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Mermaid Plugs 21 Wells in Vessel-Based Decommissioning Campaign

Nov 11, 2024

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has successfully concluded what is believed to be the largest vessel-based UK North Sea decommissioning campaign in history.Carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator, the project spanned two years and involved…

Brent Field Decommissioning Project Enters Next Phase

Nov 05, 2024

Mammoet has completed the load-in of the last and heaviest of the Brent oil and gas field topsides, Brent Charlie, which has been skidded onto the quayside for decommissioning operation.The Brent field, one of the largest oil and gas fields in the North Sea…

Sea1 Offshore Secures Work for AHTS Fleet in Australia

Oct 04, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Sea1 Offshore, formerly Siem Offshore, has secured a multi-well project for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in Australia.The contract begins in second to third quarter of 2025, for a firm period of around 380 days up to 670 days per vessel…

Mermaid Concludes First Stage of Shell’s North Sea Decom Campaign

Oct 03, 2024

Mermaid Subsea Services has completed the first stage of a major North Sea decommissioning contract for Shell, ahead of the next phase scheduled to begin in 2025.Delivered ahead of schedule, the initial phase of the multi-year campaign involved…

McDermott Decommissions Offshore Platform in Australia

Sep 03, 2024

McDermott has completed the decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia.Under a contract awarded to McDermott in January 2024 by Santos, the company provided engineering…

DOF Secures Another Job in Asia Pacific

Sep 02, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a contract for subsea decommissioning services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.The contract award includes project management, engineering, logistics support and execution of decommissioning activities utilizing Skandi Hercules vessel…

The Mounting Offshore Oil & Gas Decommissioning Cost

Aug 22, 2024

The safe, timely and cost-efficient decommissioning of offshore infrastructure is one of the big challenges faced by the oil & gas sector. We estimate that the liability currently stands at over $300 billion (real terms), and this will only…

Passive Monitoring Systems Deployed for Australian Projects

Aug 22, 2024

Sentinel Subsea has deployed monitoring systems in Australia to support the decommissioning of subsea assets for a major client in collaboration with Baker Hughes.Two of the company’s passive subsea integrity monitoring systems, WellSentinel™ Coral…

ASCO Wraps Up Decom Support Work Off Australia

Aug 05, 2024

Scotland-based logistics and materials management company ASCO has completed a six-figure contract with Onslow Marine Support Base (OMSB) in Western Australia, supporting the offshore decommissioning sector.As part of the contract, ASCO mobilized…

OEG Offshore Inks Deal with Decommissioning Firm for Helifuel Inspection Services

Jul 31, 2024

OEG Offshore has secured a long-term Master Services Agreement (MSA) with a tier 1 well decommissioning company to provide helifuel inspections and aviation support services across the company’s offshore assets.The contract will see OEG Offshore…

US Sued Over Delayed Offshore Decommissioning

Jul 11, 2024

An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure, citing the risks delayed decommissioning poses to people and the environment.The Center for Biological Diversity filed the lawsuit against the U…

States Sue US to Block Controversial Offshore Decommissioning Rule

Jun 17, 2024

Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday sued the U.S. government to block the Biden administration's proposed rule that would require the offshore oil and gas industry to provide nearly $7 billion in financial assurances to cover costs of dismantling old infrastructure…

New JV Starts Decom Ops for OpenHydro’s Tidal Energy Test Platform Off Orkney

Jun 12, 2024

Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have formed a joint venture partnership to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands.Work is rapidly advancing to remove the steel superstructure installed in 2006…

DeepOcean Grabs Offshore Recycling Contract in UK

Jun 05, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a significant recycling project from an international operator, to be executed on the UK continental shelf.DeepOcean's Aberdeen office will oversee project management and engineering operations…

Helix Energy Solutions on Track to Complete Decom Work for Cooper Energy

May 27, 2024

Houston-based offshore services firm Helix Energy Solutions is wrapping up the multi-well decommissioning operation for Cooper Energy on the Basker, Manta and Gummy (BMG) fields in the Gippsland Basin, off Australia.According to Cooper Energy…

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