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.
Operating in more than 65 countries and responsible for billions of barrels in reserves and production, BP’s oil and gas portfolio is formidable. With that come serious commitments and considerations as to what happens to infrastructure at the end of its life.
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has sent an autonomous submarine vessel (AUV) to monitor decommissioned North Sea fields as part of a pioneering marine trial.
More than 40 North Sea fields represent a “lost opportunity” for the industry to learn shared decommissioning lessons, according to OPRED.
A “virtual” remembrance service will be held tomorrow to mark 11 years since a fatal helicopter crash near Peterhead.
BP has released video footage of the process of dismantling its Miller platform in the North Sea.
Energy major BP has published jaw-dropping photos of the Miller platform being decommissioned.
The decommissioning of BP's Miller platform is bringing millions of pounds into the UK economy, according to the firm charged with tackling the massive project.
Saipem has landed work for BP's Miller platform decommissioning in the UK North Sea.
Lifeboat stations across the north-east have been handed a £25,000 donation by the mother of an oil worker killed in a helicopter disaster seven years ago.
The crew of a North Sea emergency response and rescue vessel were amazed to see a school of orca whales surround their ship, 155 nautical miles east of Aberdeen.