Heavy Lift
Heerema’s Aegir lifts 2,500-tonne RTM off Western Australia
As the decommissioning work at the Enfield oil field off North West Cape in Western Australia, Heerema’s heavy lift behemoth Aegir has been called into…
Largest decom job for Port of Blyth starts
With a combined weight of 7,000 tons, several topsides and jackets for the North Sea offshore oil and gas platforms were delivered to the Port…
OS 35 arrives at DECOM Amsterdam for dismantling
After keeping the final destination of the battered and dismantled bulker OS 35 undisclosed, Koole Contractors have brought it to DECOM Amsterdam.
Heerema’s Balder completes offshore removal of Morpeth TLP
Last month, Heerema’s deepwater construction vessel Balder completed the offshore removal of the Morpeth tension-leg platform (TLP) on behalf of Eni US Operating Company. The…
[VIDEO] How the Pioneering Spirit removed 27,000 tonnes of steel from Danish waters
During last summer, Allseas sent its mega heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit into the Danish part of the North Sea for a processing and accommodation…
Decommissioning
Pioneering Spirit to remove two platforms in the Irish Sea
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit will travel to the Irish Sea this year to remove two normally unmanned installations in the East Irish Sea.…
Offshore
Pioneering Spirit lifts 14,200-tonne Ninian Northern platform
PRESS Release – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed her third and final decommissioning job of 2020, a single-lift removal of the North…
Decommissioning
Allseas removes 27,000 tonnes of topsides and jackets from North Sea
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed a processing and accommodation topsides and flare jackets removal campaign as part of the…
Sleipnir performs its largest single lift jacket removal to date
Heerema’s semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has removed the 8100-metric-tonne Jotun-B jacket in the Norwegian North Sea for Vår Energi. During this project, skirt piles with…
Decommissioning
Allseas removes third platform from Brent field
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell UK’s Brent…
Decommissioning
Maersk Supply Service awarded North Sea decommissioning contract
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract by Fairfield Betula Limited for the removal of the Dunlin Alpha platform’s subsea conductors and guide frames.
Decommissioning
Coronavirus likely to spur decommissioning frenzy
With few profitable investment opportunities left as a result of the coronavirus, oil companies will likely increase their spending on decommissioning contracts. Global projects through…
Decommissioning
Allseas to remove 35,300 tonnes of topsides and jackets from North Sea
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas has been contracted to remove a total of 35,300 tonnes in topsides and jackets from the Norwegian North Sea. Platform preparations…
Offshore
World’s largest crane vessel to arrive in Rotterdam
PRESS RELEASE – The world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, Heerema’s Sleipnir, will arrive in the Port of Rotterdam for the first time on Saturday, March…
Offshore
Pioneering Spirit tests new 5,000-tonne crane
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas is ramping up the final performance tests of Pioneering Spirit’s new 5000-tonne crane as the final phase of commissioning nears conclusion…
Equipment
KenzFigee expands into UK market
PRESS RELEASE – Following a growing demand for offshore equipment and support in the emerging markets such as decommissioning and wind energy, KenzFigee has now…
Heavy-lifting
Video: Pioneering Spirit’s new Jacket Lift System explained
Allseas’ record-breaking construction vessel Pioneering Spirit will soon be able to remove and install jackets weighing up to 20,000 tonnes in a single lift. Systems…
Decommissioning
Maersk Decom wins first “end-to-end” decommissioning contract
PRESS RELEASE – Maersk Decom has won its first complete end-to-end plugging and abandonment decommissioning contract since the joint venture was established in 2018. The…
Decommissioning
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier completes first-ever decommissioning contract
Fred. Olsen WIndcarrier has completed its first-ever decommissioning contract with the removal of Perenco UK’s Tyne and Guinevere gas platforms, which were stationed in the…
Wreck removal
Ardent moves away from decommissioning to refocus on salvage
Ardent has announced it will refocus its business strategy away from decommissioning towards its core business of emergency management and wreck removal. The company will…