Decommissioning
Interview: High-growth regions, subsea, and FPSO jobs unlocking EnerMech’s resilience in energy realms
EnerMech, an Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist, has pinpointed the focus on high-growth regions, subsea work, and floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) assignments as its tripartite resilience formula, which it uses as keys to achieving resilience against the backd
ExxonMobil entrusts EnerMech with deepwater decom job at oil & gas project in US Gulf
EnerMech, an Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist, has secured a new decommissioning assignment for a 25-year-old oil and gas project in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
North Sea oil & gas operator puts Halliburton on well lifecycle mission across UK assets
Halliburton has won a multi-year deal with Repsol Resources UK, a subsidiary of Spain’s Repsol, to support the operator’s full well lifecycle on oil and gas assets in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Australian FPSO cutting its ties to two oilfields after 26 years
As it continues to tick off items from its decommissioning list, a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Timor Sea is severing its bonds with two oilfields off the coast of Australia, with a new milestone in its progress enabling it to remove the possibility of oil leakag
Vietnamese oil platform undergoing decommissioning catches fire (Video)
A fire has broken out at a platform offshore Vietnam operated by Vietnam Oil and Gas Operating Company (PVEP POC).
Allseas on offshore pipelay duty as Porthos takes over North Sea gas assets for CCS revamp
Allseas is putting an offshore pipeline in place for a development that aims to become the first offshore CO2 transport and storage project in the European Union (EU).
Shell, Reliance, and ONGC cheer end of India’s first oil & gas offshore decom project
A joint venture, consisting of Shell (through BGEPIL), Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has wrapped up work on what is said to be India’s first offshore facilities decommissioning project.
Fossil fuels are here to stay just like their greener brethren
The wheels of the global energy mix continue to turn, making changes to the fossil fuel-dominated scenery more visible with new pathways being forged to push decarbonization forward and accommodate emerging energy supply sectors. Regardless, the previous year still brought multiple updates on steps
Borr Drilling’s rig turns up in Brazil for oil & gas decom work with Petrobras (Gallery)
Petrobras has disclosed the arrival of a jack-up rig, owned by Borr Drilling, a UK-headquartered offshore drilling contractor, in Brazilian waters, where it will undertake well decommissioning activities at oil and gas assets off the coast of Brazil.
Genesis in action: Oil platform comes back to life as artificial reef
A new lease on life has been bestowed upon an offshore platform that brought over 120 million barrels of oil to the energy market during its lifetime.
‘Pragmatic’ offshore energy investment policy key to ensure UK’s supply chain stays put
With research showing that nine out of ten companies perceive business playgrounds in other countries as better suited for investment and growth, Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has warned the UK government about the looming uncertainty surrounding
Delays in plug & abandonment work may put $5.5 billion on UK decom tab
With investor confidence taking a hit in the aftermath of political and fiscal woes, hydrocarbon exploration in a slump, and supply chain costs likely to rise, a postponement of plug and abandonment (P&A) assignments could hike the UK’s decommissioning bill by $5.5 billion.
Multi-million oil & gas decom gig for UK’s offshore platform trio goes to Norwegian firm
AF Gruppen has tucked a new decommissioning assignment under its belt on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), which will enable it to take part in engineering and offshore preparation activities for the removal of three platforms in UK waters.
Offshore Energy Amsterdam 2025 exhibition floor 70% booked
This is an article by Navingo, owner of the Offshore-Energy.biz media brand and the organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The year has just started but the exhibition floor for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2025 in November is filling up quick