Fossil Energy – Decommissioning
Allseas recently announced the safe removal of Shell UK’s 31,000-tonne Brent Charlie platform topsides from the UK sector of the North Sea.
Executed on 9 July, the single-lift removal of Brent Charlie by Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit, represents the heaviest offshore lift ever performed and concludes years of engineering and planning.
The former production facility will be delivered to Able UK’s Seaton Port facility in Hartlepool, northeast England for disposal, where more than 97% of the materials will be recycled.
The Brent decommissioning project is unique in its scale and complexity, comprising four platforms – three concrete-based and one steel jacket.
