Decommissioning

Helix joins Tui decommissioning project
Helix Offshore Services has secured a contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for the third phase of Tui oil field decommissioning.

Well-Safe’s new director to play key role in expansion
Well-Safe Solutions has appointed a new director for strategy and business development, expected to secure more work for the firm’s decommissioning rigs and play a crucial role in further business expansion.

Triangle cuts down decommissioning cost for Cliff Head
Triangle Energy has reduced the estimated cost of decommissioning of the Cliff Head field related infrastructure by nearly AU$11 million.

Sylvia Boer on AYOP’s DecomMissionBlue initiative
Sylvia Boer, director of Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP), shares more about the association’s recently launched DecomMissionBlue initiative to tackle the growing challenge of decommissioning and recycling offshore and maritime objects and other old assets.

Mermaid Subsea purchases pipelay vessel for Thai decom operations
Mermaid Maritime’s wholly-owned subsidiary Mermaid Subsea Services Thailand (MSST) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Swiber Holdings for the purchase of the pipelay vessel.

ONE-Dyas hands in decom plans for Sean field in North Sea
ONE-Dyas has filed its decommissioning programme for three platforms, located in the Sean field of the UK North Sea, and handed them to the UK authorities.

OGA’s competition designed to push UKCS electrification forward
OGA has confirmed a total of 29 received bids in an update on the £1 million ($1.4 million) decarbonisation competition for the electrification of offshore oil and gas installations on the UKCS.

Decommissioned North Sea platform turning into art as SEE MONSTER comes to life
SEE MONSTER will reimagine a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform into an art installation in the UK next year.

Stena rig plotting a course to final Kinsale location
PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing to move a Stena Drilling-owned rig to a final location as part of the decommissioning campaign of the Kinsale gas fields.

Bureau Veritas and AYOP hook up to address decommissioning challenge
Bureau Veritas has joined Dutch advocacy and networking group Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports to tackle the decommissioning challenge.

Well-Safe Solutions lands another 14-well decommissioning job
Well-Safe Solutions has won another decommissioning contract for its Well-Safe Guardian unit in less than a month.

TEK-Ocean called to provide more services in Bass Strait fields
TEK-Ocean Group has secured additional work with one of its major clients within the Bass Strait energy fields offshore Australia.

EnQuest hands in decom plan for Thistle Alpha topsides
UK-based EnQuest has submitted its decommissioning plan for the Thistle Alpha platform topsides to the country’s authorities.

Repsol Sinopec awards 14-well decom deal to Well-Safe
Repsol Sinopec has awarded a contract to Well-Safe for the decommissioning of 14 subsea wells in Hannay and Buchan fields.