Decom North Sea appoints new chairman
The industry body for North Sea decommissioning has appointed a new chairman who is on the books at Wood Group.
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Gulf Marine Services boss sees “slight increase” in North Sea decommissioning activity
The boss at Gulf Marine Services (GMS) said yesterday that tendering activity for decommissioning projects in the North Sea had picked up “slightly” in recent months.
UK Government must take “ethical lead” on Shell’s Brent decommissioning plans
An Aberdeen-based oil and gas industry expert has called on the UK Government to take an “ethical lead” on offshore decommissioning.
Solar navigation system installed on Shell’s Brent Delta platform
A Norfolk-based engineering firm has designed and installed a solar navigation aid system on Shell’s Brent Delta platform in the North Sea.
Claxton wraps up work on North Sea decommissioning projects
Claxton has completed its work on two southern North Sea well abandonment projects.
Industry urged to make sure new collaboration toolkit is not left gathering dust
Oil and gas industry efforts to promote collaboration in the wake of a major slump in fortunes have taken a big leap forward, with the launch of a new “toolkit” to encourage co-operation across the sector.
Industry chief in ‘no rush’ for North Sea decommissioning
An industry chief has said there is no rush for companies to jump headlong into North Sea decommissioning.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit completes maiden heavy lift
Allseas’ giant decommissioning vessel the Pioneering Spirit yesterday completed its maiden heavy lift project.
Decom North Sea launches new online toolkit to boost collaboration
The industry body for North Sea decommissioning will today launch a new online toolkit with “limitless potential” for improving collaboration in the sector.
Decommissioning consultant starts work on major North Sea contract
D3 Consulting has started work on a six-figure contract with a major operator in the southern North Sea, the Devon-based decommissioning specialist said today.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel passes first trial
The twin-hulled, heavy-lift vessel that will remove a number of topside modules from the North Sea has passed its first test. The Pioneering Spirit, owned by Allseas, has installed a 5,500 tonne test platform topside during southern North Sea trials.
Video: Huge ship slated for Brent Delta topside lift sails away from Rotterdam
The huge crane ship booked to lift the Brent Delta topside away in one piece left Rotterdam at the weekend ahead of offshore trials. Allsea’s twin-hulled Pioneering Spirit had been moored in Rotterdam since January 2015 for installation, commissioning and testing of the topsides lift system. If the southern North Sea trials go to plan, the vessel’s first job will be to remove the 13,500 tonne Yme mobile offshore production unit off Norway for Repsol.
Green groups urge Shell to remove Brent platform legs
Green lobbyists and politicians yesterday accused Shell of shirking its environmental responsibilities with its plans to leave the gigantic legs of its Brent field platforms in the North Sea. Mark Ruskell, Scottish Greens MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said the Brent field had generated millions for Shell and its shareholders and should be left in the same condition in which it was found. On Monday, Shell said it would recommend leaving the 300,000 tonne legs from three of the field’s four platforms in place, along with storage cells, the lower section of the Alpha platform’s jacket, drill cuttings and heavier pipelines entrenched in the seabed.
Updated: Shell plans to leave Brent platform legs in North Sea
Shell (LON: RDSB) plans to leave platform legs, storage cells and entrenched pipelines in the North Sea at the end of its multi-billion pound Brent decommissioning campaign, the oil major said yesterday. Duncan Manning, Shell’s business opportunity manager on Brent Decommissioning, said the removal of certain items of subsea infrastructure was potentially dangerous for workers and had little merit for the environment. On the back of years of research and consultation, the firm is preparing to submit its recommendations to the Department of Energy Change (DECC) by the end of the year.
OGA reveals decommissioning strategy, targets 35% cost reductions
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has outlined its top three priorities in its newly published decommissioning strategy, including 35% decrease in costs.
Brent decom is focus of IMechE event
The Institute of Mechanical Engineers is hosting an insight into the Brent decommissioning project with senior managers from the oil giant explaining the engineering challenge next month.
Costain’s new decom boss eyes slice of North Sea market
Engineering firm Costain will use the discipline of operating within the tight margins of civil engineering and utilities sectors as it looks to make a mark in the oil and gas decommissioning sector.
Wood Mac affirms UK will be at forefront of decommissioning
The UK oil and gas industry is set to become a pioneer in decommissioning activity globally and has the opportunity to become leaders in this field according to Wood Mackenzie.
Decom Offshore 2016: Shell’s Brent Delta decom unaffected by delay of giant lifting vessel
A senior executive from Shell's multi billion dollar Brent field decommissioning team said the delay in deploying the enormous would not add to the cost of the project, despite putting put back a year.
Decom Offshore 2016: Sell out conference suggests change in approach to sector
The chief executive of Decom North Sea said the Decom 2016 conference had seen the sector turn a corner.
Decom Offshore 2016: Industry veterans launch new decom company
Three oil and gas industry veterans have pooled their years of experience in well management to launch a new company focused on plugging and abandonment in the North Sea.
Decom Offshore 2016: If Leicester City can win the league, we can get decom right says OGA
The man leading the Oil and Gas Authority's decommissioning strategy told industry leaders that if Leicester City can win the English Premiership, then the oil and gas sector can collaborate to hit the back of the net with decom.
Decom Offshore 2016: North Sea can become world leader in decommissioning
The UK North Sea has the chance to become a world leader in decommissioning practice, according to a leading industry figure.
Decom Offshore 2016: New technology platform could help collaboration
Specialist decommissioning consultancy Strategic Decom has teamed with and business intelligence firm Animus to create a new technology platform - DecomIntelligence - to facilitate better collaboration in the decommissioning industry.
Decom Offshore 2016: Proserv tool hits the decom mark
With more than 250 subsea wells and over 500 platform wells to be decommissioned in the UKCS by 2022, all must be permanently abandoned by setting the required barriers (plugs), severing all casings and conductor 10ft below mudline.