A consortium of AF Offshore Decom and Heerema Marine Contractors has won a contract to execute engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) for a North Sea platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The scope covers offshore works through to onshore dismantling and waste handling.
The platform comprises topsides of about 27,500 t and a supporting structure of around 12,000 t, taking the total to roughly 39,500 t. The contract also includes an option that may add the removal of selected conductors.
Survey activity will begin immediately. Detailed engineering and offshore preparation are scheduled to be carried out over the next three years.
Removal will be executed as a multi-year campaign using Heerema Marine Contractors’ vessels. After offshore operations, the structure will be transported to AF Environmental Base Vats, where it will be dismantled for recycling and disposal. Onshore work is expected to be completed within the next five years.
“This contract is a testament to the strength of the consortium and our significant North Sea track record delivering safe and efficient EPRD solutions for large and complex North Sea installations. We look forward to beginning this important work, both offshore and onshore, which is rooted in our core capabilities, with our consortium partner HMC and in close cooperation with our client,” said Lars Myhre Hjelmeset, EVP Offshore at AF Gruppen.
The award follows a deal announced in early January for engineering, receipt, dismantling and recycling of the FPF-1 floating production platform in the UK sector of the North Sea with Ithaca Energy. Weeks later, AF Offshore Decom received this additional decommissioning assignment—described as a major contract—from the same operator.
