Decom Mission

The Net Zero Technology Centre has announced the launch of its 2022 Open Innovation Programme aimed at developing and deploying technologies that will reduce offshore emissions, accelerate clean energy production, and enable delivery of the UK’s net zero ambitions. The 2022 programme will feature two funding competitions – the first open now and closing 29 April 2022, and the second …

MAATS Tech has been named subsea company of the year and David Bruton, Director Subsea at Crondall Energy, was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the industry at the Subsea Expo Awards last night (Wednesday 23rd February).   Organised by the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the awards celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals in the UK underwater industry during Subsea Expo – the world’s leading annual subsea exhibition and …

TAQA has received formal approval for its decommissioning plan (DP) covering the Cormorant Alpha topsides, with work slated begin from 2026 at the earliest. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered group submitted decommissioning plan and environmental appraisal (EA) for the platform to the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning (OPRED) in 2021.

Global Underwater Hub (GUH) chief executive Neil Gordon has backed the UK’s blue economy to grow exponentially in the coming years. According to a white paper published by the organisation, an “unprecedented scale of opportunity” lays before the underwater sector, which could balloon to £45 billion by 2035, up from £8bn today. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the twelve clean energy technology start-ups selected for the fourth cohort of the award-winning TechX Accelerator Programme. Starting the 15-week intensive programme in late February, each of the start-ups selected will receive expert mentoring and support, including a grant of up to £100,000. Backed by a suite of industry-leading partners, including bp, …

“You would like to think it was good planning,” joked Neil Gordon, chief executive of the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), “but I think it’s just fortunate that, at the moment, it looks as if everything has landed well for us.” Fortuitous or not, the fact that Subsea Expo is, as it stands, able to go ahead as planned later this …

In climate circles, ‘energy transition’ is the phrase on everyone’s lips. The global effort to shift energy generation away from polluting fossil fuels to clean, green renewables is as massive a challenge as anything the world has faced. It isn’t just an abstract future, it’s a transition that has been well under way for decades. Speaking at Chatham House earlier …

Viewers were told how decommissioning is the “unsung hero” of the energy transition during an Energy Voice event on Thursday morning. Hundreds of people tuned in for the opening session of Future North Sea (FNS) 2022 to hear about net zero decom from some of the oil and gas industry’s biggest players. The event was kicked off by an address from Mikki …

A collaborative model for trialing new technologies has been deemed a success by a trio of major operators, as the sector races to drive down the costs of well decommissioning. Designed by the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), the new collaborative model was launched last year, and aimed at accelerating the pace at which plug and abandonment (P&A) technology is …

Maybe yesterday should be renamed Green Monday rather than Blue Monday. It was certainly a day to celebrate the ambition for renewable energy in Scotland as the ScotWind licencing round was announced with provision for significantly more GW than anticipated. Scotland’s net-zero goals and those companies whose bids have been successful are not the only winners. The supply chain is …