Petrobras under a contract with Brazilian oil and gas services provider Ocyan.
Australian giant sets its sights on sanctioning and commissioning several energy projects this year
A deep dive into Woodside’s recent activities related to ongoing projects and financial and operational results for 4Q 2022.
ExxonMobil books new vessel for decom ops offshore Australia
Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has entered into an agreement to charter the Helix Q7000 semisubmersible vessel to support decommissioning activities in Gippsland Basin offshore Australia.
UK partners developing new system to ‘revolutionize’ subsea cutting
A partnership comprising Acteon’s Claxton, the University of Aberdeen, the National Decommissioning Centre, and the Net Zero Technology Centre is developing a gas-jet system expected to “revolutionize” subsea cutting. The Underwater Laser Cutting (UWLC) technology is said to improve efficiency when
Island Drilling’s rig secures additional work in Africa
Island Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for its semi-submersible rig, which will prolong the rig’s assignment off Mauritania.
WATCH: Semi-sub rig arrives at UK port to get ready for its inaugural decom gig in North Sea
A semi-submersible rig has arrived at a port in Scotland to prepare for its first decommissioning assignment on the UK Continental Shelf.
Gallery: UK port ends 2022 on a high note with some of the world’s largest rigs among current projects
Due to several ongoing projects, the UK’s Kishorn port (KPL) is currently playing host to giant semi-submersible and jack-up drilling rigs.