TotalEnergies EP Nederland has contracted AF Gruppen to remove and recycle 10 platforms in the Dutch North Sea. The scope includes engineering, preparatory works, removal, transportation, recycling and disposal of the platforms, with a combined weight of 17,000 metric tons. Read more here
Decommissioning-focused industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has officially announced the appointment of a new leadership team. Following a period of interim leadership, Sam Long has been confirmed as the organisation’s chief executive officer, while former board chairman Callum Falconer joins him in the role of operations director. Read more on Energy Voice
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to perform audit services for Climate Vault, an award-winning non-profit founded at the University of Chicago, working on an innovative approach to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) . Climate Vault’s method of helping organizations eliminate historical CO2 emissions and reduce future emissions involves purchasing emission allowances from government-regulated compliance markets …
Neptune Energy today announced the award of a $30 million decommissioning contract to Well-Safe Solutions, for a campaign covering more than 20 wells located across eight Dutch and UK North Sea fields. It is the first multi-region, multi-well decommissioning campaign award by Neptune to a single rig contractor and will significantly reduce time and costs associated with the work. Well-Safe …
Well-Safe Solutions and Neptune Energy have agreed a contract for the Well-Safe Protector jack-up rig to plug and abandon (P&A) at least four subsea and 21 platform wells in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea. The one-year, firm contract also enables Neptune Energy to take up Well-Safe’s broad range of decommissioning engineering services if required, as well as the …
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has secured a three-year contract extension for maintenance services from Serica Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, Petrofac will continue with the provision of maintenance execution, maintenance consultancy and metering services to Serica Energy’s Northern North Sea asset, the Bruce platform complex which processes production from its Bruce, …
15/09/2022
Pop Up Decom at MRS Training & Rescue
Come along to MRS Training & Rescue, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, on Thursday 13th October – there are two sessions starting either 8.30am or 1pm. It’s exciting times for MRS Training & Rescue as the company prepares to officially open its brand-new training facility in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on Thursday 13th October. The new state-of-the-art facility has been specifically …
Tokyo – ClassNK has signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Maersk Training A/S regarding training for offshore wind farm operators and education for alternative fuel ship crews. Maersk Training is an international industry leader in developing competencies and increasing skills, with over 16 locations worldwide. With over 40 years of experience, Maersk Training specializes in delivering training for the …
A North Sea decommissioning firm has thrown a rare piece of public criticism up the supply chain towards the owners of the Foinaven FPSO and oilfield. In a widely-issued press release, Atlas Decom of Inchgreen, on the banks of the River Clyde, has vented frustration directly at Teekay (NYSE: TK) and BP (LON: BP) over the decision to take the …
As it stands, the focus for the North Sea is ‘new’. New fields. New projects. New production. New energy sources. A revival in drilling means available rigs are being snapped up like hot cakes as companies try to ensure their operations run to time. Read more here