ConocoPhillips has confirmed it is behind a new contract to support decommissioning activity in the UK North Sea.
It was keeping quiet about its involvement on Monday, when Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) said one of its large class advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs) was moving from well service and maintenance work to help with decommissioning activity this summer.
Yesterday, a spokeswoman for Houston-based ConocoPhillips the GMS Endurance, gave more details.
She said: “The GMS Endurance is currently on contract to ConocoPhillips UK, carrying out maintenance work in the southern North Sea (SNS).
“It will move across to provide support for ongoing decommissioning work at the Viking location later this summer.
“ConocoPhillips is currently pursuing a planned and phased decommissioning programme for the southern North Sea.
“Our initial focus is on the Viking area, where well plug and abandonment work started last year.”
She added: “ConocoPhillips has a number of gas fields in the SNS that are approaching the end of their natural lives.
