Executive Viewpoint

Fashion, auto industries provide ‘lean’ template for late-life oilfields

Jun 7, 2016

What can oil producers learn from the likes of Toyota and Zara? How to remove all non-essential aspects of an operation and produce in the safest, shortest, cheapest way, according to...

Industry could save billions by spinning off late-life assets into ‘bad banks’

May 24, 2016

Oil producers in UK waters would save up to $7.5 billion in total by spinning off late-life assets into a separate decommissioning company, global management consultancy Oliver Wyman...

Decom sector moves closer to standard contracts

Mar 16, 2016

One standard contract to suit all decommissioning projects is probably unattainable, but enough common ground exists between operators and contractors to come close, according to Paul...

US, UK regulators stress openness in discussion with operators

Mar 1, 2016

Come talk to us: that was the message from a top representative of the US government’s offshore regulator at a panel discussion with operators at the 8th Annual Decommissioning &...

Marine salvage offers lessons in cost reduction to platform owners

Feb 2, 2016

Whether a sunken ship or an oil rig, there are only so many ways to lift an object weighing thousands of tons from the seafloor; which is why the oil and gas industry can look to...

Intelligence brief: Investigation finds holes in US decom liability data; UK pledges to become global services hub

Feb 2, 2016

Decommissioning news you need to know

Info flow key to efficient platform modifications: Safety expert

Sep 24, 2015

Companies must look to improve information flows between departments to avoid planning and execution issues on major platform alterations, Conrad De Souza, one of the UK Health and...

Experts lay down golden rules for cost-effective P&A

Aug 1, 2015

A series of seven round table discussions allowed senior managers from super-majors, tier 1 contractors and independent operators, to set out best principles in well plugging and...

GoM: Decom price stability maintained as service providers flock to meet demand

Jun 25, 2015

DecomWorld speaks to Bill Napier, president of offshore oil and gas consultancy and engineering firm, Fairwinds International, to get an update on how the US Idle Iron mandate is...

Club decommissioning could cut P&A costs by 40%: Marathon Oil

May 26, 2015

Operators could slash Plugging and Abandonment costs for subsea wells by between 30% and 40% if they are willing to take a fully collaborative approach with rival producers, Jim...

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