An Aberdeen-based IT support company has consolidated its position as a market leader in the subsea sector, thanks to the award of a four-year contract. TechnipFMC is the latest subsea client to employ Solab IT Services’ crew management software Onboard Tracker™. Through the new streamlined system, TechnipFMC can make best use of processes and create a single point of storage …
13/01/2023
Luis Polo Appointed Repsol Sinopec CEO
Luis Polo has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited, effective 1 March 2023. Mr Polo replaces Nicolas Foucart who held the post from September 2022, holding the position of Chief Operating Officer prior to this for four years. Mr Foucart leaves Repsol Sinopec to pursue an opportunity outside of the organisation. A senior executive with over …
The UK’s offshore decommissioning regulator has approved Repsol Sinopec’s plans to decommission infrastructure around the Saltire area, with work set to begin later in the decade. Repsol Sinopec Resources UK filed the latest revisions to its proposed decom programme with the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) in early 2022, covering the removal of the Saltire A topsides, alongside …
Unique Group, global innovators in subsea technologies and engineering, has announced the sale of its Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) system, Uni-Heal, to HMS DXBone Excellence Center, a part of HMS Group of Hospitals in the UAE. In partnership with Hie Capital, Unique Group will deliver its bespoke technology to Dubai-based HMS DXBone Excellence Center by February 2023. This tri-party partnership …
Deep Ocean is set to begin removing more than 1,200 tonnes of subsea equipment from BP’s Miller field later this year, under a contract described as a ‘first’ for supermajor in the North Sea. In project paperwork filed with the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), BP said the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) had been agreed with Deep Ocean in …
06/01/2023
Decommissioning – where next?
2022. A challenging year across the energy industry, yes. Some would also call it a year of change, but I’m not so sure about that. When it comes to the Transition, we’re no longer at the beginning – we’re now a substantial way along the road and the energy industry is changing structure apace. Read more here
We’ve been recognised in Subsea Expo’s search for its company of the year. J+S Subsea joins Legasea and ITC Hydraulics and Manufacturing as finalists in the Subsea Expo Company of the Year (under 50 employees) award. The prestigious awards ceremony, organised by the Global Underwater Hub, takes place on February 22, 2023, at P&J Live in Aberdeen. The awards celebrate …
Aberdeen decommissioning firm Cutting Underwater Technologies (CUT) has landed a key, four-year contract with heavy lift specialist Heerema Marine Contractors. It comes as the Bridge of Don-based CUT, a provider of cutting services for offshore assets ahead of removal, is on track for a predicted turnover of more than £5.1m in 2022. Read more here
The recently redeveloped Bates Clean Energy Terminal at the Port of Blyth has been selected as the offshore construction base for RWE’s Sofia, one of the world’s largest single offshore wind projects. The Port of Blyth will provide RWE with a purpose-built facility to support the construction phase of their Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The new build facility will include …
Aberdeen-based Repsol Sinopec has signed a deal with Liberty Industrial for the decontamination, demolition and site remediation of Nigg Oil Terminal. Planning and engineering work will begin by the end of the year with decommissioning work starting in 2023 with a goal of completion by 2025, at which point the terminal will be handed back to the leaseholder Global Energy …