Decommissioning and Abandonment

Removing abandoned offshore platforms are a major hassle, but converting these ageing infrastructure into reefs are an efficient and eco-friendly way to tackle this issue. 

In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region alone, there are more than 2,500 platforms that are awaiting decommissioning in the coming decade. Removing these huge structures not only take time, but is also likely to disrupt marine life.

Woodside Energy has released an update of the company's decommissioning activities for the fourth quarter of 2024.

The removal of the Griffin Riser Turret Mooring (RTM) has been a highlight for the company as it marked the removal of nearly 25000 tonnes of infrastructure that included over 200 kms of pipe and 100 subsea structures that covered the Enfield,

In December 2024, INEOS Energy acquisitioned the Gulf of Mexico deepwater assets of CNOOC Energy Holidays USA Inc., a subsidiary of CNOOC International Ltd, marking the third major investment for INEOS within the US in the last three years.

The deal includes the

Blake Habbit has been promoted to Danos’ new Operations Manager to lead the growth and development of the company’s decommissioning services within the Gulf of Mexico.

In his role, Habbit will oversee the business operations

The Offshore Decommissioning Directorate is leading the implementation of Australia’s Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap, a strategic initiative focused on

Australia's decommisioning industry regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) in its Decommissioning Compliance Strategy 2024-2029 outlines the key steps taken to achieve its objective for decommissioning all petroleum wells, structures, equipment and property in Commonwealth waters.

NOPSEMA's vision is to

Shell UK Ltd has signed a contract with Mermaid Subsea Services Ltd to utilise the offshore company's services for a multi-year engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) well head severance (WHS) project in the North Sea.

Planned in three annual batches,

Bhagwan Marine has partnered with Linch-pin to deliver the Thevenard Island Offshore Decommissioning Project contract for Chevron Australia.

With special focus on environmental sustainability, the retirement project involves safe removal and the repurposing of nine offshore platforms as

DeepOcean, an ocean services provider that is dedicated to enabling the energy transition and sustainable use of ocean resources, has been awarded a significant recycling project on the UK continental shelf.

Provided by an unnamed international

Applicable by a significant master services contract from decommissioning specialist Promethean Energy,

Aberdeen-based Odfjell Technology Ltd has solidified is plug and abandonment (P&A) and slot recovery range with a £3mn-acquisition of McGarian TDC Ltd.

This acquisition will advance Odfjell’s Well Services division, and add to the company's 20 years of

An integrated service provider from Aberdeenshire, AquaTerra Group has announced four decommissioning contract wins that add up to a seven-figure sum.

The last year has marked several firsts for the Group, including the first time that the company was subcontracted

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has called for innovations in rigless plug and abandonment.

This has been made in partnership with the 'Go Radical P&A' project, a venture by Energy Transition Norway, Danish Offshore Technology Centre, Centre of

James Fisher Decommissioning, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed a significant decommissioning project in the Gulf of Thailand.

After extending the contract with a major

Woodside Energy has prepared and submitted an experts-consulted, final environment plan (EP) to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and

Export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) will be supporting Brazilian contractor Ocyan's decommissioning drive with a US$7.5mn guarantee. 

After initial discussions with UKEF, Ocyan onboarded Scottish business Maritime Developments Ltd in 2022 who would take care of

The UK-based decommissioning specialist Decom Engineering's intellectual property (IP) has passed a 'strength test' following an intellectual asset review of its pipeline cutting saw

The Department of the Interior announced a final rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that makes the American oil and gas industry accountable to cover decommissioning costs of

Private equity investors Buckthorn Partners and One Equity Partners (OEP) have acquired Acteon Group, an international offshore

Exploration and production company Energean will be taking control of the decommissioning of Tors and Wenlock fields in the Southern UK North Sea, which are now at the end of their economic production capability 

As part of the project the company has