decommissioning

The Heerema semisubmersible crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir were used on the job to remove the 36,000-ton structure.

Rystad Energy compared the decommissioning costs based on two similar steel platforms, one in each region, using its cost-estimating tool.

Decommissioning and abandonment comes with its share of unexpected surprises, but many of those surprises could be avoided merely through better planning and care.

The next big wave of decommissioning and abandonment projects is set to occur in the Asia-Pacific region, and APAC’s operators are now tasked with finding cost- and time-effective ways of unwinding their huge agglomeration of wells and facilities.

Many operators are taking a full-life-cycle approach to preparing for decommissioning—a shift borne of necessity amid cost and regulatory constraints.

With no money to be made, P&A is one area where operators can put aside their hyper-competitiveness to work together. Members of the recently formed PACE network discussed the virtues of collaboration at the Decommissioning and Abandonment Summit 2018.

A panel of UK government officials and industry executives discuss opportunities to increase efficiency in North Sea decommissioning programs.

A new university-led consortium aims to bring together industry and academia to help operators efficiently orchestrate the final days of deepwater developments.

With regulatory pressure and the cost of decommissioning increasing, many operators are seeking new and better decommissioning methods that could get more work done safely and at a lower cost.

A team of oil and gas consultancy companies have formed a collaborative program aimed at offering integrated support for operators looking to retire redundant facilities without in-house overhead.