Well-Safe Solutions teams up with Apache to decommission North Sea wells
Well-Safe Solutions and Apache (NASDAQ: APA) have struck a multi-year framework deal to decommission wells in the North Sea.
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Seven-figure contract wins start 2023 off with a bang for Decom Engineering
Decom Engineering has kicked off the new year with a stream of global project wins and awards valued in excess of seven figures, as it eyes further growth and recruitment through 2023.
Decom North Sea brings awards show to Aberdeen
The sixth annual Decom North Sea Awards are coming to Aberdeen in the energy industry’s only awards dedicated to decommissioning excellence.
EnQuest picks Saipem for Heather jacket removal
EnQuest (LON: ENQ) has hit a “significant milestone” in its campaign to decommission a decades old North Sea field.
OPRED approves Repsol Sinopec plans for Saltire decommissioning
The UK’s offshore decommissioning regulator has approved Repsol Sinopec’s plans to decommission infrastructure around the Saltire area, with work set to begin later in the decade.
Archer acquires Aberdeen oilfield services firm Romar-Abrado
Oilfield services firm Archer (OSLO: ARCH) has acquired Romar-Abrado, a decommissioning specialist based in Aberdeenshire.
BP hails first of its kind contract for Miller subsea decommissioning
Deep Ocean is set to begin removing more than 1,200 tonnes of subsea equipment from BP’s Miller field later this year, under a contract described as a ‘first’ for supermajor in the North Sea.
Decommissioning – where next?
Decom North Sea argues the case for visibility of work for the supply chain, and hints at changes on the horizon for its own organisation.
Aberdeen decom firm CUT lands contract with Heerema on way to £5m turnover
Aberdeen decommissioning firm Cutting Underwater Technologies (CUT) has landed a key, four-year contract with heavy lift specialist Heerema Marine Contractors.
Repsol Sinopec strikes decommissioniong deal for 40-year-old Nigg Oil Terminal
Aberdeen-based Repsol Sinopec has signed a deal with Liberty Industrial for the decontamination, demolition and site remediation of Nigg Oil Terminal.
Hiring: North Sea regulator advertises £118,000 a year decom job
A £118,000 a year decom job is up for grabs at the North Sea industry regulator, the NSTA, after a reshuffle of its top team.
Ithaca and CNR prepping subsea decom contracts for New Year
A pair of North Sea firms are preparing belated Christmas presents for the supply chain, in the form of decommissioning contracts.
SEE Monster: Old North Sea platform – turned art exhibit – being dismantled
Work is ongoing to pull apart a UK art exhibition, founded on a decommissioned North Sea gas platform.
‘Basically impossible’ for UK to get a heavy lift business
The UK will spend billions removing oil and gas assets over the next decade, and billions more installing offshore windfarms – so why doesn’t it have a heavy lift business to capitalise on it?
Wood decommissioning boss ‘rarely’ sees local content in UK tenders
The decommissioning boss at Wood said she “rarely” sees local content requirements for UK projects, despite an impending industry target on the issue.
North Sea to spend £20bn on decom, with 2,000 wells to be plugged over next decade
More than 2,000 North Sea wells are poised to be decommissioned over the next decade, an average of just shy of four a week.
New cost target for North Sea decommissioning – as original likely to be missed
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has set a new cost target for offshore decommissioning – as the original goal looks set to be missed.
TAQA and Spirit launch legal action against Viaro over Brae decom costs
TAQA and Spirit Energy are taking fellow North Sea firm Viaro Energy to court to recover costs linked to decommissioning the Brae oilfield.
UK in decom spat with EU countries on plan for ‘Brent-light’ North Sea oilfield
The UK is facing opposition from several European nations for its support of Fairfield Energy's plan to leave the huge legs of the Dunlin oilfield in the North Sea.
‘It’s not about chasing the work, it’s keeping up with it’ says new OEUK decommissioning manager
There is so much work to be done over the next 10 years in decommissioning that executing it could be a bigger concern than the supply chain having to chase it.
Watch: Decommissioning of Shell Curlew FPSO gets underway in Norway
Work to break up and recycle a massive vessel, which served the UK North Sea for more than 20 years, has begun in Norway.
Decom North Sea plotting rebrand as it seeks to rekindle ‘mojo’
After a tough few years for Decom North Sea (DNS), a new leadership team is now ready to give the organisation some deserved “love and attention”.
Mermaid Subsea Services building on major P&A campaign as it goes after North Sea’s suspended wells
A reluctance to take a bet on the unknown; it’s a frequent gripe levelled at North Sea operators when it comes to decommissioning.
Spotted? Workers catch glimpse of North Sea rig being broken up in Turkey
Workers appear to have caught a glimpse of a North Sea oil rig being broken up at a yard in Turkey.
TAQA in decommissioning push as North Sea assets enter final decade
“In the early 2030s we will have probably removed all of the assets we have operating at the moment,” says David Wilson, decommissioning and projects director at TAQA (ADX: TAQA).