Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit completes maiden heavy lift
Allseas’ giant decommissioning vessel the Pioneering Spirit yesterday completed its maiden heavy lift project.
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Decom North Sea launches new online toolkit to boost collaboration
The industry body for North Sea decommissioning will today launch a new online toolkit with “limitless potential” for improving collaboration in the sector.
Opinion: North Sea Decommissioning: Failure to act now could mean the worst of all worlds
North Sea decommissioning could be Scotland’s £100 million golden ticket. It’s recently been reported that between now and the mid-2050s, around 470 platforms, 5,000 wells, 10,000km of pipelines and 40,000 concrete blocks will have to be removed from the North Sea. That’s a lot of work requiring a lot of people with the right skills, complemented by the right infrastructure - a fantastic economic and employment opportunity for Scotland.
Decommissioning consultant starts work on major North Sea contract
D3 Consulting has started work on a six-figure contract with a major operator in the southern North Sea, the Devon-based decommissioning specialist said today.
Opinion: Decommissioning is a key focus of the SNP
Ensuring Scottish companies are given support from government to win contracts to decommission major oil and gas assets is an industry priority of the SNP, and a key focus of ours when we address what the sector needs now and in the near future.
Opinion: Not a headlong rush into decommissioning, but we should plan ahead
There is no doubt that decommissioning represents a major economic opportunity for the UK over the coming decades.
Ministers accused of ‘failure of leadership’ on North Sea decommissioning
A lack of leadership by the Scottish Government could see the country lose out on billions of pounds of decommissioning work in the North Sea, with union leaders claiming it does not fit the SNP’s “political narrative” to invest in the area.
Decommissioning: Winning not by chance, but by preparation
Since its inception in 2010, Decom North Sea has grown to more than 350 global members drawn from operators, major contractors, service specialists and technology developers, and plays a vital role in solution development and cross sector learning and is helping to build supply-chain capability.
EDF aims to tap into nuclear decommissioning market worth €200bn
EDF said its aims to snap up a share of the global nuclear decommissioning market which is said to be worth an estimated €200billion.
OGA reveals decommissioning strategy, targets 35% cost reductions
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has outlined its top three priorities in its newly published decommissioning strategy, including 35% decrease in costs.
Video: Shell’s Brent decommissioning project in the North Sea
This footage shows the incredible steps oil major Shell has been taking in the North Sea on its Brent decommissioning project.
OGUK 2016: Shifting the focus on decommissioning
Maximising economic recovery, the watchwords of Sir Ian Wood’s review for the UK government and hardwired into the remit of the OGA, is not just about exploration and production.
OGUK 2016: The three certainties in life: Death, taxes and decommissioning
Benjamin Franklin said only two things were certain in life − death and taxes. But according to Stephen Halliday, group president of Wood Mackenzie, a third can be added – decommissioning. Mr Halliday said the UK can defer decommissioning for as long as possible, but “it is coming” and the North Sea will be the first basin “to the line”.
Sturgeon signals Aberdeen boost from decommissioning jobs
The north and north-east could be in line to benefit from a boom in oil and gas decommissioning jobs.
Costain’s new decom boss eyes slice of North Sea market
Engineering firm Costain will use the discipline of operating within the tight margins of civil engineering and utilities sectors as it looks to make a mark in the oil and gas decommissioning sector.
Wood Mac affirms UK will be at forefront of decommissioning
The UK oil and gas industry is set to become a pioneer in decommissioning activity globally and has the opportunity to become leaders in this field according to Wood Mackenzie.
Decom Offshore 2016: Industry veterans launch new decom company
Three oil and gas industry veterans have pooled their years of experience in well management to launch a new company focused on plugging and abandonment in the North Sea.
Decom Offshore 2016: If Leicester City can win the league, we can get decom right says OGA
The man leading the Oil and Gas Authority's decommissioning strategy told industry leaders that if Leicester City can win the English Premiership, then the oil and gas sector can collaborate to hit the back of the net with decom.
Decom Offshore 2016: North Sea can become world leader in decommissioning
The UK North Sea has the chance to become a world leader in decommissioning practice, according to a leading industry figure.
Aberdeen Harbour “turning vessels away” risks city’s decline
Aberdeen faces becoming a city in decline if its port continues to turn away vessels because it is too small to accommodate them, according to a senior Aberdeen Harbour executive.
Decom North Sea gears up for crucial 2016 conference
Industry body Decom North Sea (DNS), has unveiled the programme for its flagship conference Decom Offshore.
Petrofac named as duty holder for BP’s Miller platform
Petrofac has been awarded a Duty Holder contract from BP to support the late life management of the Miller platform, located in the Central North Sea.
Marathon quashes talk of imminent decommissioning of Brae
Marathon Oil insisted last night it had still not submitted any plans for decommissioning one of the North Sea’s oldest producing fields to the UK Government.
EV Insights: North Sea’s Brea Area facts and figures laid out
Marathon Oil has been producing oil and natural gas in the United Kingdom for more than 30 years.
Bibby wins North Sea decom contract
Bibby Offshore has secured a multimillion pound decommissioning contract for an unnamed North Sea operator east of Shetland.