Decommissioning
Contractor picked to recycle Tyra jackets over coming weeks
Modern American Recycling Services Europe (M.A.R.S.) has been tasked with the recycling of two jackets for the Tyra redevelopment project.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit taking remaining Tyra jackets to recycling yard – gallery
Allseas is in the process of completing its scope of work in the Tyra redevelopment project by delivering two jackets to a recycling yard.
North Sea platform reaches recycling yard
After 30 years in the North Sea, Equinor’s Veslefrikk B platform has now reached a yard where it will be recycled.
The largest single UK decom job to date goes to Pioneering Spirit
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea facilities.
Helix to put Grand Canyon II to work offshore Thailand
Helix Robotics Solutions has won a contract with a local Thailand contractor to perform well abandonment and decommissioning services using the subsea construction vessel Grand Canyon II. The contract, which is 180-day firm-plus-options, includes the provision of DP3 vessel services, crane support a
New decom gig in UK for marine consultancy firm
ABL Group has been enlisted by Centrica’s subsidiary Spirit Energy for decommissioning support on three oil and gas platforms in the UK.
Jadestone withdraws wellhead abandonment plan for Australian field
Jadestone Energy has withdrawn an environment plan (EP) for wellhead abandonment operations at a field, located offshore Western Australia.
Mermaid, EXCEED gearing up for ‘landmark’ P&A campaign in North Sea
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) Ltd and its partner EXCEED Energy are awaiting the arrival of DP2 construction vessel Olympic Challenger to kick off a landmark multi-operator vessel-based plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign in the North Sea. According to a social media update, the Olympic Challenger wi
Well-Safe taps Trendsetter for UK North Sea plug and abandonment campaign
Trendsetter Engineering has secured a contract with Well-Safe Solutions to utilise its flagship intervention system and technical services for UK North Sea abandonment. Under the contract, Trendsetter will deploy its Trident Intervention System which was designed for rapid reconfiguration in the fie
Heerema’s Thialf removes topsides offshore Ireland – gallery
Heerema’s Thialf vessel has completed a decom activity related to a platform removal campaign for an offshore gas field in the Celtic Sea.
Perenco set to remove decommissioned subsea pipelines from Pickerill field
Starting on 11 August, oil and gas exploration services provider Perenco Gas UK Ltd. is planning to cut and remove decommissioned pipeline ends from the Pickerill gas field in the North Sea. As part of the decommissioning project, Perenco will undertake all pipeline operations at Pickerill A and Pic
UK’s oil & gas decom cost forecasts drop to around $54 billion
UK’s NSTA says the decommissioning cost estimate on the UKCS has dropped 25 per cent to £44.5 billion (about $54.2 billion).
UK decom specialist lands 14-well job with European operator
Well-Safe Solutions has inked a new decommissioning deal on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) with an undisclosed European operator.
Double contract wins for UK decom player in North Sea and Africa
Northern Ireland-based pipeline decommissioning specialist Decom Engineering has secured two contracts to carry out cutting operations on decommissioning projects in the North Sea and offshore West Africa. According to Decom, the two contracts are worth more than £300,000 and will see the company de