Offshore Drilling Decommissioning News


Cesscon Sets Up Australian Unit with Eyes Set on $40B Oil and Gas Decom Prize

Nov 20, 2024

Oil and gas decommissioning specialist CessCon Group has established a regional headquarters in Perth, marking its entry into the Australian market with the aim of capitalizing on the $50 million decommissioning opportunity for aging oil and gas platforms in the country…

Santos Hires McDermott for Harriet Alpha Decom Work Off Australia

Nov 13, 2024

McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, removal and disposal (EPRD) contract by Santos for the decommissioning of the Harriet Alpha platform and associated infrastructure, located offshore Western Australia.The contract, valued between $50 million and $250 million…

Deep C Delivers Lifting Tool for North Sea Decommissioning Project

Nov 13, 2024

Seabed intervention specialist Deep C has delivered a specialized lifting equipment to a Norwegian customer on a recent decommissioning project.The equipment, designed to comply with NORSOK R-002 standards, incorporates a double-barrier safety feature…

Archer and Elemental Energies Set Up P&A Well Engineering JV

Nov 13, 2024

Well engineering specialist Elemental Energies and drilling and well services company Archer have entered into joint venture (JV) agreement to deliver integrated plugging and abandonment (P&A) services to global decommissioning projects.The…

DeepOcean and EXCEED Team Up for Vessel-Based P&A Services Offer

Nov 12, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean and well management and reservoir specialist EXCEED have entered into a collaboration agreement to supply vessel-based well plug and abandonment (P&A) services to the global decommissioning market.The two companies…

Mermaid Plugs 21 Wells in Vessel-Based Decommissioning Campaign

Nov 11, 2024

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has successfully concluded what is believed to be the largest vessel-based UK North Sea decommissioning campaign in history.Carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator, the project spanned two years and involved…

Brent Field Decommissioning Project Enters Next Phase

Nov 05, 2024

Mammoet has completed the load-in of the last and heaviest of the Brent oil and gas field topsides, Brent Charlie, which has been skidded onto the quayside for decommissioning operation.The Brent field, one of the largest oil and gas fields in the North Sea…

Sea1 Offshore Secures Work for AHTS Fleet in Australia

Oct 04, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Sea1 Offshore, formerly Siem Offshore, has secured a multi-well project for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in Australia.The contract begins in second to third quarter of 2025, for a firm period of around 380 days up to 670 days per vessel…

Mermaid Concludes First Stage of Shell’s North Sea Decom Campaign

Oct 03, 2024

Mermaid Subsea Services has completed the first stage of a major North Sea decommissioning contract for Shell, ahead of the next phase scheduled to begin in 2025.Delivered ahead of schedule, the initial phase of the multi-year campaign involved…

McDermott Decommissions Offshore Platform in Australia

Sep 03, 2024

McDermott has completed the decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia.Under a contract awarded to McDermott in January 2024 by Santos, the company provided engineering…

DOF Secures Another Job in Asia Pacific

Sep 02, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a contract for subsea decommissioning services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.The contract award includes project management, engineering, logistics support and execution of decommissioning activities utilizing Skandi Hercules vessel…

The Mounting Offshore Oil & Gas Decommissioning Cost

Aug 22, 2024

The safe, timely and cost-efficient decommissioning of offshore infrastructure is one of the big challenges faced by the oil & gas sector. We estimate that the liability currently stands at over $300 billion (real terms), and this will only…

Passive Monitoring Systems Deployed for Australian Projects

Aug 22, 2024

Sentinel Subsea has deployed monitoring systems in Australia to support the decommissioning of subsea assets for a major client in collaboration with Baker Hughes.Two of the company’s passive subsea integrity monitoring systems, WellSentinel™ Coral…

ASCO Wraps Up Decom Support Work Off Australia

Aug 05, 2024

Scotland-based logistics and materials management company ASCO has completed a six-figure contract with Onslow Marine Support Base (OMSB) in Western Australia, supporting the offshore decommissioning sector.As part of the contract, ASCO mobilized…

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