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1 DECOM Issue 25 NEWS AUGUST 2016 decomnorthsea.com 1

2 MEET THE DECOM TEAM DIRECTOR S FOREWORD Roger Esson Chief Executive Karen Seath General Manager Welcome to the latest edition of Decom News. It s nearly four months since I started in my role as Chief Executive - and it s been a busy period for Decom North Sea. It was really encouraging that the first event of my tenure was a record-breaking one. Many of you will have attended Decom Offshore in May and will be aware of the sheer number of delegates and exhibitors more than we ve ever experienced before. The event was a sell-out, with over 400 in attendance, and I know we could have sold many more tickets clear proof that there is a real appetite to engage with the decommissioning market and recognise the part that can be played by so many. What was also very clear was the growing understanding that none of us are in the business of accelerating decommissioning; far from it. Rather the strong message I heard throughout the conference was focused upon our common purpose; to ensure we re effectively managing the decommissioning process, whilst maximising economic recovery. This is a message which is reflected by the OGA s recently-released Decommissioning Strategy. Pamela Ogilvie Business Manager Jennifer Dunbar Marketing & Events Manager Fundamental to the approach outlined by the OGA s strategy will be industry adoption of L2P2, our Late Life Planning Portal. L2P2 launched at our August Lunch and Learn and will provide the ultimate late life and decommissioning toolkit; a repository for lessons learned, a forum for discussion, and a gateway to contacts, analytics and market information. A toolkit such as this provides fundamental support in achieving the overarching objectives, developing capability, Roger Esson Chief Executive Decom North Sea delivering efficiency and - dare I say it facilitating collaboration. Once launched, I urge you to go in, take a good look around and consider submitting your valuable knowledge; industry professionals like you are the key to the success of L2P2. I d also like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all those who have dedicated their time and expertise to the creation of this seminal toolkit. For those yet to experience it, L2P2 will also be on show in St Andrews, at our Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held in conjunction with Oil & Gas UK in November. History indicates that this will be a sell-out event, so make sure you avoid the waiting list and book your delegate place early. Last year, the introduction of an improved enhanced presence format provided those who took part with the opportunity to comprehensively showcase their relevant services to their target audience. For further information, please contact Jennifer Dunbar at jdunbar@decomnorthsea.com Izzie Bryce Digital Marketing & Events Manager Jenny McRae Admin & Projects Officer And now a word on the UK s decision to leave the European Union. What does it mean for decommissioning? Throughout the referendum campaign Decom North Sea maintained a stance of political neutrality. We are an industry body and we exist to represent and support you through this period. From Decom North Sea s perspective, the fundamentals are this: North Sea oil and gas is still flowing; facilities still need to be maintained; decommissioning activity will still happen. The UK decommissioning industry will still require access to equipment and knowledge from Europe and across the globe and our overarching objective does not change; we will continue working to achieve cost-efficient decommissioning solutions. These continue to be challenging times for us all, and challenging times so often provide the catalyst for pioneering attitudes. We look forward to meeting our global members at several events in the next few months. And finally, I d like to take this opportunity to recognise that our chairman, Callum Falconer, has taken the decision to retire from his position. As chairman of Decom North Sea, Callum hasn t just helped formalise strategies, he has played a major role in defining those strategies. For his dedication to his role, we are incredibly grateful, and I d like to take this opportunity to wish Callum well in the future. Laura Gibson Finance Manager In this issue pg4 Projects Update - Collaboration is Key pg 6 Launch of Late Life Planning Portal pg 8 Market Intelligence Update pg 10 pg 12 pg 18 Brent Decommissioning Update Cost Conscious Decommissioning Member News Design & Production PR & Copywriting Decom North Sea would like to thank Shell for the front cover image 2 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 3

3 DECOM NORTH SEA - Projects Update DECOM NORTH SEA COLLABORATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS IN DECOM NORTH SEA S OWN PROJECT DELIVERY Decom industry experts gathered in Aberdeen in May to contribute to an Ideas Hopper halfday workshop working together to brainstorm potential areas for Decom North Sea to consider carrying out projects. Over 60 ideas were generated then teams worked up a selection of those that the entire group felt had most potential. One of the front-runners concerned accessibility and availability of technical data for each asset before Cessation of Production or before the procurement process for its decommissioning commencing. Early and open access to technical data relevant to each element of decommissioning, would enable the supply chain to innovate, plan and offer better solutions, thus reducing costs, time, and uncertainty whilst improving knowledge management. Although some of the relevant data already exist (and there are current initiatives ongoing to identify these), delegates see significant issues, including disparate data sets, non-standardised data, poor quality data and commercial sensitivities. Would you like to be involved in a work group to review current data initiatives being undertaken by industry, academia and other organisations and determine Decom North Sea s role in this field? If so, please contact Karen Seath at kseath@decomnorthsea.com Stewart Davies Decom North Sea Non-Executive Director Early Contractor Engagement Set Up Methodology to help operators/ buyers select/engage with potential contractors at earlier stage in decom programmes. EIA Roadmap Set Up Roadmap for delivery of Environmental Impact Assessments. Mapping Decom Initiatives Early Stage Map current industry, academic and other decommissioning related initiatives; remove duplication. Best practise evidence-based toolkit available to Decom North Sea members Improved tender execution; influence contracting strategies; enable innovative and efficient solutions. Template format available via DECC website Reduce time and cost for operators to prepare and for DECC to assess EIA. Database of decom initiatives, showing interconnection and overlap. Remove duplication and cost, industry collaboration. Member support from PDI. Potential to incorporate lessons/ case studies into L2P2. Member support from Ramboll Environ. Re-engagement with original working group under process. Project scope developed. Member support from Bibby. Questionnaire complete. Mapping system being progressed. Project Stage Objectives Key Deliverables & Benefits Status / Next steps Multiparty Well P&A Monitor Develop collaborative P&A campaigns with OGA, DECC and Decom North Sea members. Supply Chain capability/ capacity Incentivised pilot multi-party project. Reduced costs/efficient Well P&A. Monitor Mapping supply chain capacity. Understanding supply chain capability/capacity on the main decommissioning processes. Improved understanding of capability gaps. Decom North Sea supporting OGA. Two Hackathons held for 23 and 29 June OGA to deliver output at EEEGR and DNS events by the Autumn. May 26 Ideas hopper workshop output. Aligns with the work DNS is doing through the OGA Decom Board Supply Chain Capability work stream. Market Intelligence Ongoing Provision of key market intelligence including business opportunities. Late Life Planning Portal (L2P2) Late Stage Creation of planning tool for transition from late life to decom, combines learnings of operators and major contractors. Online market intelligence data for members via the Decom North Sea website. Wider understanding of market and opportunities for members. Online integrated roadmap; structured repository of standards, practises, tools, templates, learning. Increase effectiveness and efficiency of industry. Interactive map available on DNS website. New forecast information on CoP dates now available via the map. User Acceptance Testing successful. Lessons Learned project incorporated. Launch expected at Lunch & Learn, 23 August. Data: Accessibility, Availability, Standardisation Ideas Hopper Enable accessibility, availability and standardisation of decom data, as well as a common understanding of what is needed. Access to centralised, standardised data. Reduce risk, costs and time. More efficient and effective planning/execution. May 26 Ideas hopper workshop output. Review data initiatives with The Datalab and DNS members. Agreement on level of DNS involvement, i.e. to lead or support? Pilot study under development. Workshop scheduled for 13 Sept. Re-Use of Structural Steel Review & Publicise Promote circular economy opportunities. Explore potential development of a structural steel re-use supply chain. Analyse current decom projects to establish potential intersectorial market demand for structural steel. Cost-efficiencies for construction. Jobs and skills for supply chain. AMEC FW contracted. Zero Waste Scotland funded. Final Report published and launched at Decom Offshore Conference (May 2016). Next steps to be explored. SEPA Mattress Guidelines Ideas Hopper Categorisation of mattresses. Guidelines to minimise costs and environmental impacts. Industry guidelines on mattresses decommissioning. Minimise costs and promote clear methodology. Adoption of novel solutions (with O&GUK) Review & Publicise Study into barriers to adoption of new technology in decom and how these will be overcome. Report with guidelines and best practise. Reduced costs. Ways to increase uptake of new technology. ARUP contracted. Oil & Gas UK funded. Final report launched and available on Decom North Sea website. Salvage & Decom Synergies Ideas Hopper Enable transfer of learnings from salvage industry to O&G decom sector. Case studies overview. Transferable technologies and methodologies identified, and ways to increase their uptake. Enable learnings; reduced cost/ more effective removal. Project definition being reviewed. Potential delivery help being investigated. Reuse Review & Publicise Overcome reuse challenges and determine enablers; show the extent and understand viability of reuse in O&G market. Develop Reuse Overview, CE/ Reuse case studies booklet. Enhanced understanding/ knowledge of reuse options in O&G market. SLR contracted. Zero Waste Scotland funded. Final Report launched on 1 December at Decom North Sea/Zero Waste Scotland event. A summary of the current status of all Decom North Sea s current projects is at decomnorthsea.com/projects 4 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 5

4 DECOM NORTH SEA DECOM NORTH SEA LATE LIFE PLANNING PORTAL LAUNCH L2P2 will be launched at our lunch and learn on 23 August! We are very excited about the launch and are extremely proud of what we have achieved for our membership and for industry. However, like many projects it was not plain sailing all the way. The portal was ready to launch at Decom Offshore in May, but the project Steering Group took the tough decision to delay the launch. Project Manager Pamela Ogilvie explains: Our IT contractor, Business Port, delivered the initial concept for us ahead of the conference, but we believed that it needed additional functionality and flexibility before we officially launched the portal. In addition, we wanted the portal to be easily managed and edited by ourselves which meant it needed to be based more in a SharePoint environment. Following a due diligence period with the Steering Group and an independent consultant, we awarded this additional work to Aberdeen SharePoint specialists, Evoke IT Ltd. We believe this combination of knowledge and expertise from both Business Port and Evoke has delivered the product we hoped for, and I am really delighted with the outcome. One of the key changes was to simplify the workflow which, on reflection, Pamela felt was overly complicated in the concept version. These simplifications, coupled with some changes to the look and functionality of the portal will provide an easy-to-use toolbox with access to a wide range of value adding information for those involved in decommissioning planning and execution. Pamela adds: Through our engaged Workstream Champions, we have now populated the portal with what we have characterised as foundation tools, while other tools and lessons learned are now in place. It is now up to industry to share the tools and processes that have materially added value to their projects, so that others can share the benefits. Given the incredible level of collaboration to date on this project, I am confident that L2P2 will be adopted as an industry standard information portal. We are already working on the next version of L2P2, and we believe that the potential of the portal is almost limitless. For more information please visit or contactus@l2p2.net Pamela Ogilvie Decom North Sea Business Manager BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Introducing Alan Edwards, Service Specialists board member. Alan hails from North Wales where he first began his career as an electronics/video engineer. He ran away to sea at a relatively late age (his words) in 1982, to take up a career with Rockwater in the fledgling ROV industry. This did not prove to be the easiest career move he has made as ROVs at that time were somewhat basic, less than reliable and struggling to gain acceptance in the offshore industry. This resulted in long, hard-working days and offshore trips of a length that wouldn t be deemed acceptable today. The upside to this was the opportunity to travel to, and work in, countries such as China, India and Egypt. After seven years working in offshore roles he took up his first project management position at Rockwater and, following subsequent managerial roles with a number of companies, joined Bibby Offshore in 2008 becoming Operations Director in During the eight years he has been at Bibby he has been involved with a significant number of decommissioning projects and has put in place full-time personnel resources dedicated solely to decommissioning activities. Alan says: I m very proud to be part of a team delivering successful decommissioning campaigns which so far has resulted in the recovery of over 44 structures, 23,000m of flexibles and risers, 14,500m of flowlines, in excess of 17,000m of umbilicals and over 1,100 concrete mats. When not involved in decom activities Alan s focus is on his four grandchildren and a passion for rugby union. He is an ardent supporter of the Welsh national team. According to my friends constantly and persistently refer to (harp on about) the historic successes of the 60s and 70s and the glory days of Gareth Edwards, Barry John et al, says Alan. Alan Edwards Decom North Sea Non-Executive Director DECOM NORTH SEA CHAIRMAN STEPS DOWN Want to Raise Your Profile? Decom News offers a range of advertising opportunities for companies looking to get themselves noticed within the offshore decommissioning industry. Printed copies of Decom News are distributed to all Decom North Sea members Copies distributed at major UK and International exhibitions and conferences Electronic copies sent to a growing database of over 1000 key industry contacts with an interest in decommissioning Available to 38,000 online visitors each year at DECOM NEWS Issue 24 May 2016 In this issue Contributing Ideas for Future DNS Projects Launch of Late Life Planning Portal Leadon Decommissioning Programme Approved Rigs to Railways Closing in on the Circular Economy Member News MEMBER NEWS Callum Falconer Decom North Sea Chairman Being Chairman of our organisation has been a privilege, and a lot of fun too. Decom North Sea is in good hands, and I wish everyone associated with Decom North Sea all the very best for the future. After two years as Chairman, and four years on the board of directors, I have decided not to stand for re-election. I have not taken this decision lightly; however I have recently started my own consultancy business having left Marathon Oil after 28 years and so this is new territory for me. Whilst I have made a good start, the rest of the year is very uncertain and equally uncertain is my ability to commit to being Decom North Sea Board Chairman for a further period. As I mentioned at our Conference in May, the last 10 months have been very interesting, as we watched the decommissioning landscape change as a result of the Wood Report. The Report demanded a Single Voice for decommissioning and contemplated a new regulator, which became the OGA. During this time, we decided not to seek a new Chief Executive until we had clear focus on all of these moving parts, and over this period I had the pleasure of supporting our interim CEO Karen Seath and her team as we reacted to and managed this changing environment. For more information on rates and availability jdunbar@decomnorthsea.com Now that the dust has settled, we have appointed Roger Esson as our Chief Executive, who is supported by a very energised and capable executive team along with an engaged board of directors and it s time to hand over the reins. 6 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 7

5 DECOM NEWS DECOM NEWS WELL ABANDONMENT & SURVEY WORKSHOP In May, long term Board member, Dr Tom Leeson of Reverse Engineering Services Ltd. and his colleague, Dr Darrel Shaw, delivered a Well Abandonment Workshop in Aberdeen, for Decom North Sea. The event, entitled Well Abandonment: Insight and Opportunities was jointly hosted by SPE Aberdeen, and specifically targeted at increasing the understanding of the underlying challenges inherent in well abandonment and the strategic opportunities for cost reduction. The key note address was delivered by Steve Cromer, Continuing Education Officer for SPE Aberdeen, during which he introduced current anticipated spend on well abandonment in the UK and highlighted the importance of abandonments in the decommissioning sector. Tom structured the event around 3 key themes in the form of short presentations: regulations and their impact current abandonment practices the planning process and the role of cost estimation These contrasted the merits and potential pitfalls of the common regulatory approaches MARKET INTELLIGENCE UPDATE Decom North Sea understands the importance of collating reliable and highquality information on decommissioning activity. For this reason, we are fully committed to provide our members with updo-date information, with particular focus to date on decom projects/programmes, ports and yards, and business opportunities. We have recently launched our Interactive map by which users can navigate through all the information contained in our database. Initially, the map included information only about decom Ports/Yards (red dots) and current decommissioning projects (yellow dots). During the last month, we have improved the map, by adding: Fields with Cessation of Production (CoP) expected between Fields with Cessation of Production (CoP) expected between Completed Decommissioning Projects (Brown dots) As you can see from the image, the fields by CoP dates are divided by country (Blue = UK, Orange = Netherlands, Green = Norway, Pink = Denmark). around the world, highlighted the range of commonly employed options for abandonment and the challenges and opportunities of a rigless approach, and the importance of recognising and managing the unknowns within potential workscopes. After each presentation, the audience was posed the following questions respectively: should we have prescriptive or goaloriented regulation? how do we choose appropriate methods and technologies? when and how should engineering and service contractors be involved in the engineering and planning process? Following on from that, the audience was invited to debate these topics in small groups, before feeding back comments, observations and conclusions to the audience as a whole. It was extremely useful to have participation from the new regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority, and from a number of knowledgeable practitioners from the membership. The third question when and how should engineering and service However, for Decom North Sea, market intelligence is not only a matter of current activity. As a Decom North Sea member, you have access to sub-sections, which offer overviews and insights on particular aspects of the decommissioning market, such as generic market data and projections, insights on Well P&A, case studies from our Tom Leeson Decom North Sea Non-Executive Director contractors be involved in the engineering and planning process? - elicited the most lively debate; the fundamental benefits of focusing on bottom-up engineering long before Cessation of Production being a hot topic. All those who attended found the process extremely useful in getting a better understanding of the key approaches required in order to think strategically and deliver efficient cost reduction. members directory, and an introduction to Offshore Wind Decommissioning. Recently, we added a new section: Decommissioning & Environment. The new page offers: An overview of all the environmental regulations that might be applied to a decommissioning programme An introduction to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) with guidelines and case studies An overview on the debate surrounding OSPAR 98/3 and Total Removal Our market intelligence constantly grows and improves. We want to make sure that our members have access to useful and reliable information. For this reason, please send us feedback and suggestions on how we could offer a better information platform. For feedback and suggestions related to market intelligence, please feel free to contact us at info@decomnorthsea.com Digital Benefits of Decom North Sea Membership A key reason why many companies join Decom North Sea is that they are keen to raise their profile within the decommissioning sector. We offer various opportunities to our members who are looking to increase their profile; including speaking, exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities at our conferences and events and editorial coverage in this publication, Decom News. We also offer our members access to a number of digital opportunities to raise their organisation s profile and gain maximum benefit from their Decom North Sea membership. Our website (decomnorthsea.com) was redesigned last year with the primary focus of being the Hub of Decommissioning Information and a showcase for the decommissioning capabilities of our member companies. Over the last year, over 46,000 users have visited the site. Members of Decom North Sea have the opportunity to: Feature in our Members Directory Our member supplier and services directory is the most visited area of our website. All members of Decom North Sea are set up with their own profile providing them with the opportunity to showcase exactly what they can offer the decommissioning process, from planning right through to eventual removal and disposal and all associated professional services. All members have log-in details to manage and update their own profile page as frequently as they wish. Submit Press Releases Ensure your communications team includes Decom North Sea in its press release circulation list. Press releases (along with images) will be featured in the Member News pages of our website, which is also visible on the home page, shared across our social media platforms and fortnightly e-bulletins. To find out more, please contact our Digital Marketing and Events Manager, Izzie Bryce at ibryce@decomnorthsea.com Submit Company Case Studies All of these opportunities are offered to all of our member companies at no additional cost, making this a cost-effective digital marketing avenue for your company. Decom North Sea members have the opportunity to share case studies on the website. The website links member profiles, case studies and news together to build a comprehensive picture of your company s engagement with the Decom North Sea website. Feature as a Member Spotlight Our homepage features a Member Spotlight which promotes one of our member companies. This changes on a daily basis and links directly to their member profile. Social Media Decom North Sea has a LinkedIn and Twitter presence, with 1,850 Twitter Followers and 2,750 Group Members on LinkedIn (figures both accurate as at 9 Aug 2016). These platforms are used to engage with our members and stakeholders, share news and developments from our members and the wider decommissioning industry. 8 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 9

6 FEATURE ARTICLE FEATURE ARTICLE BRENT DECOMMISSIONING MEETS DELTA MILESTONES After 10 years of detailed planning, Shell s Brent Decommissioning Project is heading towards the major milestone of submitting its Decommissioning Programme (DP) to DECC later in We have held around thirty meetings with our key stakeholders since April, to present the emerging recommendations for decommissioning the Brent Field, said Project Director Alistair Hope, and followed up with two very well-supported public events in early July, in partnership with the IMechE, in London and Aberdeen. Arriving at the recommendations has been a long process, said Hope. They are the result of many years of research, involving engineering studies, expert input, scientific assessments, consultation and rigorous review. An Independent Review Group of eminent scientists has commented on over 300 studies commissioned since the beginning of the Project in Since 2007 Shell has also conducted extensive stakeholder engagements, receiving input from more than 400 individuals across around 180 organisations in the UK and Europe. EMERGING RECOMMENDATIONS The Brent Field infrastructure has: In line with DECC s regulations, we are well advanced in plugging and making safe the 154 wells, and are preparing to remove all four of the platform s topsides, recover seabed debris, and remove the attic oil trapped at the top of some of the subsea storage cells, said Hope. For decisions not specified within the regulations, Shell is required to complete a detailed process of comparative assessment to identify and examine the various options for decommissioning. four topsides with a combined weight of more than 100,000 tonnes; three concrete gravity base structures (GBS), weighing more than 300,000 tonnes each, used to anchor the topsides to the sea bed; one steel jacket weighing 31,500 tonnes 103 km of pipelines; 154 wells; and 64 storage tanks Hope explains, A Comparative Assessment weighs up the pros and cons of various decommissioning options against key criteria identified by the regulator DECC. The objective is for us to show, on balance, which option provides the best solution. The key criteria are safety, technical feasibility, societal impacts, environmental impact, and cost. If approved, the next step will be for DECC to apply to OSPAR for derogation on Shell s behalf for any structures not proposed to be removed. Our emerging recommendations will include leaving the gravity base structures, Brent Alpha jacket footings, drill cuttings and cell contents in place. These recommendations are consistent with what other operators dealing with similar structures have concluded, and had approved. DELTA DE-MANNING Alistair Hope Project Director Most GBS in the North Sea were not intended to be removed once they had been installed. There are considerable engineering challenges and safety risks associated with cutting through, lifting and transporting the reinforced concrete legs for removal, and on balance, we believe that the safest and most responsible solution is to leave the GBS legs, and oil storage cells in place, marked with a navigation aid and on the FishSAFE database. At the request of stakeholders, Shell has doubled the public consultation process from the standard 30 days, to 60 days to enable people to fully review the documentation. After all the detailed planning and study, we are confident that the proposals in the DP are safe, technically achievable, financially and socially responsible, and environmentally sound, said Hope. Operationally there has also been extensive activity to complete essential work scopes, in preparation for the final de-manning of the Delta platform this summer. I am delighted with the progress the Project has made in the last few months, said Hope. Everyone has been working extremely hard to ensure the Delta platform work scopes have been completed for de-manning, ahead of the topside lift in We are expecting to take the final crews off Delta shortly. When the last people leave the platform it will be an iconic moment, marking the beginning of the end of an era for the Brent Field. However, the submission of the DP to DECC will see the start of the next chapter of the Brent story, which reaches its 40th anniversary of first production in November Brent Charlie is still in production, and decommissioning is anticipated to take another decade, due to the size, complexity and location of the field s infrastructure 186 kms north-east of Shetland. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY - HOW NASA USED SPACE TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM FOR BRENT A key challenge facing the Brent team has been to understand more about the contents of the storage cells at the base of the GBS. Although there had been extensive modelling, there was a desire from both the team and stakeholders to access the cells - which have nearly 1 metre thick reinforced concrete walls - and characterise the cell contents as evidence for the comparative assessment process, and ultimately for assurance on the recommendations in the DP. Shell has a strong track record of using innovative technology, said Roddy Macfarlane, Brent Decommissioning Business Improvement Lead, and we are always open to learning from other industries. After several attempts to develop technology to access the cells, Shell s Game Changer network enabled a dialogue to take place with NASA to develop and implement an innovative solution to access the cells through existing pipework. NASA expertise in navigation systems and miniaturization helped develop the concept which involved launching a tethered Sonar Sphere into a storage cell, using existing pipework, to produce a 3-D image and enable an estimate of sediment volume to be made. We were very impressed with NASA s approach to problem solving, and their relentless pursuit of success, which matched the philosophy we have applied to the challenges of decommissioning Brent. The collaboration enabled the device to be tested in a range of NASA facilities, such as the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, and testing the sonar in an old missile silo, similar in size to the Brent cells. After several setbacks on Brent Delta, the team were successful on Brent Bravo, providing really clear images that enabled the size, volume and distribution of the sediment at the bottom of the cell to be characterised. The success of the sonar imaging was a real breakthrough, and as we prepare to submit the recommendations in the DP for managing the cell contents we have a high level of assurance for our stakeholders that our original modelling was in line with the current findings. Macfarlane is in no doubt about the benefits of the investment, Working with NASA has been a great lesson in how to adapt and develop new technologies, and the sonar sphere is a wonderful example of innovative engineering skills in practice, which should prove to be a re-usable concept. A NEW CRANE FOR BRENT ALPHA WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES, SAVING TIME AND COSTS A substantial heavy lift programme to replace the old crane on the Brent Alpha platform was successfully completed in under two days, in June Having been in service for several decades, the crane had become limited in its operability and availability, which was impacting on the time required for the essential campaign to plug and make safe the wells, ahead of decommissioning the topside, jacket and infrastructure. At first it seemed counter- intuitive to be investing in new equipment for a platform that is due to be decommissioned, said project manager Pieter Hendriks, so we worked with a team of consultants from predictive simulation specialists Lanner, to create a model based on the P&A process, aimed at improving our understanding of inter-related parameters such as deck space, crane availability and logistics. The model compared a number of scenarios, to establish the constraints, threat to timescales, and the opportunities for maximising operational efficiencies. Planning started in 2015, and Dutch company Kenz Figee were awarded the contract to supply the new crane, customised to Shell s requirements for Alpha. In Q Saipem Ltd were contracted to manage the heavy lift, and the work scopes included collecting the crane from Kenz, transporting to the When we reviewed the crane s capabilities, and combine that with the study of the optimum use of the deck space required for laying down pipes and reclaimed materials, replacing and upgrading the crane made sound business sense. Brent Field, removing the old crane and pedestal, fitting the new pedestal and fixing the new crane, and removing a large ACTM (additional compression train module) from the deck to free up much needed space. After the vessel arrived at Alpha the entire work programme was completed in just one and half days. The careful, detailed planning, and efficient execution by the contractors, meant that the new Alpha crane was in place and ready for commissioning with minimum disruption to operations, said Hendriks, and the new crane will be soon be ready to optimise the well campaign Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 11

7 FEATURE ARTICLE FEATURE ARTICLE COST CONSCIOUS DECOMMISSIONING: ROSE AND STAMFORD Decommissioning gas fields is an expensive business. Finding cost saving synergies is a fundamental requirement in Centrica s approach to decommissioning its assets, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the recently completed Rose and Stamford decommissioning project in the Southern North Sea. Centrica project manager Chris Arkless helped to install the Stamford facilities in 2008 and 10 Pipe recovery at Amethyst A2D has led the project to decommission them. It was great to work on a project with which I was already very familiar, he said. Stamford and Rose presented common challenges; both fields were situated in shallow water where there was poor visibility and high tidal currents. They also presented particular challenges, with geological issues at Rose and Stamford having been tied back to a platform in the Dutch sector. But we were able to put together a strong and synchronised programme to decommission them both safely and efficiently. Chris focused on decommissioning Stamford first, before moving on to tackle Rose although some of the decommissioning work was carefully scheduled to take advantage of vessel availability to service both fields. The J6A platform for Stamford had a shutdown scheduled for June 2016 which we needed to avoid, and we also had to plan around getting access to the Amethyst A2D platform at Rose, said Chris. The first phase of decommissioning the Stamford field involved preparations to remove the tree and the wellhead protection structure. Well abandonment was undertaken by the Paragon B391 jackup drill rig which, through another coincidence, was the same rig that originally drilled the Stamford well. The last phase of the work involved the pipe cleaning and abandonment of the remaining Stamford subsea facilities, which included the gas export line that tied back to the Markham J6A Compression Tower in the Dutch North Sea sector. A third of the pipeline and umbilical was in the Dutch sector as indeed was the tieback platform. This meant we had to comply with both UK and Dutch regulations and ensure that all subsea assets that were recovered were returned back to their respective country for recycling. The final diving support vessel (DSV) phase was purposefully scheduled to May 2016 to coincide with platform operations, better weather and tidal conditions to minimise downtime. Rose presented its own unique decommissioning challenges. Whilst preparing to decommission the field, a particular problem was identified with the over pressured Plattendolomit formation a high pressure brine bearing formation. Due to tops of cement and the casing configuration within the well, there were only limited options available for setting the abandonment plug. Three options were considered, and extensively reviewed before selection. Centrica s preferred option was to adopt Hydrawell s Hydrahemera system technology which runs a jetting tool and a cement stinger with an Archimedes screw as one tool into the well. The jetting tool washed and cleaned out the debris in the annulus Rose Fast Facts behind the perforated casing. The tool was then converted to cement operations, which jets and rotates to force cement behind the casing, enabling the plugging material to be positioned as required and creating a proper barrier. This was its first dual string abandonment application in the UK. Girish Kabra, Centrica s Pre-Sanction Development and Decommissioning Manager for the UK and the Netherlands, said: Our well engineering team review process discovered the technology had a good track record and extensive onshore testing provided further reassurance. Using this method the process took just six and a half days as opposed to 18 days for the alternative option of cutting, pulling and then pilot milling around 1,000ft of casing. This way the project was completed in less time and with less risk of increased costs that lengthy operations of this nature always run, said Girish. By looking for new innovative processes available, we have improved our efficiency by plugging the well using less time and incurring less cost. Based on the guidelines produced by Oil & Gas UK, a cement plug was used to provide a barrier between the reservoir and the overpressured formation and two permanent barriers were placed to provide barriers to surface. Decommissioning the Rose facilities was also a three-phase operation. Tied back to a normally unmanned installation, the Perencooperated Amethyst 2D, phase one of the Rose decommissioning campaign involved a Field Discovered 1998 First Gas - January 2004 Well Subsea production well, water depth 26.2m Location - Rose well located in UK Sector block 47/15b tied back to Amethyst A2D platform Licensee Centrica 100% Cessation of Production September 2010 Gas Produced MMBOE of gas production during Rose well lifecycle 10-day DSV campaign with Subsea 7 s Seven Pelican. Three divers were required for each diving bell run, with each run lasting six hours as they isolated the pipeline and prepared the Rose tree for well plugging and abandonment. Originally scheduled for 45 days, the plugging and abandonment of the Rose well came in a day ahead of plan. I d like to recognise the collaborative support we received from Perenco throughout these decommissioning operations, said Chris. The team recognised at an early stage that we needed to collaborate with Perenco to be successful and Perenco provided us with great support to access the A2D platform when required. Concrete Mattress Recovery at Rose The majority of the Rose pipeline was left in situ with the pipeline cut and buried at a depth of 750mm. The sections next to the wellhead and to the base of the riser were removed completely as were the end sections of the umbilical. One of the last decommissioning activities was the removal of 110 concrete mattresses by ROV working from the Seven Pacific in shallow water, poor visibility and strong tides. Like all of the recovered material from these two decommissioning projects the mattresses were brought ashore for recycling. We re delighted at how the project has been managed so smoothly, commented Girish. We got off to a flying start with a programme of continuous engagement with DECC that meant it took just 10 weeks to get approval for the Stamford Decommissioning Plan, and only nine weeks for Rose. During the execution phase of the projects, implementation of new technology, early involvement with contractors and a campaign approach for these two projects led to substantial cost savings, and both projects were executed safely. You can t hope for much better than that. Concrete mattresses secured on deck New Technology - HydrahemeraTM tool used for well P&A 12 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 13

8 FEATURE ARTICLE THE THREE As OF TRANSFORMING DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGY Volatile market conditions, unprofitable fields and a raft of other factors have fast-tracked decommissioning planning to the top of the agenda in the North Sea. Though not a financially attractive option for operators, it is now a necessity and the impetus is on identifying and implementing cost-effective technology solutions with safety at the fore. Adoption, adaptation and efficient administration are the buzzwords to allow innovation and transformation of this burgeoning sector. ITF and its global members have spearheaded a campaign to seek and select solutions to overcome the most pertinent problems in well plugging and abandonment (P&A) activity. A series of Calls for Proposals is already underway inviting the technology developer community to submit their innovations. If successful, the most viable technologies will be given funding and support through joint industry projects with potential to be accelerated to market. Technology transfer According to the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA), the majority of decommissioning activity remains unlikely to occur until after 2018, with a potential peak of activity in the early 2020s and onwards into the 2030s. As a relatively immature industry, innovation in P&A needs to go beyond conventional reverse engineering practices to curtail costs and mitigate risk. Review of three proposal themes is already underway: through tubing logging; removal of downhole casing and tubing; and alternatives to cement plugs, with many applications coming from out with the oil and gas sector. Technology transfer from the medical, nuclear, aerospace and automotive industries, for example, have been proven to be equally or more transformative than new technology development. Q4 of this year will see the launch of the next Call for Proposals and ITF welcomes submissions for new or enhanced technology to address effective sealant placement during the abandonment phase. This should aim to improve the quality, setting capabilities, and placement of cement or a cement alternative, to reduce the chance of contamination. To ensure effective hydraulic sealing takes place, solutions to manipulate casing, tubing and liners will also be considered. Ben Foreman Senior Technology Analyst - ITF There are a number of opportunities for future calls based on technology challenges identified by ITF members. These will be aligned to themes instigated by the Technology Leadership Board and other organisations to ensure broad industry demands are being met. Pioneering spirit According to the Royal Academy of Engineering, there are more than 250 fixed installations, 250 subsea production systems, 3,000 pipelines, and approximately 5,000 wells in the UKCS, requiring decommissioning in the decades ahead. This has led to widely speculative and escalating estimates of scope, complexity and cost. The oil and gas industry s innate reluctance to lead the race to deploy new technology could hold back demand-led innovation. The need for radical and proactive thinking is imperative to stabilise spiralling decommissioning costs and tackle technically complex and environmentallysensitive operations. Plugging the gaps in direct knowledge and experience of decommissioning is achievable through unwavering collaborative efforts. This will improve operability and reliability and ultimately drive down cost and risk. It is also a welcome opportunity for operators, suppliers and technology developers working in the North Sea to be the vanguards of this new global sector. DECOM NORTH SEA TO TEAM UP WITH OFFSHORE ENERGY As part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam (25-26 October), Decom North Sea, Offshore Energy and the Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry (IRO) will jointly organise two conference sessions on decommissioning. In one session representatives of ENGIE, the University of Dundee, Osbit and Oceaneering will present on rules and regulations in decommissioning, the latest decommissioning figures, and recent experiences in oil and decommissioning projects. The second session will present recent cases where costs have been cut by stakeholders working together. Speakers from Baker Hughes, Proserv and Weatherford are confirmed to share their experiences. Both sessions will be chaired by Decom North Sea s Chief Executive, Roger Esson. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference is an annual event which is focused on the complete offshore energy industry, from the conventional energy resources of oil and gas to the renewable elements of the energy mix, such as wind and marine energy. With over 650 exhibiting companies showcasing their products and services, the conference is expected to attract around 11,500 offshore professionals. The Offshore Energy Conference will host over 100 speakers representing some of the biggest players in the offshore energy industry, covering topics like Subsea Processing and Infrastructure, Asset Integrity, Knowledge Management, Opportunities in Iran and many more. The event also offers business leaders, buyers, investors, engineers and other interested parties ample networking opportunities. Decom North Sea members can receive a 15% discount on technical sessions. For further details please contact the conference organiser directly - Cesar James cj@navingo.com EEEGR AWARDS & GALA DINNER 2016 Nominations are open for this year s EEEGR Awards. It will be EEEGR s 13th annual awards designed to showcase and celebrate the outstanding achievements and developments across our member companies in the last year. At our 2015 event, competition was stiff with a record 15 finalists, across all categories. Overall winner and the unanimous choice of the six judges was HYTORC s invention to prevent hand injuries among energy industry workers. The EEEGR Awards will reflect Offshore Decommissioning Conference The Way Forward - Delivering Decommissioning November 2016, Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews Jointly organised with Oil & Gas UK SAVE THE DATE For more information please visit our website or contact Jennifer Dunbar on jdunbar@decomnorthsea.com or +44 (0) STRATEGIC PARTNER NEWS the quality, diversity and flexibility of companies in the energy mix and highlight the importance of the East of England energy sector to the UK plc. Outstanding examples of collaboration, innovation, skills initiatives and cost reduction are sought for nominations for the competition. The EEEGR Awards event is an exciting opportunity to learn first-hand about the innovative projects in our region and to network with the expert audience throughout the day and at the gala dinner in the evening. The event will take place on 14 September 2016 at the Dunston Hall, Norwich. For more details, please visit RESEARCH TO STUDY DECOMMISSIONING OF SUBSEA STRUCTURES Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by the University of Dundee on behalf of Xodus, with support from the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). Xodus is undertaking the project in order to develop analysis methods and design guidance for the removal of subsea structures used in the oil and gas industry. The project will examine the decommissioning of shallow foundations on clay seabeds. Aberdeen-based OGIC has paired the company with the University of Dundee s School of Science and Engineering, which will carry out a series of small-scale model tests of uplift operations in a controlled environment. These tests will investigate a range of variables including the effect of on-bottom time and skirt configuration on the required recovery loads for subsea structures. Ian Phillips, chief executive officer of OGIC, said: Decommissioning is a relatively new industry in the UKCS and offers significant opportunities for the supply chain to develop new processes and technology which will be needed globally. The University of Dundee and Xodus project has the potential to ensure that costly decommissioning projects are carried out efficiently. Carrying out research in a controlled laboratory environment will produce data which would be challenging to gather in the field. The fact that the University of Dundee has the R&D capabilities to support this work is testament to the expertise which exists in Scottish universities. Dr Andrew Brennan, senior lecturer in civil engineering at the University of Dundee, said: Civil engineering activity within the offshore oil and gas sector has seen a growth in the emphasis placed on decommissioning in recent years, but extracting foundations from the seabed poses major engineering challenges due to the number of variables on which recovery loads depend. By performing a series of small-scale model tests, we can understand better how each of these variables controls the process and hence improve the efficiency of foundation extraction in the future. At the University of Dundee we have world-class laboratory facilities and a long history of testing geotechnical models, and we are delighted to be the academic partner for this important project. Andy Small, principal geotechnical engineer with Xodus said: Decommissioning of subsea structures presents significant challenges for engineers. The potential for overall project cost increases due to unknowns is high, especially with regard to seabed uncertainty. This research will produce invaluable knowledge and understanding of the recovery process and associated risks and will likely result in significant cost savings and operational efficiencies for future decommissioning projects. The transfer of knowledge and experiences through projects like this is crucial to enable the industry to continue to develop efficient and effective decommissioning practices Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 15

9 SPOTLIGHT ON NEW MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT ON NEW MEMBERS INTERVENTEK INTRODUCES REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY FOR WELL CONTAINMENT AND INTERVENTION Interventek Subsea Engineering has launched a next generation Subsea Abandonment Tree (SAT) to a surge of interest from the UKCS decommissioning market. Interventek s SAT is a large bore, hydraulically controlled valve system intended for installation directly above the subsea production Xmas tree prior to temporary suspension or abandonment. Its enhanced cutting, post cut sealing and containment capabilities provides an additional layer of protection during decommissioning operations. The SAT incorporates Interventek s pioneering new shear and seal Revolution Valve as its core technology, designed to deliver improved operational safety, reliability and well integrity at a fraction of current costs. The Revolution Valve is the only valve in its class on the market today that does not compromise its ability to seal with its shearing action whilst not using any elastomer components for well fluid containment. In addition to its outstanding performance, its compact size, low cost and fast manufacture means it can provide a viable well intervention, abandonment or decommissioning solution in cases that have proved challenging for conventional methods. It answers a raft of safety, risk, environmental, regulatory and cost questions faced by operators in today s demanding market. The SAT is extremely compact and lightweight, making it suitable for fast and cost effective open water riserless intervention, but provides heavyweight well protection for any old or potentially compromised Xmas Tree valves. It is configured with resilient seals on the produced fluid wetted boundary and can be left in-situ indefinitely. It is easily scaled to meet all well bore sizes, to cut all likely intervention media, can be configured for dual or mono bore applications and is quick and very cost-effective to manufacture with only a 12 week turnaround. PROVIDING THE SOLUTION TOGETHER INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR DECOMMISSIONING Responding to the industry call to improve, control, streamline, standardise and reduce decommissioning costs, IW-Decom has partnered with OR&A Ltd to develop the Integrated Decommissioning Enabler and Assurance System (IDEAS). IW-Decom is a consultancy specialising in support at all phases of Asset Retirement and Decommissioning (AR&D) with an outstanding track record in coaching, capability mapping, alignment, business and strategic development, bids, strategies, studies, liabilities, programming and project execution. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, Operations Readiness & Assurance (OR&A) Ltd has provided Readiness and Assurance services and bespoke software to oil and gas projects for almost 20 years. This Joint Venture combining the proven, secure Private Managed Cloud, the OR&A Solution and the decommissioning knowledge of IW-Decom means a client company can confidently plan, monitor and manage the decommissioning process for one or more assets. Ian Whitehead of IW-Decom says, If this management tool was available on my previous projects, it would have reduced costs by saving time with improved efficiency. This isn t just a website with links to other sites and documents, it s a real enabler, leading the user with a step by step guide to decommissioning from Late-Life management and Planning for Decommissioning, through Execution and Removal to Monitoring, Surveillance and Close-Out. The integral Lessons Learned Management System and the built-in e-learning system provides greater project control but also promotes team understanding, development of future Best Practices and sharing of Lessons Learned. KINGSPAN WIND Kingspan Wind is a global market leader in the design and manufacture of Off-Grid energy solutions. We offer the first and only ATEX approved turbine in the world ideal for Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and approved for use in hazardous environments Our ATEX approved small scale turbines are designed to the highest classification rating and offer a robust and reliable power source for off-grid environments that are often difficult to reach. Significant OPEX reduction is achieved by offsetting existing diesel generator and man power costs. With a proven track record in providing reliable renewable energy in the North Sea to installations across the globe, the Kingspan Wind KW3EX turbine has emerged as the market leader in providing sustainable energy solutions in the most challenging of environments and within all sectors. PRODUCT/SERVICE FEATURES The Kingspan Wind KW3EX turbine is the world s first and only ATEX approved turbine. The KW3EX was developed specifically for use in the North Sea, and has been successfully operating for over 10 years on offshore un-manned oil/gas platforms with over 27 turbines currently installed in the North Sea and Indian Ocean. Based on the KW3 wind turbine, the KW3EX has been optimised for the harsh environment experienced offshore. With North Sea wind speeds averaging 11m/s and often exceeding 18m/s, the KW3EX offers unrivalled performance during the fiercest of storms and gives optimum energy yield. The KW3EX is also Marinised and Zone 2 Certified and Tested to International Standards IEC Unlike alternative turbines on the market, the Kingspan Wind turbines will not shut down in high winds. They offer continued energy generation in all wind speeds enabling you to achieve continuity of operations and significantly reduced operational costs. OUR EXPERIENCED TEAM CAN ASSIST WITH Wind Prospect Evaluation System Design Supply & Installation Integration with existing infrastructure Commissioning Servicing Contracts Data Monitoring Off Grid Energy Generation With Kingspan Wind, unmanned oil/gas platforms can benefit from: Significantly reduced Opex Cost 2 year Service Intervals Offsetting Carbon Emissions Reducing man hours on refuelling and repowering Providing Reliable Back Up Power Reducing reliance on fossil fuels Obtaining 24 hours supply with a Hybrid System Small Wind Energy Solutions ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR UNMANNED OIL & GAS PLATFORMS WORLD S ONLY ATEX APPROVED TURBINE SUITABLE FOR OFF-GRID / OIL & GAS PLATFORMS BENEFIT FROM Significantly Reduced Opex Costs Offset Carbon Emissions Reduced man hours on refuelling & repowering Reliable Back Up Power Reduced reliance on fossil fuels 24 hours supply with a Hybrid System 2 year Service Intervals Global Head Office: Wardhead Park, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA3 5LH Tel: +44(0) wind@kingspan.com 16 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 17

10 MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWS ABB LAUNCHES INDUSTRY INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DECOMMISSIONING OPEX COSTS There is a wide range of estimates for the total decommissioning costs for the UKCS offshore platforms, wells and pipelines, ranging from 35bn to 50bn, which will span several decades. The cost of the safe operations of offshore assets post Cessation of Production (CoP), through to final dismantlement is the second highest element of this cost and accounts for an estimated 17% of the total decommissioning cost. ABB alongside industry partners, including Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), have launched a collaborative Joint Industry Project (JIP), that will develop guidance to support operators and duty holders manage their Offshore Safety Case in the planning of decommissioning and enable technology opportunities to be developed that will reduce OPEX spend in both late life and decommissioning. There are three primary aims of the JIP, namely: To develop industry guidance on End of Life (EoL) Major Accident Hazard Management (MAHM) and Offshore Safety Cases to supplement existing regulator guidance and facilitate EoL safety case submissions and operations To define key systems and safety environmental critical elements that can safely be retired during late life and decommissioning To provide a platform for small and medium enterprises to showcase technology solutions which reduce decommissioning costs The launch workshop for the JIP, held on 23 June 2016, was attended by 60 industry stakeholders, including operators, consultants, engineers and regulators. The JIP is scheduled to be completed by March 2017, and will culminate with a Technology Showcase enabling technology providers to offer technology solutions that will help reduced over decommissioning OPEX costs. The JIP is targeting a 35% to 50% reduction in OPEX costs, equating to a saving for the UKCS of between 2 and 4bn GBP. This will help both reduce the overall decommissioning liability of the sector and support the MER objective. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN A CURE USE AMP DAILY AMP (Agentis Materials Portal) is the new cloud based inventory and document management portal designed from 15 years of experience. AMP allows access to documentation for equipment, manufacturers and suppliers, advanced search, capture, data maintenance and reporting functionality. Inventory management/data capture is one of those areas that s overlooked. Reviews are then done highlighting *Standard dashboard layout (customisable) thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of wasted money. On average inventory data capture is about 60% accurate and can have 10% (sometimes as high as 20%) duplication of active materials. Poor recording of data, inability to correctly identify required information, time wasted carrying out searches for documentation and overcomplicated systems are just a few direct issues leading to unnecessary wastage (time and money). The AMP inventory module is based on the UNSPSC - approx. 76,000 commodities across four standard tiers allowing the ability to search for commodities in 10 different languages - Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. This allows precision data capture and analysis with raw materials, industrial equipment, components and supplies, end-use products and services. AMP has multiple modules (Companies, Inventory, Legacy data cleanse, Location, UNSPSC Reference library) capturing core data to give you the information needed at anytime, anywhere. Being fully cloud based there are no heavy financial costs or IT interference allowing access to essential information - real time, globally. Effective Inventory and Document Management will save you more than it costs. AIR LIQUIDE HAS UNVEILED ITS LATEST INNOVATION Air Liquide has unveiled its latest innovation, Quad+, as groundbreaking technology that will bring significant benefits to well services, construction, decommissioning and diving sectors of the Oil and Gas industry. Quad+ will significantly reduce logistic costs, maximise deck space and improve the efficiency of operations due to a number of technical developments that will deliver an increased volume of gas, with up to twice the capacity of current quads supplied in the industry. The Quad+ structure has been built to the same size footprint as existing quads, but completely redesigned using materials that will minimize corrosion in an offshore environment. Its modern design is userfriendly with an easy-to-handle on/off lever and clearly labelled user panel. GPS technology can also be rolled out with Quad+ linked to an easily accessible track and trace web portal. Safety is critical and Quad+ is compliant with a number of certifications that go beyond industry regulatory requirements. Among a number of safety features it includes shockresistant design, immediate gas cut off and a built-in pressure reducer. BALLTEC DEVELOPS ROV OPERATED FLEXIBLE RISER RECOVERY TOOL Balltec Ltd, market leader in the recovery of subsea pipelines and lifting tools, has been working with key industry partners to develop an ROV operable flexible riser recovery tool. The tool was designed to meet industry requirements in order to recover flexible risers and pipelines in a cost effective manner and to reduce the long term environmental impact of subsea infrastructure being left in place on the seabed. This development work has led to the creation of the Flexible Recovery Tool (FRT), a tool designed to enable long sections of cut risers to be recovered from the seabed without the need for an end fitting/pulling head. The FRT is designed to be easily modified offshore so that various diameters of riser can be recovered using a single FRT. Balltec has completed an extensive program of research and development in order to determine the best method for gripping the riser. Subsequent in-house testing using a decommissioned 9 inch ID riser supplied by Statoil resulted in a proof load capability of the prototype tool of 264 mt. Balltec is continuing with its research and development programme to further enhance the FRT s capabilities and recently completed Jean-Baptiste Ripart, Managing Director of Air Liquide s Oil and Gas Services worldwide business commented: The launch of Quad+ combines our years of knowledge as a global leader in gas supply, with a real understanding of the market. As a dedicated business for oil and gas services we have gone to extra lengths to ensure that Quad+ goes beyond minimum industry safety requirements and responds to a need for the industry to deliver improved performance and efficiencies across all operations. prolonged and fluctuation testing to simulate dynamic loads. The FRT, patent pending, complements Balltec s existing range of decommissioning products and services which include the world s first Flangeless Subsea Pig/Smart Plug Launcher, pile handling equipment and the world s most extensive range of rigid pipeline recovery tools. SEPA: DECOMMISSIONING MATTRESSES SEPA views off-shore decommissioning not simply as a waste management strategy but as an interconnected social, economic and environmental resource strategy, which views waste not simply as a by-product, but as a valuable resource that has a high economic value to the Scottish and UK economies. SEPA s new Statutory Purpose is to protect and improve the environment in ways that, as far as possible, help create health and wellbeing benefits and sustainable economic growth. This approach involves SEPA encouraging co-operative participation from all stakeholders in regard to problem solving new and contentious issues in regard to off-shore decommissioning, to achieve practicable and workable solutions. SEPA is currently experiencing issues with an emerging and prevalent waste stream of protective mattresses and blankets returning from off-shore. SEPA has concerns related to the suitability of these mattresses for reuse/ recycling once onshore, with regard to issues such as the chemical composition, structural integrity and sodium chloride content. Industry presently cannot provide SEPA with a list of components that may be contained within these mattresses, particularly the older ones. Consequently, no definitive testing/ sampling strategy has been put in place as yet. SEPA must emphasise that once the mattresses are onshore and are not just awaiting recertification, they are classed as waste and cannot be reused except under an authorisation from SEPA. On 13 September 2016, SEPA - in conjunction with Decom North Sea - will be facilitating a workshop with stakeholders to address the practical challenges we face when decommissioning mattresses Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 19

11 MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWS LESSONS LEARNT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE FLEXLIFE ADAPTED ITS FLEXSCOUT RISER Costain Upstream is further strengthening its oil and gas decommissioning capability in response to operators within the industry looking to retire redundant facilities. It has appointed Eamonn McGennis as Decommissioning Lead to direct this new emphasis. Eamonn has extensive experience in decommissioning having directed the team which successfully decommissioned the Camelot wells, platform and pipelines in the Southern North Sea. Costain Upstream has been delivering decommissioning solutions for many years. This capability is reinforced with the decommissioning resources of the wider Costain Group which has been involved in large civil and nuclear restoration projects including operations at Sellafield. With this diverse experience, Costain Upstream is able to pull together the common themes that improve decommissioning performance and deliver environmentally sound results to the benefit of all stakeholders. One particular lesson learnt is the importance of early integration of the planning and approval processes across all the services required to remediate an oil and gas site. There is a need to drive greater efficiencies, moving away from typical project execution methods where each principal activity has operated in isolation, potentially overlooking opportunities to collaborate. Well workover activities are often managed by remote teams that have been unable to take advantage of the potential to share resources. Pipeline isolation activities have been interrupted as permits conditions have had to be modified. Removal schedules have been impacted as recycling options have changed. Although most of the impacts could be considered marginal on their own the significant number of them across the entire project aggregates to result in cost overruns of the order of 30%. To overcome this Costain Upstream believes that a combined team is best placed to deliver a fully approved decommissioning programme where key services collaborate. This solution would include all the engineering and technical specialists necessary to go from a blank sheet of paper to a fully approved decommissioning programme complete with bid packages for the agreed execution services. Ageing infrastructure can present serious difficulties in accessing remote, confined or dangerous areas. Last year Flexlife managed such a challenge caused by leaking pipework within the hollow concrete leg of Fairfield s Dunlin platform. The leak was identified within conductor cooling pipework within Leg A, however pinpointing its location was problematic due to the inaccessibility of this area and the dangers inherent in working within this confined location, considerably below Mean Sea Level, effectively within a coffer dam. Flexlife adapted its FlexScout riser annulus testing equipment in order to tie into the leaking system, using strictly controlled and regulated positive pressure to pinpoint the leak location using nitrogen gas. By measuring the differential pressure between the tie-in point and the leak location, the equipment can determine to within 1cm the depth of the leak. A further benefit of this simple technology is that the nitrogen plume which emits from the leak location can be used to carry out an inspection using a drop camera. Flexlife camera operators were able to orientate their inspection using the nitrogen bubbles emitting atop the pond level to guide them to the leak location. This inspection confirmed the leak depth and that it was a large 100mm hole with a very irregular shape in the side of the pipe. This work-scope has confirmed the location, position and shape of the damage, allowing Fairfield to consider potential repair options such as external pipe repair clamp, external composite repair tape and internal pipe liner. Taking place alongside: 5-8 SEPT 2017 Reach 11,000+ technical, business and government professionals interested in decommissioning * The largest decommissioning event in decommissioning exhibitors a free to attend conference programmed by: decom north sea, sut and itf stands from only 450/m 2 *Based on visitor research from spe offshore europe 2015 supported by Request exhibiting information call +44(0) or visit offshore-europe.co.uk/decommissioning-zone ATKINS APPOINTS NEW LEAD FOR OIL AND GAS DECOMMISSIONING John Spiteri has been appointed as head of decommissioning in Atkins oil and gas business, based in Aberdeen. John will help to support clients to plan, manage and deliver the decommissioning of their assets. Commenting on his appointment John said: The key to successful decommissioning is understanding the characteristics of decommissioning projects and how they can be best levered to meet the requirements for each operator s asset and the requirements of the regulator. It is also important to recognise the need to manage stakeholders and challenge existing production orientated cultures. Atkins is well positioned to lead thinking in late life and decommissioning, providing high quality engineering focused on maximising value and cost savings, combined with planning, safety, environmental expertise, cost estimation and management. Alex Campbell, managing director of Atkins oil and gas business, said: John s impressive career in late life and decommissioning planning and management, much of which has been gained within operators, will be a major asset in supporting clients with strategy, planning and execution. Decommissioning is a major business area for us, developed over 20 years as an extension of our mature asset management service. I m pleased to welcome John to the team and we re excited to work with him. With previous roles at ConocoPhillips, Talisman Energy, Hess, Aker Kvaerner Operations and Amec, John s 20+ years of project management, operational support and late life management of oil and gas installations give him a strong track record of improving late life management and decommissioning delivery in the oil and gas industry. John Spiteri 20 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 21

12 MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWS FRASER WELL MANAGEMENT OPENS ABERDEEN OFFICE Fraser Well Management has underlined its confidence in the North East by opening a new office in Aberdeen. Oil & Gas UK Chief Executive Deirdre Michie recently performed the official opening of the well project management company s new Aberdeen office. A leading well project management company covering the full well lifecycle both onshore and offshore from exploration drilling through to well plug and abandonment, it has delivered high quality results throughout its track record of 60 wells in its 11-year history. In addition to well project management, Fraser Well Management provides specialist well engineering studies from relief well planning through to due diligence and well abandonment feasibility studies. The company is headquartered in Great Yarmouth. It currently employs a core staff of 13 people and the addition of the Aberdeen office is seen as crucial in both broadening Fraser Well Management s UK base and assisting in future ambitions to expand activities beyond the North Sea. Located on Aberdeen s Albert Street, the new office is led by Well Engineering Manager Donald MacArthur. It is anticipated that the establishment of the new office will lead to the creation of new Aberdeen-based well engineering and support positions. Exhibition Lite Opportunity We are now offering DNS members the exciting new opportunity to exhibit at a DNS Lunch & Learn. This new opportunity is based on member feedback. The cost will initially be 95 + VAT per exhibitor. Exhibititors will benefit from significant exposure at these wellestablished events, making it easier for key players from the decommissioning industry to see what your company does at a glance. Commenting on the opening of the Aberdeen office, Donald MacArthur said: The opening of our Aberdeen office represents a new chapter in the ongoing growth of Fraser Well Management. This office will correctly position our business to capitalise on opportunities in and around the area, as well as providing a springboard for continued growth with the direct access to clients and a talented skills pool. Deirdre Michie added: We welcome the decision by Fraser Well Management to set up a new office in Aberdeen. It does indeed help underline that the North Sea is very much open for business. ROEMEX SPECIALITY OILFIELD CHEMICALS ENTER DECOMISSIONING MARKET Established in 1986, Roemex is a privately owned international oilfield service company which manufactures and distributes chemicals to the global oil and gas industry from its Aberdeen headquarters, with offices in Dubai supporting the Middle East and Kuala Lumpur. The Roemex product range has numerous applications throughout the entire lifecycle of an oilfield from production chemicals, remedial treatments, and decommissioning. As well as providing chemical products, Roemex also supplies engineering and consultancy support both on and offshore, dependent on customer needs. In addition to this, laboratory analysis, specialised delivery and tank equipment rental is also offered on a global basis. As we reach the point where the North Sea is being decommissioned, Roemex has positioned itself to provide innovative solutions to support the industry. In 2016 a range of three decommissioning specific chemicals was launched. These comprise a deoiler for cleaning pipelines and vessels, a scale dissolver primarily for removing heavy calcium carbonate scales and a wax dissolver. Both the wax and scale dissolver employ novel chemistry and replace traditional solvents whilst achieving a higher scale and wax removal. These are also more environmentally friendly and more cost effective than these traditional methods. Roemex product RX-7821 was recently deployed to remove scale from an FPSO s LP separator 16 pipe work and crude cooler, whilst in dock prior to sailing back out to station. The pipe was successfully removed of scale deposition and upon return to station flow rates were higher, back pressure lower and cold spots on the line were eradicated. Historically Roemex has worked closely with Halliburton and Maersk for supply of decommissioning chemical for dewaxing/ hydrocarbon removal from flowlines down to 5ppm SURECLEAN HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CLIENT INNOVATION DAYS International service contractor, Sureclean, recently held a series of innovation days, providing existing and potential clients with information on its range of services and technologies along with live equipment demonstrations. Specialising in high pressure water jetting and its associated applications, Sureclean has developed a portfolio of services to support its customers commissioning, maintenance and decommissioning activities. Following the success of previous Client Innovation Days, the May were held at the company s facility in Oldmeldrum. The event showcased Sureclean s cost saving solutions, with particular focus on its new technologies and encouraged over 60 clients to the site over four sessions. The event also celebrated the launch of Sureclean s new Fire Integrity Division which has extended their capabilities to include: Inspection and Fire Main Cleaning; Deluge System Integrity Assurance; Fire System Integrity Assurance Audits; Foam Testing and in-house Deluge Valve Service Maintenance. Sureclean Managing Director John Barron said: Our innovation days are an excellent way for us to provide clients with an insight into the technical ability of the company. Through live equipment demonstrations we can showcase our expertise and our knowledge of the technologies we utilise and develop worldwide. Mr Barron continued: In previous years, our open days have generated high levels of interest which has resulted in new clients and projects for Sureclean. We expect to see similar results from this year s event. The event took place at Sureclean s 4.9 acre Oldmeldrum facility which was constructed in In addition to its Aberdeenshire facility, Sureclean also has three facilities in Alness and internationally in Egypt, UAE and Angola. For more information please contact Jennifer Dunbar on jdunbar@decomnorthsea.com or +44 (0) GET INVOLVED 22 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 23

13 MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWS LUCION ENVIRONMENTAL APPOINTED AS EURO COMMISSION CONSULTANT Last month, Lucion Environmental was appointed as consultant, representing the European Commission. The role was to educate Ship Recycling facilities, their owners and associates on the subject of the regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC. The two day workshop, Applying to the European List of ship recycling facilities was held in China and Turkey, outlining the importance of the regulation, requirements for complying with the regulations and the process for applying to be an approved facility; to be able to recycle vessels flying the flag of a European Union member state. Lucion s Principal Consultant Kevan O Neill, advised on the general requirements for compliance and items for inclusion in the application, including: the requirements for the preparation of a Ship Recycling Facility Plan (SRFP) ; the requirements for the compilation of a Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) ; management and monitoring systems; and how to complete parts of the application relevant to the above. Phil Rozier, Lucion s Health and Safety Director together with Lucion Asbestos Consultant Alec Hales, took to the stage to discuss safety and training requirements, including how to prove safe-for-hot-work conditions, how to prove safe-for-entry conditions and the prevention of adverse effects on human health. The EU Ship Recycling Regulation (1257/2013) entered into force on 30 December 2013 to reduce the negative impacts linked to the recycling of EU-flagged ships, especially in South Asia. The Regulation is built upon the Hong Kong Convention and aims to implement the Convention quickly, without waiting for its ratification and entry into force. To speed up the formal entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention, the Commission proposal for a Ship Recycling Regulation was accompanied by a draft decision requiring Member States to ratify the Hong Kong Convention. The Ship Recycling Regulation applies to large commercial seagoing vessels flying the flag of the EU Member State, and to ships flying the flag of a third country calling at EU ports or anchorages. In order to ensure legal clarity and avoid administrative burdens, ships covered by the new legislation would be excluded from the scope of the Waste Shipment Regulation (EC) 1013/2006. According to the new rules, the installation or use of certain hazardous materials on ships such as asbestos, ozone-depleting substances, PCBs, PFOS, and anti-fouling compounds, will be prohibited or restricted. Each new ship flying the flag of an EU Member State (or a ship flying a flag of the third country calling at EU port or anchorage) will be required to have on board an inventory of hazardous materials. To support vessel owners and ship recycling facilities in understanding their duties in regards to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, Lucion has developed an IHM Fact sheet which can be accessed at hazardous-materials BLUE PARROT A perfect combination of innovative thinking and high-tech equipment EverSea NV is a specialist in complex offshore marine construction projects and offers a wide variety of services in the Oil & Gas sector. In the next decade the Oil & Gas sector will be facing major challenges such as a volatile oil price, depleted fields and new ways of exploring the remaining energy resources. Through innovative thinking and high-tech equipment EverSea is offering reliable and sustainable solutions in response to these future needs in various fields such as decommissioning of aging assets, development of marginal fields, installation of Minimum Facility Platforms, well intervention, plug and abandonment operations, fly-by operations, hook-up works, accommodation units and offshore heavy lifting. Originally developed to facilitate the cleaning of the soil plugs from inside of pre-installed piles on the offshore wind turbine jackets, Blue Parrot Offshore (BPO) - with the assistance of Osbit - has completed the detailed engineering of a versatile tool that will be able to provide the following value added services to the decommissioning market: Soil/grout excavation Soil dredging and internal grit cutting Marine growth cleaning This elegantly simple yet robust design results in the delivery of the pile cleaning and cutting services in a cost and time efficient manner. EverSea nv Part of GeoSea nv Member of the DEME Group Haven Scheldedijk 30 B-2070 Zwijndrecht, Belgium T F info.eversea@deme-group.com Compression module installation, E17a-A, ENGIE (NL) 2. De Ruyter Hook-up works, PetroCanada (NL) 3. Minimum Facility Platform installation, P11-E, ONE (NL) 24 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 25

14 UPCOMING EVENTS DECOM NEWS Save the Date Offshore Decommissioning Conference The Way Forward - Delivering Decommissioning November 2016, Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews Jointly organised with Oil & Gas UK Decom Offshore May 2017, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen. Other Industry Events ONS August 1 September 2016, Stavanger Forum, Stavanger Decom North Sea will be co-hosting a workshop with Scottish Development International (SDI) entitled: Decommissioning UK & Norway, Working Together at ONS, the provisional date is 31 August, 2 4pm. Please visit the event page on our website for more information. Decommissioning: Technology Innovation Platform 15 September 2016, Aker Solutions, International Avenue, Dyce AB21 0BR The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and Decom North Sea have come together to offer the perfect opportunity for you to present to potential partners and end users. Presentations provided will be describing the application and development of innovations in decommissioning. The event will also include keynote presentations and will close with a networking opportunity. NOF Energy & Decom North Sea Networking Lunch 20 September 2016, Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, County Durham, TS21 2EH This supply chain-focused event includes a presentation, opportunity to showcase your business and the chance to network in the exhibition area. Bibby Offshore and OGIC will be presenting. SUT/Masts Decommissioning & Wreck Removal Workshop 20 (pm) 21 (am) October 2016, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow Influence, educate & unlock potential informing key decommissioning & wreck removal challenges. Bringing together multiple disciplines & sectors to consider topics from a life cycle evidence based approach. Offshore Energy Amsterdam Exhibition & Conference October 2016, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands Decom North Sea will host a networking breakfast on 25 October, , RAI Amsterdam. More details and full agenda will be available shortly, please visit the event page on our website. Decom North Sea would like to thank the following event supporters: IRO, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and Scottish Development International (SDI). Decom North Sea Lunch & Learn Events Your Gateway to Decommissioning The largest and most regular meeting of the North Sea decommissioning sector, these monthly sessions give members and non-members from across the UK and Europe the opportunity to hear from industry peers about developments, whilst networking with key players from the industry. Facilitated introductions will be provided. Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen 23 AUGUST SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH 2017 EVENTS UPDATE AS OF 01/08/16 MEMBER LIST Full membership of Decom North Sea is open to any commercial organisation involved or interested in decommissioning. Associate membership is open to non-commercial organisations and individuals who wish to be kept informed of Decom North Sea activity and attend networking events and conferences. For further information, visit AAF Ltd - ABB Consulting - Aberdeen Harbour Board - Aberdeenshire Council - Abmas Engineering Limited - Aboyne Associates PTE Ltd - Accenture - ACNOffshore Ltd - Addax Petroleum UK - Advanced Forming Research Centre - AECOM - AF Decom Offshore - Agentis MDMS Ltd - Aggreko UK Ltd - Air Liquide Oil and Gas Services Ltd - Aisus Offshore Ltd - Aker Solutions - Alba Power Limited - Allseas Group S.A. - AMEC Foster Wheeler - Ampelmann - Animus Technology Ltd - Arcelor Mittal - Ardent - Ardyne Technologies Ltd - Arup - ASCO Group Limited - Assystem UK - Astonglen Associates Limited - Atkins Ltd - Attollo Offshore Ltd - Attric Ltd - Aubin Group - Augean PLC - Babcock International Group - Baker Hughes - Balltec Ltd - Bibby Offshore - Blade Energy Partners - Blue Parrot Offshore - Marine Division - BMT Cordah Ltd - Boskalis Offshore - Bow Terminal - BP - Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services - Brander - Brodies LLP - Brown and May Marine Ltd - Bureau Veritas UK Ltd - Burges Salmon LLP - Burness Paull LLP - Business Port Ltd - Cadherent - Cape Industrial Svs Ltd - Cashman Equipment Corp - CDC Limited - CENSIS - Centrica Energy - Centrifuges Un-limited - Chevron North Sea Ltd - CHUBB - CIE Well Control Ltd - Clear Solutions International Limited - Clough Booth Welsh (Clough UK Limited) - Clydesdale Bank - CNR Int (UK) Ltd - Conoco Phillips - Conquest Offshore - Costain Upstream Limited - Craig International Ltd - CRF Consultants Limited - Cromarty Firth Port Authority - Cutting Underwater Technologies Ltd - D3 Consulting - Dalby Offshore - Damen Shipyards Gorinchem - DataCo Ltd - D-Comms (Scotland) Ltd - DECO (Diving, Engineering & Consultancy Office) - Decomm Data Ltd - Decomm Modular - Decommissioning Project Svs Ltd - Deepocean - Denbrae Drilling Consultants Ltd - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Derrick Offshore Ltd - Derrick Services (UK) Limited - DNV GL - Oil & Gas - Dolphin Drilling Ltd - DSM Demolition Limited - Dundas Consultants Ltd - Dundee Decommissioning Ltd - Dundee Renewables - E.ON E & P UK Ltd - East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) - ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) - EC-OG - Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd - EFC Group - Endicon Ltd - En-ergise Technology Ltd - Engie E&P UK Limited - Enhanced Drilling UK Ltd - Eni Hewett Ltd - Enpro Subsea - Eric Faulds Associates Ltd - ERM - EverSea NV - Exceed (Holdings) Ltd - EY - Eztek Ltd - Fairfield Energy Limited - Falck Nutec - FCC Environment - Fife Council - Firmamentum Ltd - Flexlife Limited - Flowline Specialist Ltd - FOCUS Environmental - Foro Energy - Forth Ports Limited - Frank Kelbie Ltd - Fraser Well Management - Frazer - Nash Consultancy - Fred Olsen Windcarrier UK Ltd - Fugro EMU Limited - GA Drilling - Gardline - GCE NODE - GCG Shotblasting Svs Ltd - Ged Roope Consulting Ltd - Genesis GmbH - Glacier Energy Services Holdings Ltd - Global Energy Group - Marine Projects (CPS) - Global Maritime - Great Yarmouth Port Company Ltd T/as Eastport UK - Gulfstream Services Int UK Ltd - Guruwadayarahalli Satyamuurthy - Halliburton - Hardy AVARR Ltd - Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd - Hawk Enviro Ltd - HBJ Gateley - Helix Well Ops (UK) Ltd - Hess Norge AS - Highlands & Islands Ent (Shetland) - Hiretech Limited - HR Wallingford - Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd - Hydratight Ltd - IHS Global Limited - Imenco - Independent Data Services (UK) Ltd - Ineos Breagh (formerly DEA UK) - Infield-WoodMac - Integrated Sky Limited - Inter Terminals - Interface Engineering Solutions - Intertek Aberdeen - Interventek Subsea Engineering Limited - Inuktun Europe Ltd - IRM Systems - IRO - Island Offshore Subsea Aberdeen - ITC Hydraulic Services Ltd - IW-DECOM LTD - J. Bryan (Victoria) Ltd - James Fisher Offshore Ltd - JBS Group (Scotland) Ltd - JEE Ltd - John Lawrie (Aberdeen) Ltd - Jumpstart Ltd - JX Nippon Exploration & Production (U.K.) Limited - KCA DEUTAG Drilling Ltd - KDC - Kiltie Pipeline Technology Ltd - Kingspan Wind - Kirktonhill Energy Ltd - Kishorn Port Ltd - Knights Improving Operations Ltd - Lacus Resources Ltd - Lerwick Port Authority - Lloyd s Register - Lockheed Martin IS&GS - Lucion Marine - Maclay Murray & Spens - Mactech Europe Ltd - Maersk Oil UK Ltd - Maersk Training - Malin Marine Consultants (Aberdeen) Ltd - Marathon Oil U.K. LLC. - Marex Marine and Risk Consultancy - Maritime Assurance & Consulting Ltd - Master Marine AS - Matrix Risk Control (UK) Ltd - McKinsey Oil & Gas Practice, EMEA - Met Office - Mintra Training Portal Ltd - MMI Engineering Ltd - Montrose Port Authority - MSIS Group - Mwaves Ltd - Navium Engenharia - Nexen Petroleum U.K Ltd - Nixon Energy Ltd - NOF Energy - Nordic American Offshore (UK) Ltd - Nordic Chemical Solutions - Nordic Shipping Svs Ltd - Norisol Norge AS - Norsea Group (UK) Ltd - North Atlantic Drilling - Northern Asbestos - Northern Offshore UK Ltd - NRG Well Examination Limited - NRG Well Management Ireland Limited - N-Sea Offshore - Nuvia Sita NORM Ltd - Ocean Kinetics Ltd - Ocean Team Fluidcare UK Ltd - Offshore Design Engineering Ltd - Offshore Energy DK - Offshore Installation Svs Ltd (OIS) - Offshore Marine Management - Ogilvie Solutions Ltd - Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) - Oil States Barrow - Oilmac.com - OIM Pte Ltd - OOS International bv - Optimus Seventh Generation Ltd - Orbis Energy Limited - Orion Group - OSBIT Ltd - OSC Limited - Paragon Offshore (Netherlands) B.V. - Pastoor Offshore - PDL Solutions (Europe) Ltd - Pentland Precision Limited - People Positive Ltd - Perenco UK Ltd - Petans Ltd - Peterson ( UK ) Ltd - Petrex Developments Ltd - Petrofac - Petromall Ltd - Pipelines 2 Data (P2D) Ltd - Pipetech Operations LTD - Port of Blyth - Port of Frederikshavn - Premier Oil Plc - Prezioso Linjebygg AS - Project Development Int (Pdi) Ltd - QuEnSH Specialists Ltd - R M Easdale & Company Limited - R.U.M Consultancy Ltd - Ramboll Environ UK Limited - REC Consultancy Services Limited - REDA Oilfield UK Ltd - Redcar And Cleveland College - Redwave (Aberdeen) Ltd - Relentless Pursuit of Perfection Ltd - Reverse Engineering Svs Ltd - RGU - Rigmar Services Ltd - RLG International Ltd - Roemex Speciality Oilfield Chemicals - Romar Int Ltd - RPS HSED - RSK - Sabik Ltd Marine Division - Sabre Safety Ltd - Safetec Nordic AS - Sagro - Sal Offshore BV - Samphire Subsea Ltd - Scaffpad Europe Ltd - Scanmet A.S - Schlumberger - SMITH Services - Scotoil Services Ltd - Scottish Enterprise - Seafox Contractors BV (Seafox 5 BV) - Seajacks UK Ltd - Sealand Projects Limited - Seaway Heavy Lifting - Seaways Engineering International Inc - SEPA - SFF Services Ltd - Shandong Twin Marine Ltd - Sharecat Solutions AS - Shell UK Ltd - Siccar Point Energy Ltd - Simmons & Company Int - Simply Joined Consulting Limited - SLR Consulting - Specialised Oilfield Svs Ltd - Spiro-Gills Energy Services Limited - Squibb Group Ltd - SSE E&P UK Ltd - STC Global Ltd - Stork - Strait of Canso Superport Corporation - Strategic Decommissioning Consultants Ltd - Strategic Safety Consultants Ltd - Subsea 7 - Subsea Deployment Systems Ltd - Sulzer Dowding & Mills - Sureclean Ltd - Sword Charteris - Tam Int North Sea - Taqa Bratani Ltd - Tarsicio Flores - ThinJack Ltd - Thomas Muir ( Rosyth) Ltd - Tinne Consultants Ltd - TMC (Marine Consultants) Ltd - TOS Transport & Offshore Services - Total E&P UK Ltd - TSG Marine Ltd - Turner & Townsend Energy Ltd - TWMA - UK Total Solutions Limited - UK Trade & Investment - Unasys Limited - Underwater Cutting Solutions - Universal Pegasus Int (UK) Ltd - University of Aberdeen - University of Edinburgh - University of Southampton - Valent Applications Ltd - Van Heck - Vár North Sea Limited - Veolia Environmental Svs - Viking SeaTech - Weatherford - Well Decom Limited - Wellcem AS - West Oil Tools Well Svs Ltd - Westlord Associates UK - Wild Thinking - Wild Well Control - Wilhelm Borchert GmbH - Wood Group PSN - WTS Energy Netherlands BV - XODUS Group - Zenith Energy Ltd - ZeroWaste Scotland OILFIELD DECOMMISSIONING Offering a diverse range of industrial services, the John Lawrie Group has developed an enviable reputation for quality customer care for over 70 years. Oilfield decommissioning Recycling flexible risers, flowlines & umbilicals Metal recycling NORM decontamination & disposal (onshore) NEW MEMBERS AS OF 01/08/16 Oilfield tubulars Mobile workforce High reuse/recycling Abmas Engineering Limited - Advanced Forming Research Centre - Air Liquide Oil and Gas Services Ltd - AISUS Offshore Ltd - Alba Power Limited - Animus Technology Ltd - Arcelor Mittal - Blue Parrot Offshore - Marine Division - Bureau Veritas UK Ltd - Centrifuges Un-limited - CRF Consultants Limited - Dalby Offshore - Damen Shipyards Gorinchem - Decomm Data Ltd - Decomm Modular - Denbrae Drilling Consultants Ltd - Derrick Services (UK) Limited - DSM Demolition Limited - Dundas Consultants Ltd - Eric Faulds Associates Ltd - FOCUS Environmental - Fugro EMU Limited - Ged Roope Consulting Ltd - Guruwadayarahalli Satyamuurthy - Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd - Independent Data Services (UK) Ltd - Integrated Sky Limited - Interventek Subsea Engineering Limited - IW-DECOM LTD - Kiltie Pipeline Technology Ltd - Kingspan Wind - Kirktonhill Energy Ltd - Knights Improving Operations Ltd - Lacus Resources Ltd - Lockheed Martin IS&GS - Maersk Training - Navium Engenharia - Nordic American Offshore (UK) Ltd - Offshore Marine Management - OIM Pte Ltd - Orbis Energy Limited - Pentland Precision Limited - Petromall Ltd - QuEnSH Specialists Ltd - REC Consultancy Services Limited - Redwave (Aberdeen) Ltd - Relentless Pursuit of Perfection Ltd - Samphire Subsea Ltd - Sealand Projects Limited - SEPA - Shandong Twin Marine Ltd - Sharecat Solutions AS - Siccar Point Energy Ltd - Spiro-Gills Energy Services Limited - SSE E&P UK Ltd - Sulzer Dowding & Mills - Tarsicio Flores - TOS Transport & Offshore Services - University of Edinburgh - University of Southampton - Valent Applications Ltd - Vár North Sea Limited - Viking Seatech - Well Decom Limited - Wellcem AS - Wild Thinking - WTS Energy Netherlands BV STRATEGIC PARTNERS Accenture - Department of Business Energy and Industry Strategy - East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) - FPAL - Highlands & Islands Ent (Shetland) - IRO - ITF - NOF Energy - Offshore Energy DK - OGIC - Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) - Oil & Gas UK - OPITO - Scottish Enterprise - SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers - Subsea UK - The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) - ZeroWaste Scotland Training Course An Introduction - From Planning through Execution 2 3 November 2016, Doubletree by Hilton, Aberdeen An interactive, two-day introductory training course offering an overview of offshore decommissioning, this provides an excellent opportunity for those in a wide variety of roles to increase knowledge of the sector, understand lessons learned and explore how decommissioning can be undertaken more efficiently. Please visit for more information about all of our events. John Lawrie Group Greenbank Road, East Tullos Aberdeen, AB12 3BQ +44 (0) info@johnlawrie.com 26 Decom News: Issue 25 decomnorthsea.com 27

15 Decommission your asset and your worries. From hydrocarbon purging through cleaning and final inspection, Baker Hughes can help you successfully decommission your facilities and pipelines. Our broad range of services and technologies, coupled with an experienced team, ensures your decommissioning operations are completed on time and to spec with a strong focus on safety and efficiency. Visit BakerHughes.com/decom to learn how Baker Hughes Process and Pipeline Services can decommission your assets with confidence. 28 Decom 2016 News: Baker Hughes Issue Incorporated. 25 All Rights Reserved /2016