Decommissioning

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National Subsea Centre
Decommissioning

NSC, PlanSea get grant to expand AI tool to subsea decommissioning

Dec. 9, 2024
The Scottish Funding Council has awarded the National Subsea Centre (NSC) a grant to develop a subsea decommissioning optimization software AI-demonstrator with PlanSea.
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new technologies
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offshore wind turbines
Courtesy North Sea Transition Authority
Tree and Wellhead Information for Subsea Tooling (TWIST) database
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offshore oil and gas
Courtesy Mermaid Subsea Services
mv_island_valiant
Decommissioning

Mermaid removes North Sea wellheads for Shell

Oct. 3, 2024
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has completed the first stage of a North Sea decommissioning contract for Shell UK.
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Orphaned subsea pipeline
US & Gulf of Mexico

BSEE awards decom contract for ‘orphaned’ pipelines

Oct. 3, 2024
The work involves decommissioning eight pipelines in the Matagorda Island lease area.
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Stena Spey
Rigs

Stena rig sold for recycling

Sept. 30, 2024
Rig Partner Decom has acquired the Stena Spey semisubmersible drilling rig from Stena Drilling for recycling.
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MDL Wheeled Horizontal Lay System
Latin America

ROG.e 2024: Portable system enables efficient decommissioning

Sept. 24, 2024
Recovery services offshore Brazil can be costly due to the challenging conditions, particularly the deep waters, which in their prime required specialist construction vessels ...
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Greater Kittiwake Area
Decommissioning

EnQuest taking charge of North Sea GKA fields decommissioning

Sept. 16, 2024
Shell UK and Dana Petroleum have authorized EnQuest, operator of the Greater Kittiwake Area fields in the central UK North Sea, to additionally assume management of the decommissioning...