(WO) – Awards for excellence in decommissioning have been introduced to CNOOC Worldwide and J+S Subsea at a celebratory dinner for greater than 500 leaders of the North Sea specialist business organized by OEUK as a part of its annual Decommissioning Convention held in St Andrews, Scotland.
The CNOOC award sponsored by PDI Ltd, was for excellence within the decommissioning operator class and the J+S Subsea award sponsored by the North Sea Transition Authority, was for excellence within the provide chain class.
Runners up for the Operator Award have been Enquest and Harbour Vitality, and for the Provide Chain Award the runners up have been DeepOcean and Exceed.
J+S Subsea gained the award for its Legacy Locker initiative which focuses on repurposing and reusing underwater gear to reduce waste and lengthen the lifecycle of important elements, serving to operators keep away from the excessive prices and lengthy lead instances related to new gear. It’s a cost-effective scheme aligning with OEUK’s provide chain ideas supporting sustainability by means of rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting.
The trophy was introduced to Matt Blair of J+S Subsea by Pauline Innes, director of Provide Chain and Decommissioning on the North Sea Transition Authority.
CNOOC’s award was for the profitable creation of an environment friendly multi-disciplined workforce, capable of ship quick, protected and cost-effective decommissioning in an environmentally accountable manner. The brand new strategy was used for deserted North Sea wells within the Ettrick area, 75 miles northeast of Aberdeen. It has been efficiently repeated in numerous operations with refinements to its administration every time. The trophy was introduced to Georgina Hosford and Innes Jordan of CNOOC Worldwide by Kirstie Langan World Enterprise Improvement Director at PDi Ltd.
The UK decommissioning business is efficiently tackling the legacy of Britain’s 50-year North Sea oil and fuel business with a goal to decommission 200 disused oil and fuel wells a yr. The 2024 OEUK decommissioning convention to share experience is sponsored by Repsol Assets with supporting sponsorship from Claxton Engineering and TAQA.
Ricky Thomson, decommissioning supervisor at Offshore Energies UK mentioned: “Excellence in decommissioning is clear all through the UK provide chain and operations neighborhood.
“The finalists and winners confirmed innovation, collaboration, teamwork and resilience within the face of technical and industrial challenges. The UK decommissioning business needs to be happy with its achievements and OEUK are proud to acknowledge excellence amongst our members.”
