(WO) – Awards for excellence in decommissioning were presented to CNOOC International and J+S Subsea at a celebratory dinner for more than 500 leaders of the North Sea specialist industry organized by OEUK as part of its annual Decommissioning Conference held in St Andrews, Scotland.
The CNOOC award sponsored by PDI Ltd, was for excellence in the decommissioning operator category and the J+S Subsea award sponsored by the North Sea Transition Authority, was for excellence in the supply chain category.
Runners up for the Operator Award were Enquest and Harbour Energy, and for the Supply Chain Award the runners up were DeepOcean and Exceed.
J+S Subsea won the award for its Legacy Locker initiative which focuses on repurposing and reusing underwater equipment to minimize waste and extend the lifecycle of critical components, helping operators avoid the high costs and long lead times associated with new equipment. It is a cost-effective scheme aligning with OEUK’s supply chain principles supporting sustainability through rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting.
The trophy was presented to Matt Blair of J+S Subsea by Pauline Innes, director of Supply Chain and Decommissioning at the North Sea Transition Authority.
CNOOC’s award was for the successful creation of an efficient multi-disciplined team, able to deliver fast, safe and cost-effective decommissioning in an environmentally responsible way. The new approach was used for abandoned North Sea wells in the Ettrick field, 75 miles northeast of Aberdeen. It has been successfully repeated in different operations with refinements to its management each time. The trophy was presented to Georgina Hosford and Innes Jordan of CNOOC International by Kirstie Langan Global Business Development Director at PDi Ltd.
The UK decommissioning industry is successfully tackling the legacy of Britain’s 50-year North Sea oil and gas industry with a target to decommission 200 disused oil and gas wells a year. The 2024 OEUK decommissioning conference to share expertise is sponsored by Repsol Resources with supporting sponsorship from Claxton Engineering and TAQA.
Ricky Thomson, decommissioning manager at Offshore Energies UK said: “Excellence in decommissioning is evident throughout the UK supply chain and operations community.
“The finalists and winners showed innovation, collaboration, teamwork and resilience in the face of technical and commercial challenges. The UK decommissioning industry should be proud of its achievements and OEUK are proud to acknowledge excellence amongst our members.”
