The Greater Kittiwake Area joint venture has appointed EnQuest to continue as GKA operator for the full decommissioning scope, with Shell transferring its decommissioning management role to EnQuest.
Shell had retained operator responsibility for decommissioning the Kittiwake platform and the Mallard field, a subsea tie-back to the Kittiwake platform, when it divested the GKA fields.
EnQuest is delivering on its strategic objective to be the preferred decommissioning operator in the North Sea. The company has demonstrated exceptional decommissioning operator performance through execution of complex decommissioning projects, including the removal of the EnQuest Producer and Northern Producer facilities and the ongoing and extensive well plug and abandonment (P&A) scopes at the Thistle and Heather fields at 40% below benchmark costs. It is on track to complete the P&A of 77 wells, which represents 60% of the EnQuest operated suspended and shut-in wells, within 5 years of cessation of production.
John Allan, EnQuest Decommissioning Director, said, “This is a great vote of confidence in EnQuest by our GKA partners Shell and Dana. It reflects our strong track record of safe, efficient and successful execution of complex decommissioning scopes which is an important part of our company growth strategy.“
