Decommissioning
Kentech to buy SNC-Lavalin’s oil and gas business in bid to address energy transition
Kentech has made a move to buy SNC-Lavalin’s oil and gas business in an effort to accelerate its growth strategy and address the energy transition.
Petrofac scores well management job with PTTEP
Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business has secured a well project management contract in Australia with PTTEP.
Regulator takes action against Woodside over riser turret mooring decommissioning
Australian offshore petroleum regulator NOPSEMA has taken action against Woodside related to decommissioning of the Enfield field and Nganhurra FPSO.
Sparrows lands five-year contract renewal in North Sea
Sparrows Group has been awarded a five-year contract renewal with a UKCS operator to continue supporting its production across two assets.
MDL executes SURF decom project with Helix
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has completed a SURF decommissioning project in the UKCS for Helix Robotics Solutions. The work scope covered the retrieval of 7 cables, umbilicals, flowlines and jumpers connected to an FPSO in the UK North Sea, using an MDL equipment spread
Petrojarl Banff FPSO to be recycled at M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S. Europe has been awarded a contract by Teekay for dismantling and recycling of the Petrojarl Banff FPSO, after 21 years of service in the North Sea.
Final stages of Buchan Alpha decommissioning completed
John Lawrie Decom, a metal recycling specialist, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha decommissioning project in the UK.
Scottish firm to dismantle Spirit Energy’s Morecambe platforms
CessCon Decom has been awarded a contract for the decommissioning, dismantling, and recycling of Spirit Energy’s Morecambe Bay DP3 and DP4 platforms.
Pioneering Spirit vessel hired to remove Morecambe platforms
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, will remove the DP3 and DP4 platforms from Morecambe Bay off the UK for Spirit Energy.
Ashtead bolsters management team
Subsea services firm Ashtead Technology has appointed a chief financial officer (CFO) and five managers for newly created roles across its international team. Ashtead said the appointments underline the company’s strategic growth plans to strengthen its position in the global offshore energy market
Heerema’s Thialf removes Sable facilities for ExxonMobil
Heerema’s Thialf vessel completed the eight-month-long campaign to remove the Sable Project’s offshore facilities on behalf of ExxonMobil in Canada.
Plans filed for Northern Producer decommissioning
Northern Offshore and EnQuest have submitted combined decommissioning programmes for the Northern Producer FPF to the UK authorities.
Premier files plans to decommission North Sea pipelines
UK oil and gas company Premier Oil has filed its draft decommissioning program for the Hunter & Rita subsea pipelines to the UK authorities.
Well-Safe Protector rig arrives home to prepare for decom work
Well-Safe Solutions has welcomed home its new rig the Well-Safe Protector for preparations ahead of deployment in early 2021.