Multi-year UK North Sea decommissioning contract with TAQA UK, covering removal and disposal of 120,000+ tonnes of offshore infrastructure

Company: TAQA UK

Location: UK North Sea, 120 kilometres northeast of Shetland

Water depth: 150 - 167 metres

Single-lift removal of ~120,000 tonnes of decommissioned topsides and jackets 

Largest single offshore UKCS decommissioning contract scope ever awarded

97% recycle and reuse target

Eider Alpha topsides first platform to be removed (2025)

 

Scope of work

  • Engineering, preparation, removal & disposal (EPRD) of 4x platform topsides, 3x steel jackets & transport to shore for dismantling & recycling
  • Extensive pre-lift preparation scope (incl. design of under deck lift points, strengthening module support frames, removal of loose objects  & piping)
  • Cutting of platform legs
  • Design & fabrication of TLS yokes interfaces, navigational aid & grillages
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Offshore platform preparation campaign
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Pioneering Spirit arrival Eider field
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Pioneering Spirit arrival Eider field
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha topsides removal
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha topsides removal
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha topsides removal
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Pioneering Spirit fast lift Eider Alpha topsides
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha removal
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha topsides transfer
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha topsides removal
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Pioneering Spirit arrival at AF yard Norway
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Pioneering Spirit Eider Alpha topsides load-in
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