Structures and Maintenance

Joint effort to ease North Sea well burden

Dec 8, 2011

Multi-operator well campaigns could play a vital role when the UK’s oil and gas decommissioning programme gathers pace. But the challenges are significant.

Oil & Gas Decommissioning and Asset Integrity Strategies Shared on New-Look News Portal

Dec 6, 2011

With oil and gas operators devoting an increasing amount of time and resources into their strategies for end of life assets, it is more important than ever for the industry to share...

Asset re-use: Planning and clarity needed

Nov 8, 2011

The North Sea industry – and the environment – would benefit from greater reuse of infrastructure and equipment, but the market needs co-operation and stimulus if it is to grow, say...

Asset integrity management: Spend money to make money

Aug 4, 2011

Operators know that good asset integrity management is a cost effective way of running an installation. The recent introduction of KP4 served to maximise awareness around this.

Offshore asset life extension via CCS 'fanciful'

Jun 24, 2011

While the Australian government has made much of a giant new offshore carbon capture and storage project, the technology is unlikely to provide an alternate route for offshore asset...

Xodus gives lease of life to ageing assets

Mar 1, 2011

DecomWorld speaks to Matt Kirk, Americas Regional Director of engineering and consulting firm, Xodus Group, to learn why asset life extension is an increasingly viable option for...

Platform for change?

May 21, 2010

The UK market for second-hand platforms is still embryonic. Has this more to do with plain commonsense than with cultural conservatism?

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