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commission have been sold on and

Ongoing UK North Sea decommissioning projects – data from OPRED have now been given a new lease of

Northern North Sea Central North Sea Southern North Sea life – such as the Armada hub, which

Osprey Jacky Ann and Alison is now under Chrysaor. Other options

Merlin Rev Pipeline Saturn (Annabel) include contracting out the world as a

Dunlin (DFGI pipeline) Ettrick and Blackbird Audrey package or outsourcing. Indeed, the

Brae B topsides Janice, James and Af? eck Markham ST1 supply chain has been gearing up to

Brent topsides Athena Viking Satellites pipelines offer new service models, with a num-

Leadon Rubie & Renee LPD1 ber of companies, including the likes

Murchison Miller Leman BH of BHGE, as well as new startups like

Schiehallion and Loyal (phase 1) Viking Satellites platforms

Well-Safe Solutions, offering integrat-

Don Thames Area (6 projects) ed well abandonment services. Stamford Welland

UK Continental Shelf

Decommissioning by the Numbers Future projects currently being considered – data from OPRED • More than 400 ? elds Northern North Sea Central North Sea Southern North Sea • >320 platforms Brae Area Beatrice Tyne South • >4000 wells Brent Atlantic and Cromarty Guinevere • >2 million-ton of topsides Ninian North Curlew VDP2 • 75,000-ton of subsea infrastructure Lochranza NW VDP3 • >20,000km of pipelines Nevis N11 Bains

Data from OGA Windermere www.marinetechnologynews.com

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