Offshore Drilling Decommissioning News


US Sued Over Delayed Offshore Decommissioning

Jul 11, 2024

An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure, citing the risks delayed decommissioning poses to people and the environment.The Center for Biological Diversity filed the lawsuit against the U…

New JV Starts Decom Ops for OpenHydro’s Tidal Energy Test Platform Off Orkney

Jun 12, 2024

Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have formed a joint venture partnership to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands.Work is rapidly advancing to remove the steel superstructure installed in 2006…

DeepOcean Grabs Offshore Recycling Contract in UK

Jun 05, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a significant recycling project from an international operator, to be executed on the UK continental shelf.DeepOcean's Aberdeen office will oversee project management and engineering operations…

Helix Energy Solutions on Track to Complete Decom Work for Cooper Energy

May 27, 2024

Houston-based offshore services firm Helix Energy Solutions is wrapping up the multi-well decommissioning operation for Cooper Energy on the Basker, Manta and Gummy (BMG) fields in the Gippsland Basin, off Australia.According to Cooper Energy…

US Oil and Gas Operator Hires Elemental Energies for Major Decom Job in Gulf of Mexico

May 22, 2024

Promethean Energy has awarded a master services contract to independent wells specialist Elemental Energies to support the decommissioning of nine orphaned wells in the Gulf of Mexico.The first phase of the project started in February with Elemental…

James Fisher Wraps Up Decommissioning Work Offshore Thailand

May 09, 2024

James Fisher Decommissioning, part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed offshore decommissioning operations in the Gulf of Thailand as part of a major offshore operator’s wider asset end-of-life campaign.James Fisher Decommissioning extended its contract with a major offshore engineering…

Promethean Energy Kicks Off Decommissioning Works of Orphan Wells in Gulf of Mexico

May 08, 2024

Promethean Energy, an oil and gas company focused on stewarding mature assets, has started work on the temporary abandonment of nine orphan wells in the Matagorda Island lease area in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of the U.S. Federal government…

Sapura Energy Hooks Subsea Services Contract from Thai Oil Major Off Malaysia

Apr 29, 2024

Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Subsea Services, has secured a contract to provide subsea services for Thai oil company PTTEP’s subsidiaries in Malaysia.The contract, effective from February 21…

Sapura Energy to Provide Subsea Services for Shell Off Malaysia

Apr 04, 2024

Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Subsea Services, has secured a contract to provide subsea services for Shell’s Malaysian subsidiaries Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum…

Energean Takes Control of Wenlock and Tors Decommissioning Project

Apr 03, 2024

Oil and gas company Energean has become the operator of the Tors and Wenlock fields as the decommissioning work continues as planned.As part of the 2020 acquisition of Edison Exploration & Production, Energean acquired majority equity stakes in two fields in the Southern UK North Sea…

Perenco Decommissions Subsea Infrastructure at North Sea Field

Mar 13, 2024

Perenco has completed the plug and abandonment of three subsea wells at the Gawain field in the UK Southern North Sea, including the removal of the associated subsea infrastructure.The project was completed without incident, despite the challenging…

DOF Bags Shell’s Decommissioning Contract for Knarr and Gaupe Fields

Mar 12, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘substantial’ subsea engineering procurement removal and disposal (EPRD) contract from Norske Shell in the Atlantic region.The contract outlines 100 combined days of utilization of DOF’s vessels Skandi Hera and Maersk Installer…

Decom Engineering Enters Australia with Triple Contract Win

Mar 08, 2024

Northern Ireland-based Decom Engineering has secured three decommissioning contracts worth over $635,000, marking its entry to the Australian decommissioning sector and strengthening its position in the Asia Pacific region.The decommissioning…

Helix Secures Five-Year Decommissioning Contract in Gulf of Mexico

Feb 29, 2024

U.S.-based oil and gas services firm Helix Energy Solutions has signed a five-year agreement with oil and gas company Talos Energy for decommissioning services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Helix Energy Solutions will provide decommissioning services for offshore wells and infrastructure…

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