Urgent moves to bring forward the construction of “energy islands” – giant new offshore renewable energy conversion and transmission plants – are being supported by a major new safety advisory and assurance study. DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is supporting Elia Transmission Belgium as the construction tender for the project, which will receive renewable energy generated offshore, convert …
04/07/2022
The new Scotoil?
Site visits to member companies are always enjoyable – it’s great to meet teams who are keen to explain what they do, how they do it and where they see their role in Late Life and Decommissioning. Occasionally you also get a reminder that some footprints are bigger than you imagine though, as is the case with the 4.3 acre …
It’s too easy to imagine that Aberdeen is the “home” of decommissioning in the North Sea. In fact, it’s a common assumption, whereas in reality services, equipment and decommissioned items are mobilised, utilised, brought ashore and processed across the whole of the UK, not just the north east of Scotland. This is reflected in the geographical distribution of our members …
Together with our partners Qaswa Holdings of the Adinin Group of Companies, SDC, and Dongil Shipyard Co., Ltd., our newly established consortium shall establish Brunei’s first commercial integrated decommissioning and marine maintenance yard at Pulau Muara Besar to first service domestic, then wider regional demand, with the support of The Ministry of Finance & Economy, Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) …
Centurion Group, a global leader in the supply of rentals & services to the critical industries, is pleased to announce that it is combining Aberdeen-based brands Aleron and Seanic UK to form Centurion Subsea Services (CSS). Centurion Subsea Services provides specialist subsea equipment and engineering services to the energy, renewables, decommissioning and subsea construction industries, and is part of the …
Peterson and Liberty Industrial have formed an alliance that will grant Liberty exclusive use of the Peterson Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour yard facility in Norfolk, England. Read more here.
Specialist well decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has today announced the completion of its third investment round, raising £50 million for the company. Well-Safe Solutions will use the funds for the purchase of its third rig and to broaden the capabilities it offers to clients around the world. The funding round was led by MW&L Capital Partners, a London-based principal investment and financial advisory firm, with participation from a consortium of new …
23/06/2022
Motive Offshore and Hiretech bring enhanced decommissioning technology to the Middle East
Marine and lifting equipment specialists Motive Offshore Group and subsea and decommissioning equipment rental specialists Hiretech Limited have joined forces in the Middle East to bring superior technology and service solutions to a burgeoning market. Harnessing its UAE hub and existing catalogue of subsea marine and lifting equipment services, Motive is bolstering its current suite with Hiretech’s extensive rental fleet …
21/06/2022
Coast Renewable Services and Peterson Energy Logistics to form offshore-wind focused joint venture
International energy logistics provider Peterson and Coast Renewable Services have today announced that they have formed a joint venture company to provide integrated services to the offshore wind sector. The new company, Coast Offshore, will combine Peterson’s 50 years of energy logistics experience with Coast Renewable Services’ extensive experience in providing full turn-key solutions to the onshore wind sector. Coast …
Well-Safe Solutions have been contracted by Ithaca Energy to plug and abandon (P&A) six wells on the Anglia platform in the Southern North Sea, approximately 55km from the UK mainland. The contract – for an undisclosed sum – will see the Aberdeen-based well decommissioning specialists provide project management, well engineering and all managed delivery services for the project. The Well-Safe Protector harsh …