DeepOcean has secured a contract to support the decommissioning and removal of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel in the UK North Sea, expanding its decommissioning portfolio.

The offshore services contractor will carry out subsea disconnection work and support the FPSO’s tow to shore as part of a wider recycling project involving a vessel currently operating on the UK continental shelf.

Managed from the company’s Aberdeen base, the campaign includes hydrocarbon and chemical flushing, isolation and disconnection of subsea trees, manifolds and pipeline systems, as well as removal of risers, umbilicals and mooring infrastructure.

The company will also oversee preparations for the FPSO’s departure from the field and its tow to a recycling facility.

The work will use methodologies and specialist tooling developed during previous FPSO decommissioning campaigns in the region.

The operation will build on techniques deployed during the removal of the Gryphon Alpha FPSO in 2025, allowing the full offshore scope to be completed without the use of divers.