A bird in the hand: How falcons are assisting North Sea decom
Falcons are supporting firms to decommission oil and gas assets in the North Sea, not by supporting those working at heights but by moving along birds who have nested.
Schooner
Heerema completes last major lift at Schooner field
Norwegian group DNO reports that its North Sea decommissioning works are now drawing to a close, following the removal of the jacket and topsides at the Schooner field.
Heerema offloads Ketch platform in Rotterdam ahead of decommissioning
A North Sea platform has been dropped off in the Netherlands ahead of being broken up.
‘Utterly dismayed’: Shareholders face £18 million wipeout as Hague and London Oil collapses
Shareholders look set to lose their entire investment in Hague and London Oil (HALO) as the southern North Sea-focused explorer and producer is wound up.
Heerema wins Ketch and Schooner decom work
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded a decommissioning contract for the integrated engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) of the Ketch and Schooner platforms, by owner DNO.
Updated: HALO acquires the Schooner field for ‘reactivation’ – but not its production platform
Hague and London Oil (HALO) has acquired 100% of the Schooner gas field in the North Sea but has not acquired rights to use the production platform to develop it.
Aberdeen-based energy services group awarded multi-million pound North Sea duty holder contract
An Aberdeen-based energy services group has won a multi-million pound contract to deliver duty holder services for two North Sea assets.
DNO takes £112million hit on newly-bought North Sea fields
DNO, which took over Aberdeen-based Faroe Petroleum last year, has taken £112million of impairments costs related to its newly-acquired fields in the North Sea.
Updated: Potential first for UK in plans to reuse offshore platforms for wind farms
Plans have been submitted which could see a first for the UK North Sea for oil platforms being converted to support offshore wind farms.
Well-Safe makes breakthrough with major North Sea decommissioning contract
An Aberdeen-headquartered firm has made a huge breakthrough in its mission to become a dominant force in the oil-well decommissioning market.
Faroe tables decom plans for North Sea gas fields
Faroe Petroleum has tabled draft plans to the UK Government for decommissioning the Ketch and Schooner gas fields in the southern North Sea.