Heerema contracted to decommission North West Hutton

Oct. 5, 2006
BP has awarded a contract to Heerema Marine Contractors for the offshore removal and onshore recycling and disposal of the North West Hutton installation.

Offshore staff

UK, North Sea -- BP has awarded a contract to Heerema Marine Contractors for the offshore removal and onshore recycling and disposal of the North West Hutton installation.

Heerema will be the prime contractor for this work which will also involve a range of specialist subsea, engineering, and waste handling companies. The North West Hutton topsides and jacket will be removed by heavy lift vessel and taken to the Able yard at Teesside for recycling and disposal. BP estimates that around 97% of the material recovered will be recycled.

The contract awarded represents the largest remaining element of the total North West Hutton decommissioning project, says the company. Work already completed includes the well abandonment and topsides clean-up phases carried out after the field ceased production at the end of 2002. This will leave pipeline decommissioning, debris clearance and site inspection as the final elements to be completed after removal of the installation.

Detailed engineering is underway, with completion expected by end-2009

10/5/06