North Sea offshore workers on Ninian hub left with limited power
Offshore workers on the Ninian Central platform in the North Sea endured five days with only limited emergency power generation due to “planned” repairs.
Ninian Northern
Lerwick Port reinforces lead role in decommissioning
The successful two-phase Ninian Northern decommissioning project contributed to Lerwick Harbour’s reputation as a leading centre, with the platform jacket disposal at Dales Voe Base by the Veolia/Peterson partnership, including being completed ahead of schedule.
WATCH: Allseas releases new video of Ninian Northern jacket lift
Offshore contractor Allseas has released new footage showing the removal of the Ninian Northern jacket by its Pioneering Spirit vessel.
Ninian Northern jacket arrives in Shetland for decommissioning
The jacket that supported the Ninian Northern platform for decades has completed its trip from the northern North Sea to Shetland for decommissioning.
Lerwick lands decom deal for Ninian Northern jacket
Lerwick Harbour is to be the staging location for decommissioning of the 8,500-tonne jacket of the Ninian Northern platform.
‘Totally safe, no one went near it’: CNR International defends Ninian Northern controlled explosion
The managing director of CNR International UK has pointed to a controlled explosion at the Ninian Northern in Shetland, which raised safety concerns earlier this year, as a decommissioning “innovation”.
Smoke from decommissioned Ninian Northern oil platform ‘not hazardous’
Waste specialist Veolia has dismissed any suggestion that the smoke seen billowing from the decommissioned Ninian Northern platform in Shetland could have been toxic.
Smoke seen billowing from decommissioned Ninian Northern platform
Inquiries are ongoing after smoke was seen billowing from the decommissioned Ninian Northern platform over the weekend.
People will only go aboard Ninian Northern if there is ‘no other option’, HSE says
A top inspector says she has “no issue” with waste management firm Veolia’s handling of the Ninian Northern oil platform dismantling job after a union boss raised safety concerns.
WATCH: The moment Ninian Northern had its legs blown off
Video footage has been shared online by Demolition News showing the Ninian Northern platform having its legs blown off with explosives in Lerwick.
‘It looks really scary’: Union boss raises safety concerns after Ninian Northern legs removal
A trade union boss has said the Ninian Northern platform, which had its legs blown off as part of a decommissioning project, now looks “really scary” and at risk of “falling over at any time”.
Updated: Ninian Northern platform has legs blown off at yard in Shetland
The legs of the Ninian Northern platform have been blown off using explosives as part of a decommissioning project at a yard in Lerwick, Shetland.
Canadian Natural Resources swings to profit in Q3
Canadian Natural Resources has swung to profits of £244million in the third quarter after posting heavy losses earlier in the year due to Covid.
Continuing development of decommissioning at Lerwick
A series of significant milestones - shaping the next generation of deep-water infrastructure developments at Lerwick Harbour - are expanding capability and competitiveness for the offshore decommissioning and renewables industries.
North Sea decommissioning ‘twice the cost’ of SE Asia, Rystad claims
Rystad Energy has argued that decommissioning an oil platform in the North Sea is “twice the cost” of the same job in South East Asia.
WATCH: Ninian Northern loaded onto quay at Lerwick
The operation to load-in the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern topside at Lerwick Harbour's Dales Voe Base has been completed successfully.
Ninian Northern arrives at Lerwick for scrapping
The largest offshore structure to date to be decommissioned at Lerwick has arrived in Shetland.
Ninian Northern platform removed by Pioneering Spirit
The Ninian Northern platform has been removed by Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel in its final decommissioning job this year.
CNR’s Ninian Northern decommissioning plans approved
The UK Government has given CNR International's plans for decommissioning the Ninian Northern platform the seal of approval.
Lerwick hails recovery in oil and gas activity
The chief executive of Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) has hailed signs of recovery in oil and gas activity as traffic in all sectors increased at Shetland’s main harbour in the first quarter of this year.
CNR targets boost to North Sea production
Canadian Natural Resources International has outlined plans to boost its international oil output in 2019, driven by drilling programmes in the North Sea and Cote d’Ivoire.
Breaking: CNR submits draft decomm proposal for Northern Ninian
A Canadian oil and gas company has submitted a draft decommissioning programme for a platform on one of the North Sea’s oldest producing fields.