Maersk Supply Service have been awarded a contract to provide decommissioning services for the Janice field in the North Sea.
The company will assume responsibility for engineering, project planning and managing the scope of the subsea decommissioning after winning the deal from Maersk Oil.
The Janice project is expected to emply up to 10 vessels and will utilise all three of the company’s asset types, the Anchor Handler, Platform Supply and Subsea Support Vessels.
Maersk said all anchor chains have so far been disconnected, the first risers have been recovered and removed and the tow-away of the floating production has been completed.
In a statement the firm said it had brought in three sub-contractors to execute a carefully planned deconstruction of the Janice subsea facilities from start to finish.
The project end date is estimated during the summer of 2018.
Chief executive Jorn Madsen said:“With the award of the Janice contract we are able to demonstrate that, together with our project partners, we can offer an innovative approach that provides an end-to-end work scope to our customers.
“This is a prime example of Maersk Supply Service managing a service integration that reduces costs and complexities for the customer. We see good potential for this service in the decommissioning market.”
In August last year Maersk Oil said revealed hundreds of jobs were at risk after it said it planned to shut down the Janice installation.
Maersk Oil has had a presence in the UK since 2005 and operates offshore installations: Gryphon FPSO, Global Producer 3 FPSO and until recently the Janice floating production unit, which handles hydrocarbons from the Janice, Affleck and James fields.
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