Decommissioning

Fig. 1—Examples of macrofouling organisms identified at Pulau Kapas and Pulau Sibu XTR structures.

Environment

2-Year Review of Project To Repurpose Steel Tubulars To Create Marine Havens

This paper reviews a proof-of-concept project in which surplus casing pipes were used in the fabrication of purposefully designed artificial reef structures for the enhancement of biodiversity and commercial fisheries.

Decommissioning

ABL Wins Service Contract for ExxonMobil’s Gippsland Decommissioning Campaign

ABL’s Australia unit will provide marine warranty survey services to support the first phase of Esso’s decommissioning campaign, which aims to recycle 95% of the 60,000 tons of offshore structures targeted for removal.

The jacket lift system of Allseas Group’s heavy-lift vessel Pioneering Spirit, which in 2027 will go to work for ExxonMobil as decommissioning proceeds to a new phase in Australia’s Bass Strait/Gippsland Basin. Source: Allseas Group.

LNG

Something New, Something Old: Australia’s Greenfield LNG Projects Grow Capacity While Depleted Wells Drive Decommissioning

Despite a 2.8% drop in liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 because of lost market share in China, Australia anticipates a 2026 rebound as new North West Shelf capacity comes online. Meanwhile, East Coast operators brace for a tsunami of wells entering the decommissioning pipeline and potential energy shortfalls necessitating LNG imports.