Decommissioning
Shell’s field disappears from horizon with heaviest offshore lift ever performed
Allseas has completed the removal of the fourth and final platform from Shell’s Brent field in the UK’s North Sea as part of a decommissioning project that took over a decade to conclude. The Brent oil and gas field, located northeast of the Shetland Islands, was one of the largest fields in the Nor
Santos seeks all-clear for plug and abandon ops at Australian field
Santos has submitted an environment plan, covering decommissioning activities at a field off the coast of Australia.
Green light for Woodside’s decom activities offshore Australia
Woodside has received a seal of approval for decommissioning and dismantling activities at a field off the coast of Australia.
Baker Hughes takes on multi-year gig for Petrobras’ fields offshore Brazil
Baker Hughes has been hired on a long-term workover and plug and abandonment (P&A) services assignment by Petrobras.
DeepOcean adds 120-day offshore recycling job to its task list
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has been appointed to perform a 120-day recycling campaign on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) for an international operator. The campaign is divided into five sub-campaigns, each addressing specific tasks crucial for the decommissioning process, includi
Transocean rigs score trifecta with Woodside, Wintershall Dea, and Equinor
Transocean has pulled off a hat trick with a batch of multimillion-dollar contract extensions for its rigs.
Drilling to return to seven-year-old UK field as it hits oil production milestone
EnQuest has reached a milestone of 70 million barrels of oil produced during May from its field in the Northern North Sea which has been online since 2017. The UK oil and gas company noted it had delivered strong operational performance across its operated portfolio so far this year, with full-year
Malaysian oil & gas services provider performs ‘Asia’s first reverse S-lay’
Malaysian oil and gas services provider Sapura Energy has completed what it says is the first reverse S-lay pipeline operation in Asia. The company’s heavy-lift pipelaying vessel Sapura 1200 performed the reverse S-lay pipeline decommissioning technique in a pipeline removal campaign in Thailand. Sa
Helix vessel close to crossing the finish line at decom job offshore Australia
Helix Energy Solutions is drawing to an end its multi-well decommissioning assignment offshore Australia, which is being carried out with its purpose-built DP3 semi-submersible vessel.
UK firm picks up nine-well decom gig in Gulf of Mexico
Elemental Energies has won a master services agreement with Promethean for the decommissioning of orphaned wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Urgent political alignment needed for UK to achieve ‘just and fair’ energy transition by 2030
The UK will fail to achieve a “just and fair” energy transition by 2030 unless there is urgent alignment across the political spectrum to sustain offshore energy industry jobs, supply chain investments and the economic contribution of the workforce, a new report by Robert Gordon University (RGU) sta
AquaTerra rakes in seven-figure sum thanks to four decom gigs
The UK’s AquaTerra Group has won four deals for decommissioning projects, said to be valued in the million-dollar price range.
First foray into Spanish waters takes Noble rig on multi-well P&A gig
Noble Corporation has secured a new deal for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Spain, where the rig will carry out plug and abandonment (P&A) activities.
James Fisher wraps up its largest decom project so far
James Fisher Decommissioning has completed its largest decommissioning project to date for a “major” operator in the Gulf of Thailand.