commission have been sold on and Ongoing UK North Sea decommissioning projects – data from OPREDhave now been given a new lease of Northern North Sea Central North Sea Southern North Sea life – such as the Armada hub, which Osprey Jacky Ann and Alisonis now under Chrysaor. Other options Merlin Rev Pipeline Saturn (Annabel)include contracting out the world as a Dunlin (DFGI pipeline) Ettrick and Blackbird Audreypackage or outsourcing. Indeed, the Brae B topsides Janice, James and Af? eck Markham ST1supply chain has been gearing up to Brent topsides Athena Viking Satellites pipelinesoffer new service models, with a num-Leadon Rubie & Renee LPD1ber of companies, including the likes Murchison Miller Leman BHof BHGE, as well as new startups like Schiehallion and Loyal (phase 1) Viking Satellites platformsWell-Safe Solutions, offering integrat-Don Thames Area (6 projects) ed well abandonment services. Stamford WellandUK Continental ShelfDecommissioning by the Numbers Future projects currently being considered – data from OPRED• More than 400 ? elds Northern North Sea Central North Sea Southern North Sea • >320 platforms Brae Area Beatrice Tyne South• >4000 wells Brent Atlantic and Cromarty Guinevere• >2 million-ton of topsides Ninian North Curlew VDP2• 75,000-ton of subsea infrastructure Lochranza NW VDP3• >20,000km of pipelines Nevis N11 BainsData from OGA Windermerewww.marinetechnologynews.comMarine Technology Reporter 31MTR #2 (18-33).indd 31 3/11/2019 11:12:47 AM