Decommissioning
DeepOcean to be on decommissioning duty offshore Australia in 2026
Ocean services provider DeepOcean is set to support subsea infrastructure decommissioning at oil & gas fields off the coast of Australia, with the work to be carried out next year. The scope of work includes suspension of subsea trees, removal of flowlines, riser and dynamic umbilical, and removal o
WATCH: Allseas, TAQA pull off North Sea decom milestone with 11,600-tonne platform removal
Allseas has added a new decommissioning feat to its book of achievements with the removal of a platform in the Northern North Sea (NNS).
Allseas tasked with dismantling long-serving platform in UK North Sea
Allseas has won a contract with TAQA UK for the engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) of a platform in the UK Central North Sea.
‘World’s largest’ jack-up starts first decom with Perenco post refurbishment
A heavy lift jack-up vessel owned by the Netherlands-based decommissioning services specialist Petrodec has started decommissioning work with the UK subsidiary of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco in the Southern North Sea (SNS).
2014-built vessel removes Gulf of America’s oldest tension leg platform
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), has completed the decommissioning of what it says is the oldest tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of America. The 2014-built multipurpose support vessel (MSV) Island Venture put its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), cranes and back d
Kent buys decommissioning services firm in bid to become full-service energy provider
As part of its goal to become a full-service partner across the energy lifecycle, Dubai-headquartered engineering and services company Kent has signed a binding agreement to acquire Exceed (XCD) Holdings Limited, a Scottish provider of well management, subsurface and decommissioning engineering serv
WATCH: Allseas vessel on decom quest carries out this year’s largest single lift in North Sea
EnQuest has tucked a new decommissioning milestone under its belt in the UK sector of the North Sea, thanks to the assistance received from a heavy lift vessel owned by Allseas, an offshore pipeline installation, heavy lift, and subsea construction contractor.
Kent expands Timor Sea decom role with new advisory contract
The Australian Government has picked Dubai-headquartered engineering and services company Kent to support the permanent plugging and abandonment (P&A) of an oilfield duo in the Timor Sea, offshore Australia.
EnQuest hires Well-Safe Solutions rig for multi-year North Sea decom job
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has won a multi-year contract with London Stock Exchange-listed energy player EnQuest.
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Rig-to-reef story writes its new chapter with Malaysian platform’s repurposing (Gallery)
Marine Masters, a Dutch provider of salvage, transport & installation, and decommissioning solutions, has finished its decommissioning assignment related to oil field infrastructure that reached the end of its service life, securing a new lease on life as part of a rig-to-reef project off the coast
ExxonMobil hires Helix for three-year plug and abandonment services
U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has secured a plug and abandonment (P&A) agreement with U.S. energy major ExxonMobil in the Gulf of America. The company’s Louisiana-based shallow water abandonment group Helix Alliance was awarded the three-year framework a
Delay-induced clouds over UK’s oil & gas decom realm warn of billions in extra costs and fines
With the backlog of wells due for decommissioning on the rise, the UK’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), has issued a stark warning to operators on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), urging them to take steps to decommission permanently inactive wells now to stave off a future sce
Platform removal marks end of era in Norway’s energy history
Norwegian state-owned gas grid operator Gassco has completed one portion of the decommissioning job it is undertaking at a field in the North Sea.