Vessel-based Decommissioning & Well P&A specialist wins 22 well contract 12 roles to be created at Aberdeen HQ Just months after the completion of its inaugural vessel-based well plugging and abandonment (P&A) campaign, Mermaid Subsea Services UK has announced the award of a major multi-well contract, to be carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator. Accounting for the …
06/03/2023
DNV executes studies outlining critical path for the state of maine’s Offshore Wind industry
Floating offshore wind provides state opportunity for leadership in developing new technologies and markets DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has completed a series of reports for the State of Maine’s Governor’s Energy Office for the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative. The initiative was launched in June 2019 to outline a clear roadmap to develop floating offshore wind in …
Energy professionals are prioritizing secure energy in the trilemma, followed by clean and then affordable energy Less than half the industry is confident in meeting decarbonization and climate targets, despite transition progress Majority in renewables believe energy security concerns will lead to increased investment The power sector overwhelmingly points to an urgent need for greater grid investment Half of oil …
Global integrated logistics and material management company, ASCO, is investing over £10million in its UK operations, demonstrating its commitment to delivering a safe, sustainable and efficient service offering. The investment adds to ASCO’s current low carbon transport fleet fuelled with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and improve efficiencies across ASCO’s UK service lines, including enhanced space and services within its Environmental …
Well decommissioning specialists Well-Safe Solutions have partnered with PD&MS Group to implement a Carbon Management Reduction Plan (CMRP) as part of the company’s commitment to sustainable working practices. The agreement will see international engineering solutions provider PD&MS Group assist Well-Safe Solutions in establishing an emissions baseline, before identifying and assessing opportunities to reduce its overall carbon footprint and optimise energy …
We’ve been recognised for our operational excellence in this year’s CeeD awards. The Centre for Engineering Education & Development (CeeD) has announced that J&S Subsea Limited is a finalist at this year’s awards, which take place on Thursday (2 March) in Glasgow. CeeD is a recognised national body supporting a range of industry sectors in Scotland, bound together by a …
H2Pipe aims to develop the world’s first guideline for the transport of hydrogen in existing and new offshore pipelines. New partners are encouraged to join Phase 2, which will focus on hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms and how hydrogen affects the integrity of line pipe materials. DNV, the global independent energy expert and assurance provider, is launching the second phase of H2Pipe, a …
Last year, we were proud to support the RSA’s Student Design Awards, focusing in on the “Steel Appeal” category which asked entrants how circular economy principles might be applied to increase and encourage the reuse of steel from decommissioned oil and gas platforms. Finding sustainable, long-term solutions for these materials and the associated impacts regarding preparation, removal, recycling and disposal …
Global energy consultancy Xodus has developed a new not-for-profit portal which will support the industry in tracking birds utilising offshore platforms in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). The Offshore Bird Portal (OBP) is a digital data repository which will encourage the long-term collation of relevant geographic and seasonal data relating to seabirds and migrants (passerines) on offshore platforms and …
Well-Safe Solutions and Apache Corporation have signed a multi-year framework agreement to decommission wells in the North Sea, as part of the decommissioning specialist’s Plug and Abandonment (P&A) Club offering. The deal provides the US-based energy producer with access to specialist decommissioning assets the Well-Safe Defender and Well-Safe Guardian to P&A its well stock. Chris Hay, Director of Strategy and …