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Add to that the

Source: William Stoichevski “thousands” of wells

Island Offshore CEO,

Haavard Ulstein, told this writer are in need of plug and abandonment work — after new rules on plug depths — and there’s a vast backlog of well intervention work that starts with

IMR.

next 25 years. Its newly recerti? ed infrastructure “will enable and taking on decommissioned structures from offshore. Sup- operators to pursue new gas projects in the northern part of the ply chain manager NorSea is also understood to be marshalling

Danish North Sea”.

interests and competence in Canada for a “one-stop shop” base

Oceaneering, BP and Equinor aren’t alone in getting AUVs like CCB Subsea.

to cover both the asset — and environmental — integrity sides

Norwegian online business directories con? rm CCB Subsea of inspection. Among others, Eni has combined on a cost-ef- earnings are on the rise after acquiring engineering consultancy fective Clean Sea “drone” for deep water which is understood

Logiteam and Logiteam Subsea. Equipped with engineers, in- to do pipeline inspection, water sampling and visual inspection cluding design engineers, the company can now recondition of subsea protection systems, jackets and cathodes. Others like and redesign subsea wellhead equipment and drilling kit shore-

Swire Subsea have invested in the capable payloads of Kongs- side to meet recerti? cation requirements. berg Maritime’s Hugin AUVs. “CCB Subsea understands recerti? cation, and our engineers have extensive experience with recerti? cation projects and the

RECERTIFICATION WAVE relevant standards governing the design and recerti? cation of

While recerti? cation by IMR revives the Danish offshore in- well control equipment,” the company says, adding, “Together dustry and helps Aberdeen earn, it’s also providing novel busi- with DNV GL, CCB Subsea will ensure that your well control ness streams in Norway for an unexpected segment: the coastal equipment is ? t for another ? ve years in service.” base. Armed with new best practices — speci? cally DNV GL’s

Meanwhile, in Canada, parent company, NorSea, appears to

Best Practice No. RP-E101: Recerti? cation of Well-control see the big picture offered by onshore maintenance and recer-

Equipment — the shore-based maintenance side of subsea IMR ti? cation of subsea assets. In a statement, Bruce Dyke, Presi- can also earn by recertifying wellhead equipment for compli- dent of Integrated Logistics, comments, “The establishment of ance-minded rig owners, equipment resellers or operator ? eld a Canadian Supply Base Company is a positive step towards extensions. Compliance with new rules, or recerti? cation, developing the life-of-? eld support (including subsea services) opens another path toward less risk and life extension.

The busy Norwegian CEO of CCB Subsea, Nils Frederik the industry needs for continued development and growth in the offshore oil and gas sector.”

Fjaervik, can’t talk to us when we call, but he con? rms his

The new strictures on IMR, it seems, are giving many a new coastal base, with the support of Danish NorSea Group, now lease on life.

offers recerti? cation IMR work while serving as a base for rigs

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