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Petrodec’s newly constructed heavy lift jack-up vessel Obana has begun decommissioning work in the Southern North Sea for Perenco UK Galahad platform.
[Read more…] about World’s largest jack-up rig starts decommissioning workTotalEnergies has been given the green light to decommission its Gryphon Alpha FPSO following a failed legal challenge mounted by a UK independent earlier this year.
[Read more…] about TotalEnergies gets green light to decommission UK FPSOAberdeen-headquartered well and reservoir management specialist, Exceed, is set to be acquired by global integrated energy service partner, Kent, following the signing of a binding agreement between the two companies.
[Read more…] about Exceed to be acquired by KentAllseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel has completed a single-lift removal of the 15,300-mt topsides from the Heather Alpha platform, 460 km northeast of Aberdeen.
[Read more…] about Allseas vessel removes giant North Sea Heather A topsidesBrazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has launched a major tender calling for the decommissioning of hundreds of kilometres of flexible risers and subsea equipment once linked to production platforms in the country’s Campos basin.
[Read more…] about Petrobras to contract mega subsea decommissioning jobMarine Masters has completed its offshore scope for the decommissioning of the South Angsi Alpha (SAA) platform, operated by Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia.
[Read more…] about Marine Masters completes South Angsi Alpha decommissioningVietnamese officials confirmed that there was a devastating fire at the Song Doc offshore oil platform on Wednesday.
[Read more…] about Fire at Vietnam’s first offshore decommissioning projectOn 21 May 2025, a naming ceremony was held at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s Botlek location for Obana, a self-elevating heavy lift jack-up.
[Read more…] about Damen Shiprepair hosts naming ceremonyIn a landmark achievement for India’s energy sector, the Panna-Mukta and Tapti (PMT) joint venture partners – Shell, Reliance Industries, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have completed the country’s first offshore facilities decommissioning project with the safe removal of mid and south Tapti field facilities.
[Read more…] about India’s first offshore facilities decommissioning projectOffshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has mobilized its semi-submersible rig, the Paul B. Loyd Jr., to the Caledonia field in the UK sector of the North Sea in preparation for upcoming permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) operations.
[Read more…] about Dolphin Drilling’s rig prepares for P&A ops in North Sea
