Decommissioning
Breathing new life into oil rigs
While the oil & gas infrastructure needs to be retired at the end of service life, does this have to be the end for these giant beasts?
More oil producing assets for Canadian firm in Gulf of Thailand
Valeura Energy is extending its portfolio offshore Thailand, after entering into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Mubadala Petroleum.
WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ FPSO decom ops winding down in Norway
The semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Xin Guang Hua, owned by China’s COSCO Shipping, has completed the float-on and load-in operation of a floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) set to be decommissioned, an operation that is believed to have set a new world record. Xin Guang
Saab Seaeye underwater robot hits the water at ‘rig to reef’ project
The Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robot is taking part in a project in Angola that will see the transformation of an oil platform into an artificial reef. The Falcon is assisting in the survey and mapping of underwater components, including checking the wellhead, pipelines and the surrounding mariti
Shell Brasil taps Helix for well decommissioning
Helix Energy Solutions has secured a deepwater well decommissioning contract with Shell Brasil in the Campos Basin. The scope of work includes plug and abandonment services on subsea wells located in the Bijupira and Salema fields. The project is scheduled to commence in early 2024 for a minimum fir
FPSO Petrojarl Foinaven goes to M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S. has been awarded a major EU Green Recycling contract for Teekay’s Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO.
Expro wraps up P&A of first Irish indigenous gas wells
UK-headquartered energy services provider Expro has completed the plug and abandonment (P&A) of Ireland’s first indigenous gas wells. Expro provided integrated subsea and well test services over a period of eight months to intervene, plug and abandon subsea wells from a mobile offshore drilling unit
Petrofac takes over FPSO operatorship as part of ‘landmark’ decom deal off Australia
Petrofac has taken over the operatorship of a floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel on behalf of the Australian government.
EnQuest taps Allseas for North Sea platform topsides removal
EnQuest has achieved a milestone in the decommissioning of the Heather asset in the UK North Sea following the award of a topside removal contract.
Helix Alliance Decom taps US duo for plug and abandonment services
C-Innovation (C-I) and Grand Isle Shipyard (GIS) have secured a plug and abandonment contract with Helix Alliance Decom to provide pre-feed services for the decommissioning of three offshore platforms for a “major deepwater client”. In the first phase of the project, C-I provided ROV services to del
Norwegian contractor put in charge of decommissioning 10 North Sea platforms
AF Gruppen has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the removal and recycling of platforms in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Shell books semi-sub rig for P&A ops on two North Sea fields
Oil major Shell has secured a semi-submersible rig for plug and abandonment operations on two of its fields located offshore Norway.
Boaty McBoatface investigating end-of-life North Sea oil fields to back net-zero path
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has kicked off research on end-of-life oil fields in the North Sea using the robot submarine Boaty McBoatface with the aim of helping monitor and protect the marine environment and support industry transition towards net-zero targets. The Autosub Long-Rang
UK decom specialist scoops up cross-border campaign for over 20 wells in North Sea
Neptune Energy has hired Well-Safe Solutions to undertake a decommissioning campaign in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea.