Forth Ports appoints manager for Scottish decommissioning
Forth Ports has appointed a new business development manager to focus on oil and gas decommissioning activity in Scotland.
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Repsol Sinopec ‘explores’ options for removal of Beatrice platforms
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) said it is "exploring" removal options for the jackets and topsides of the Beatrice field.
Opinion: When will decommissioning industry set record straight?
I read with dismay recent coverage of the decommissioning fringe event at the Dundee Labour Conference. Organised by Jenny Marra, the speakers at the conference, including ex Energy Minister Brian Wilson, bemoaned the missed job opportunity that onshore dismantling and recycling could deliver.
Controversial Cromarty Firth rigs in lockdown as second heavy lifter exits
One of the two heavy lift vessels which arrived in the Moray Firth around New Year is finally leaving Scottish waters with a rig.
Port expansion plan to attract rig dismantling
Plans to expand a Shetland port to create a “one-stop-shop” for North Sea decommissioning have been lodged with the islands’ council.
Ithaca submits decom plan for North Sea field
Ithaca Energy today handed in draft decommissioning plans for the Jacky field in the Moray Firth.
Exclusive: Number of North Sea decommissioning proposals set to soar
Oil companies are expected to hand in more than 100 UK North Sea decommissioning plans over the next two years.
Maersk’s oil exit comes with $1.2bn ball and chain
AP Moller-Maersk is about to exit the Danish offshore oil industry that it created half a century ago. But for the next few decades, it will be stuck with a liability stemming from that business that’s as big as $1.2 billion.
Opinion: Dawn of the decom
Surviving a horror film and thriving in the fast-evolving and — most likely — frenetically-paced decommissioning industry have more in common than meets the eye.
Hunterston location not a ‘show stopper’ for decom ambitions, DNS says
Industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has said Hunterston’s Ayrshire location won’t be a “show stopper” for the site owner’s plans to scoop up oil and gas decommissioning work.
Exclusive: First decommissioning specialist signs up for Ayrshire yard
A new company based in Scotland will be the first to offer a new facility in Ayrshire for North Sea decommissioning work.
‘Industry will decide’ best venues for North Sea decommissioning, Lerwick says
Bosses at Lerwick port have said “industry will decide” on the best location for decommissioning oil rigs after plans for a new facility in Ayrshire were revealed.
Dunlin area concrete may go to help port expansion
Concrete retrieved from the bed of the North Sea could be used in a planned £23million expansion project at a Highland port.
Shetland scrap yard set to create four jobs
At least four jobs are to be created at the former 60 North Recycling site at Lerwick’s Rova Head after it opened for business again this week.
Subsea 2018: North Sea decommissioning arguments must be based on ‘good science’
An Aberdeen academic has said arguments for removing or leaving behind North Sea infrastructure need to be based on “good science”.
First decommissioning contract for port hailed
The first North Sea decommissioning contract to be secured by the Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) has been hailed as a “tremendous boost for local companies and workers” by the organisation’s chief executive.
Scottish ports ‘not competitive’ as first major spike in decom work looms, Westwood Global says
The £60billion North Sea decommissioning market is on the cusp of its first major cycle, a new report said.
EnQuest’s control of Thistle decommissioning likely to lower costs
A deal to put EnQuest in charge of decommissioning two North Sea fields should drive down costs, an analyst said yesterday.
Opinion: Detractors won’t change my mind, decom is a bad deal for taxpayers
A few weeks ago my exposition in Options for Scotland of making offshore assets safe and clean, leaving in situ, and using the money saved from not removing to fund green energy projects, received two days of TV, radio and media coverage.
Forth Ports appoints harbour master
A new harbour master has taken the helm at the ports of Dundee, Methil and Kirkcaldy.
Kishorn among Highland projects securing government cash for decommissioning
The Scottish Government will split £1.5million between six projects in an effort to secure more North Sea oil and gas decommissioning work for the country.
Scottish decommissioning projects to share £1.5m
The Scottish Government will offer six projects a share of £1.5million as part of its Decommissioning Challenge Fund.
Offshore decommissioning plans: a very poor deal for the Scottish taxpayer
Tom Baxter, senior lecturer in chemical engineering at Aberdeen University, has presented a discussion paper on the case for reforming decommissioning regulations before the Scottish Parliament. Read the full report:
Cromarty Firth gets go-ahead to start decommissioning work
Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) has received its second and final environment permit, allowing it to start decommissioning projects immediately.
Exit of Cromarty Firth-stacked oil rigs blocked as investigation launched
Scottish environmental authorities have blocked the departure of three oil rigs currently cold-stacked in Cromarty Firth.