Major platform decommissioning job comprising four topsides and three steel jackets weighing combined ~115,000 tonnes

Company: TAQA UK

Location: UK North Sea, 100 kilometres north-east of Shetland

Water depth: 150 - 167 metres

Single-lift removal of ~114,000 tonnes of topsides and jackets 

Largest single offshore UKCS decommissioning contract scope to date

95% steel recycle target

 

Scope of work

  • Engineering, preparation, removal & disposal (EPRD) of 4x platform topsides, 3x steel jackets & transport to onshore yard facility for dismantling
  • 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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Eider platform, the first to be removed in 2025
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