A reluctance to take a bet on the unknown; it’s a frequent gripe levelled at North Sea operators when it comes to decommissioning. Adopting new ways of working is seen as a must for industry if it is to reduce the cost of shutting down and removing oil and gas assets safely. Read more here
After a tough few years for Decom North Sea (DNS), a new leadership team is now ready to give the organisation some deserved “love and attention”. It was recently confirmed that, following several months as the decommissioning-focussed industry body’s interim chief executive, Sam Long would take up the reins on a permanent basis. Read more here
Work to break up and recycle a massive vessel, which served the UK North Sea for more than 20 years, has begun in Norway. The Curlew FPSO, which was operated by Shell (LON: SHEL), was loaded-in through a ‘float-over’, and subsequent site move operation at Vats yard in Rogaland this week. Read and watch here
The Port of Blyth has been selected by Stokesley (North Yorkshire) based Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Limited as the location for the storage and mobilisation of inter-array cable for the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. With the commencement of the inter-array cable installation in 2024, the Port of Blyth will be the cable base for one of the world’s largest …
With over 50 years of experience, ASCO has the expertise and capability to provide a fully integrated logistics and materials management solution, delivering a wide range of resources across all areas of logistics, materials, fuels and bulks, marine and environmental services. ASCO has been supporting decommissioning projects for more than ten years with excellent safety and service delivery performance providing …
Brimmond, the Aberdeenshire-based provider of hydraulic, lifting and mechanical equipment and services, has strengthened its board with the appointment of Nigel Jenkins. Nigel, a qualified Engineer, who specialises in business improvement and growth with expertise in leadership and business management, will take on the role as non-executive director of Brimmond as the company implements its new ambitious strategy. Brimmond recently …
“In the early 2030s we will have probably removed all of the assets we have operating at the moment,” says David Wilson, decommissioning and projects director at TAQA. The “rubber is hitting the road,” is another way he describes the surge of work coming from the Abu Dhabi-owned operator. Read more here
Malaysian national oil company Petronas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-based Storegga, a developer of carbon storage and clean fuels, to assess and determine the commercial, regulatory, and economic factors needed for the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub and cluster projects in Malaysia. Storegga said yesterday that the move progresses both companies continued efforts …
More than 60% of Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour development is now operational, marking the penultimate construction milestone in this transformational project. The handover from construction to operations for Dunnottar, Crathes and Castlegate (East) Quays was completed this week. Castlegate (West) is scheduled to open in December 2022 and the remaining Balmoral Quay will be brought into service …
Record activity levels in the first half of 2022 for Bureau Veritas and promising signs for the year ahead support optimism that a growth explosion in the decommissioning sector is underway. Are you ready for the golden age of decommissioning? Dawn Robertson, Bureau Veritas Global Strategic Sales Director, Global Services – Marine & Offshore, and Decom North Sea Vice Chairperson …