BMT Snags Decommissioning Support Gig for CNRI

- BMT Snags Decommissioning Support Gig for CNRI

Thursday, September 01, 2011
BMT Group Ltd.

BMT Cordah, subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded a major contract by Canadian Natural Resources International (CNRI). This project will see BMT provide vital support and guidance for the environmental aspects during two of CNRI's decommissioning projects, both of which are currently in the planning and consenting phase.

CNRI's Murchison and Ninian Northern fields located in the northern North Sea have both been in operation since the early 1980s. To ensure compliance with the requirements of key legislation and regulations set out by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), CNRI turned to BMT to draw upon its expertise and knowledge of decommissioning projects which includes Shelley, North West Hutton and Maureen Alpha and dates back to 1995.

As part of its support, BMT will develop the necessary documentation to inform project decisions, assess and manage environmental issues and ultimately support CNRI's decommissioning programs submission to DECC for approval. This includes: register of environmental permits, licenses and consents; decommissioning waste management strategy; assessment of energy use and gaseous emissions; drill cuttings pile management assessment; comparative assessment of pipeline and jacket decommissioning options; EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) scoping report and subsequent Environmental Statement.

David Sell, Managing Director of BMT Cordah, commented, "The North Sea hosts almost 600 offshore platforms of which 54% are more than 15 years old. The average age of the decommissioned platforms in the North Sea to date is 17 years, indicating that decommissioning will become an increasingly significant issue in the region over the next decade. With strong experience in offshore operations, impact assessment and consenting procedures, our team of decommissioning experts are ideally placed to inform and manage the project for organizations such as CNRI."

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AF Group Awarded Decommissioning Work Offshore Germany

- AF Group Awarded Decommissioning Work Offshore Germany

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
AF Group

The AF Group has been awarded a Letter of Intent with Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator, regarding removal and recycling of the Norpipe H7-platform.

The platform is located at the German continental shelf of the North Sea, and has been a part of the pipeline which exports gas to Europe. The Letter of Intent covers planning, engineering, removal and demolition of the installation. The Letter of Intent also includes an option to decommission a similar platform, B11.

Environmental Base Vats on the west coast of Norway will be used as decommissioning site. The site is Europe's most modern decommissioning facility for decommissioned offshore installations.

The contract value is approx. NOK 420 million, excl. abovementioned option works. A condition for the contract is a final decision by the ownership Gassled on the implementation of the removal project.

The work will start immediately, and is planned to conclude by the end of 2016.

"The AF Group has built up expertise and capacity to handle removal and recycling of obsolete petroleum installations. It is therefore a recognition that Statoil, on behalf of Gassco, has chosen us for this mission. The work lays the foundation for further growth within our environmental business in the North Sea," said Pål Egil Rønn, CEO of the AF Group.

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DNS Outlines Strategy to Aid UK Companies in Decommissioning Work

DNS Outlines Strategy to Aid UK Companies in Decommissioning Work

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Rigzone Staff
by  Karen Boman

Decom North Sea (DNS), an industry body established in 2010 to assist UK companies in obtaining work opportunities in future North Sea decommissioning activity, now has more than 120 members, and is stepping up effort to help companies pursue decommissioning work opportunities.

DNS Chief Executive Brian Nixon said, "With around £1billion of decommissioning expenditure forecast annually for the UK North Sea by 2015 and only 7% of projects completed to date, there is a clear need for us to support our supply chain to secure maximum business potential.

"Compelling support was recorded for Decom North Sea to look at increasing current activities, namely networking events which provide value to our members; regional and topical focus groups; industry communication and knowledge sharing; mapping the supply chain strengths and capabilities; further development of appropriate contracting models: and facilitating introductions across the industry."

In addition, a range of more strategic initiatives and opportunities have been identified and prioritized including the following:-

• provision of detailed and reliable market intelligence drawn from existing industry sources and filtered to be easily accessible by DNS members – (an industry led workgroup has now been established to lead this initiative)
• facilitate groups of members to share information, form alliances, address technologies etc.
• research decommissioning in other sectors including nuclear and salvage, to study how they deal with timing uncertainty, identify areas for transfer of experience, cross business opportunities etc. – (a first workshop on nuclear synergies has been held, with a separate group reviewing the salvage industry)
• be active with governments, regulators and operators on behalf of DNS membership
• understand capabilities and gaps relating to people, processes and technologies, and then put in place mechanisms to address the issues and opportunities – (a skills steering group is now in place)
• promote existing capability, new capacity, case studies etc.
• engage with the financial investment community to understand their drivers – promote awareness of members capabilities and needs, facilitate introductions
• look overseas to identify market opportunities and to promote member capabilities.

Nixon added, "These initiatives are listed in line with the priorities established recently by board members. The next step is for Decom North Sea to scope out and assess the level and type of resource that will be required to progress and deliver them."

In line with the priorities identified, DNS has organized a program of events, seminars and share fairs in collaboration with regional energy development organizations and government agencies, with activity covering the north-east, Highlands and Central Belt in Scotland, and the north-east and south-east in England where most of the potential supply chain for the decommissioning market is based.

DNS Board Chairman Murdo MacIver said, "One of the principle reasons for setting up Decom North Sea was to provide a mechanism for sharing non commercial information and to establish a platform that would allow companies from across the industry to obtain consistent and clear information. The recent strategy consultation, which involved all the new directors recently voted onto the board, has fully supported this and it is great to see some real drive and enthusiasm from the board in delivering these strategic objectives."