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.
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Brent Bravo platform removed from North Sea by Pioneering Spirit
Shell's Brent Bravo platform has been removed from the North Sea by Allseas’ heavy lift and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit.
Pioneering Spirit completes single lift job on Valhall
The Pioneering Spirit vessel has removed the original accommodation platform for the Valhall field in the Norwegian North Sea.
‘Single lift’ decommissioning job for Ninian North
A heavy lift vessel contractor has provided a ringing endorsement of Shetland’s credentials for handling major decommissioning jobs.
Shell hoping impact of decommissioning project will be felt far beyond Brent
In the year since the Brent Delta platform came ashore for dismantling, its past and present owners have found there isn’t much that can’t be reused or given away.
WATCH: Pioneering Spirit installs Johan Sverdrup drilling platform
The Pioneering Spirit installed the 22,000-tonne drilling platform topsides on the Johan Sverdrup field over the weekend.
Energy Voice’s Friday Five – catch up with the top stories
Catch-up with all the week’s news with Energy Voice’s Friday Five. We round-up the top breaking news, opinion piece and analysis all in once place.
Gallery: Pioneering Spirit’s Brent Delta topside lift
The world's largest vessel by displacement, the Pioneering Spirit, set a new world record when it lifted the Brent Delta top side last month in a single go.
Opinion: Brent Delta single-lift is game changer for North Sea decommissioning
A few days ago, a behemoth of a ship graphically challenged and changed the way large production platforms in the North Sea and elsewhere will be decommissioned henceforth.
Video: Pioneering Spirit completes Brent Delta topside lift for Shell
Allseas’s Pioneering Spirit vessel has removed the topside section of Shell’s Brent Delta platform in the North Sea. Swiss contractor Allseas said it had broken the world lifting record in the process. Pioneering Spirit removed the 24,000-tonne topside structure in a single lift. It is now transporting the structure to a decommissioning yard in Teesside, north-east England.
Pioneering Spirit booked in for Nord Stream 2 pipelay job
Nord Stream 2 has booked three Allseas vessels for a major pipelay job in the Baltic Sea.
Video: Get a first look inside the Pioneering Spirit as it prepares to help decommission Shell’s Brent field
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is to use the world's largest vessel to decommission its iconic Brent field in the North Sea. Energy Voice travelled to Rotterdam to get a behind the scenes look at the ship ahead of the record breaking 24,000 ton lift of the Brent Delta topside this summer.
Interview: World’s biggest ship will lift Brent Delta, just don’t call it a boat says Shell
At nearly 400 metres long and more than 100 metres wide, the Pioneering Spirit dwarfs the Titanic.
World’s largest vessel to lay second half of TurkStream
The world's largest vessel is to lay more than 900km of gas pipeline linking Russia to southern Europe.
Troublesome outlook for heavy lift vessel contractors, DW warns
A combination of low oil prices and a drop off in platform installations is contributing to a troublesome outlook for heavy lift vessel (HLV) contractors, an analyst has said.
Decom series: Able Seaton tells other UK ports to think hard before investing in decommissioning
Able UK has a message for other British ports considering a big financial outlay on decommissioning facilities: think long and hard before you press the button.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel to lay TurkStream pipeline
The twin-hulled, heavy lift vessel Shell has booked to remove its Brent Delta topside will lay the first line of a major pipeline in the Black Sea.
Shell Brent: All set for topsides lift come the spring
As things stand today, what is the schedule for removal of the first topsides looking like?
Video: Amazing footage of the Pioneering Spirit’s maiden heavy lift
Allseas has released footage of its giant decommissioning vessels' maiden heavy lift job.
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit completes maiden heavy lift
Allseas’ giant decommissioning vessel the Pioneering Spirit yesterday completed its maiden heavy lift project.
Video: Huge ship slated for Brent Delta topside lift sails away from Rotterdam
The huge crane ship booked to lift the Brent Delta topside away in one piece left Rotterdam at the weekend ahead of offshore trials. Allsea’s twin-hulled Pioneering Spirit had been moored in Rotterdam since January 2015 for installation, commissioning and testing of the topsides lift system. If the southern North Sea trials go to plan, the vessel’s first job will be to remove the 13,500 tonne Yme mobile offshore production unit off Norway for Repsol.
Pioneering Spirit gears up for tests ahead of Shell Brent Delta decommissioning in 2017
Allseas said it expects to perform offshore trials and begin the removal of a test platform in the North Sea using the decommissioning vessel the Pioneering Spirit.
Video: Incredible drone footage of Pioneering Spirit vessel
This clip shows incredible drone footage of the Pioneering Spirit vessel which is capable of being used to remove large offshore oil and gas platforms.