Woodside and Santos pushed to disclose multibillion-dollar clean up ‘time bomb’
Woodside and Santos face shareholder votes to reveal the cost to decommission their facilities as activists broaden their assault on the oil and gas industry beyond emissions and the warming climate. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed shareholder resolutions with Australia’s two largest petroleum companies for them to disclose audited cost estimates […]
Alliance Energy boosts its decommissioning capabilities
“Large scale decommissioning of the world’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure is here. An estimated $400 billion is expected to be spent in offshore decommissioning through 2050,” says Steve Williams, founder and CEO of the Houma, La.-based Alliance Energy Group, an offshore energy infrastructure services company that specializes in decommissioning and reclamation. “The work we […]
Petrobras seeking subsea decommissioning solution
Petrobras has opened a public consultation to obtain information from suppliers on alternative technology for retrieving flexible pipelines in the Marlim field, off Brazil’s southeast coast. According to the state-run oil firm, the service to be hired is particularly challenging because some of the pipes that lie 1,250m under water do not have the necessary structural strength […]
Drill-Cuttings Treatment Alternatives—A Comparative Emissions Assessment
The study assessed the CO2 footprint and NO2 emissions for different drill-cuttings treatment alternatives. The values were then used to create an emissions calculator that can be applied to projects to clarify the actual potential for emissions reduction within the drilling-waste-management process. The offshore oil and gas industry has always been cognizant of its impact […]
Offshore Decommissioning Market will generate new growth opportunities 2023-2030 | Acteon Group Limited, Topicus Finan BV, AF Gruppen ASA, Tetra Technologies Inc
Report Summary: The Offshore Decommissioning Market Research Report provides extensive information on the following topics: Industry size, share, growth, segmentation, manufacturers and progress, main trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, deployment models, opportunities, strategies, future road maps, and Annual forecast till 2030. The term “decommissioning” refers to the process of ending oil and gas operation at the offshore […]
Woodside looks to progress Enfield decommissioning
Latest environment plan submitted with regulator covering the removal of infrastructure above the mudline Australian operator Woodside Petroleum is progressing work to decommission its Enfield oilfield in Block WA-28-L, off the coast of Western Australia. Woodside this month submitted a new environment plan with Australia’s offshore regulator — the National Offshore Petroleum Safety & Environmental […]
Heerema secures decommissioning contract for DNO’s North Sea platforms
Heerema will undertake the integrated engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal of the two platforms. Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a contract from the Norwegian oil and gas company DNO to decommission the Ketch and Schooner platforms in the UK Southern North Sea. The Dutch firm will be responsible for the integrated engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal […]
Aker secures decommissioning contract for two fields offshore Norway
Aker will dismantle and recycle three offshore installations from the Equinor-operated Heimdal and Veslefrikk fields. Aker Solutions has received a ‘sizeable contract’ from Heerema Marine Contractors to recycle installations from the Heimdal and Veslefrikk fields offshore Norway. Under the contract, which follows a letter of intent from March 2021, Aker Solutions will be responsible for […]
INTERMOOR SECURES KEY DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT IN THAILAND.
InterMoor, the lead brand for Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors segment is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a key contract with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. (Chevron) for the disconnection and removal of Single Point Mooring (SPM) Buoy 1 and 2 in the Gulf of Thailand. Under this contract, InterMoor will provide […]
New Zealand upstream decommissioning bill becomes law
Upstream operators of oil and gas fields in New Zealand will now be required by law to carry out and fund the decommissioning of projects at the end of their productive life, after legislation was given Royal assent this week, said New Zealand energy and resources minister Megan Woods. The passage of the Crown Minerals […]