# Decommissioning **URL:** \ **Category:** Offshore\ **Created:** [May 5, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014 "2022-05-05T12:17:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/1 "2022-05-05T12:17:59Z")
Decommissioning of disused oil & gas facilities are big business around the world as a lot of fields are becoming depleted and the authorities demand that all infrastructure, above and below surface, are removed and the seabed returned to it’s original condition. Plugging and abandoning wells to ensure there will be no leaks in the future is important. Doing so cheaply and efficiently has become challenge especially sub sea wells in deep waters. This usually requiring full size drilling rigs and can take weeks and months to complete. Special riser less methods have been developed to allow smaller and cheaper vessels to perform this task: > **[Subsea Plugging & Abandonment: Light Well Intervention Vessel Overview -...](https://drillers.com/subsea-plugging-abandonment-light-well-intervention-vessel-overview/)** > > The Challenge I have recently been writing some articles about a keen interest of mine, Subsea Well Intervention. There is a significant focus on plug and abandonment – decommissioning in today’s workscopes. I thought it would be pertinent to write... Removing platform topsides and jackets has been done by cutting and lifting. This is costly, time consuming and represent a safety risk. Allsea’s Pioneering Sprit can reduce both cost, time and safety risks by lifting and transporting heavy topsides and jackets in one piece: > **[Pioneering Spirit's  Jacket lift system - trailer episode 2 - Allseas](https://allseas.com/videos/pioneering-spirits-jacket-lift-system-trailer-episode-2/)** > > Our record breaking construction vessel Pioneering Spirit  is a game-changer in offshore heavy lift. Capable of lifting entire platform topsides \[…\] Unfortunately the P.S. cannot be used in the GoM due to local restrictions on foreign vessels transporting recovered topsides or jackets to a US port for demolishing. The alternative would be to do the demolishing in some other nearby country, or i ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/2 "2022-05-05T13:15:59Z")
Decommissioning in the GoM: > **[Petrofac lands sizeable decommissioning contract in Gulf of Mexico - Splash247](https://splash247.com/petrofac-lands-sizeable-decommissioning-contract-in-gulf-of-mexico/)** > > Offshore engineering specialist Petrofac and Promethean Decommissioning Company (PDC) have formed an alliance to decommission the South Pass 60, South Pass 6 and East Breaks 165 fields, offshore Gulf of Mexico. The legacy offshore fields and assets... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/3 "2022-05-18T10:31:46Z")
Helix goes shallow water: > **[Helix bolsters Gulf of Mexico decomissioning portfolio with Alliance deal -...](https://splash247.com/helix-bolsters-gulf-of-mexico-decomissioning-portfolio-with-alliance-deal/)** > > Houston-based offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions has struck a deal to acquire 100% of the equity interests of the Louisiana-based Alliance group of companies ‎‎for $120m cash at closing, plus the potential for post-closing... > [@](#): > > “Based on a number of market and regulatory drivers and our current expectations, we fully believe that the offshore oil and gas decommissioning market will grow significantly in the near term,” said Owen Kratz, Helix’s president and CEO > > North America’s decommissioning market is forecast at nearly $3bn expenditures between 2022 and 2025. The acquisition is expected to close by mid-2022. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/4 "2022-07-26T14:18:15Z")
Gyda Field jacket has been decommissioned by Pioneering Spirit: > **[Gallery: Allseas' Pioneering Spirit Vessel Removes 11,000t Gyda Offshore Jacket](https://www.oedigital.com/news/498152-gallery-allseas-pioneering-spirit-vessel-removes-11-000t-gyda-offshore-jacket)** > > Offshore installation and decommissioning contractor Allseas said Tuesday it had successfully removed and transported to shore Repsol Norge’s 30… Makes me feel old. I was Towmaster for the towout of the Gyda jacket in 1989. Standing upright on the transport barge M-44 (LOA 600’ / 60000 DWT) Seen here at loadout in Verdal, Norway: ![Gyda 1 (3)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/c/8/c88852c7a9b2987711fe64f0bdfd747aa1792fb4.jpeg) The jacket with slings and spreaders weight in at 8500 m.t. and stood 120 m. asl. Under tow to the field; ![Gyda 2 (4)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/c/3/c3babc5b7c9723f263f4b35a013b181c7f5c60a6.jpeg) Yes there is a 600’ barge under the jacket. Delivered under the cranes of the SSCV Micoperi 7000 (now Saipem 7000): ![Gyda 3 (3) (390x492)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/1/c/1c62313bb9eb408047e85ac35bd5e5ec5d5e5572.jpeg) Lifted off the barge and set over a predrilled template on the seabed: ![Gyda 4 (3)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/2/f/2fcacdb5049712b29f1140d8f881384cba0399d2.jpeg) This was the heaviest offshore lift ever performed at the time. > [@](#): > > As the jacket was vertically fabricated and installed, the structure could not sustain loading in the horizontal position during transport. PS\> Looks like the jacket has grown in weight since installation. (Maybe it’s inflation, or OE operate in Short Tons) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/5 "2022-08-05T14:00:59Z")
> **[UK North Sea decommissioning costs fall 25% to $54bn - Splash247](https://splash247.com/uk-north-sea-decommissioning-costs-fall-25-to-54bn/)** > > The cost of decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure in the UK North Sea has fallen by 25% in the past five years, according to the industry regulator. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), formerly known as the Oil and Gas Authority, said the... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/6 "2022-09-21T16:37:57Z")
There’s still money to be made in the shallow waters of GoM: [https://www.offshore-mag.com/home/article/14278476/center-for-energy-studies-louisiana-state-university-shallowwater-gulf-of-mexico-decommissioning-market-valued-at-63-billion](https://www.offshore-mag.com/home/article/14278476/center-for-energy-studies-louisiana-state-university-shallowwater-gulf-of-mexico-decommissioning-market-valued-at-63-billion) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/7 "2022-11-22T11:37:37Z")
Even more money expected to be spent on decommissioning in the North Sea: > **[UK North Sea decommissioning spend forecast at nearly $24bn over next decade...](https://splash247.com/uk-north-sea-decommissioning-spend-forecast-at-nearly-24bn-over-next-decade/)** > > More than 2,000 North Sea wells involved in oil and gas extraction are to be decommissioned at a cost of around £20bn ($23.7bn) over the next decade, according to industry forecasts. The findings come from a new insight into petroleum decommissioning... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/8 "2023-01-23T16:26:43Z")
Decommissioning offshore oil & gas infrastructure is big business around the world: > **[Saipem secures decommissioning work in UK North Sea - Splash247](https://splash247.com/saipem-secures-decommissioning-work-in-uk-north-sea/)** > > Italy’s Saipem has secured a contract from UK-based operator EnQuest to remove the upper jacket that has supported its Heather platform in the North Sea. The contract covers all the engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal of the upper part of... > **[1019spm\_S7000re\_L03\_.pdf](https://www.saipem.com/sites/default/files/2018-12/1019spm_S7000re_L03_.pdf)** > > 5.33 MB > **[ExxonMobil taps Helix for Australia decommissioning - Splash247](https://splash247.com/exxonmobil-taps-helix-for-australia-decommissioning/)** > > ExxonMobil has chartered the semisubmersible vessel to support decommissioning activities in the Gippsland Basin offshore Australia. Under a contract, with undisclosed value, Helix Energy Solutions will provide the 2019-built well intervention unit... > **[Helix-Well-Ops-Q7000-LTR-02-04-2020-FINAL.pdf](https://helixesg.com/downloads/Helix-Well-Ops-Q7000-LTR-02-04-2020-FINAL.pdf)** > > 3.75 MB PS\> The first decommissioning jobs on the offshore wind industry has already been done, with more to follow as older/smaller turbines becomes obsolete. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/9 "2024-03-14T23:11:14Z")
Time to clear old platforms in the North Sea: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/0/7/077285d3aa6ae0022d63516311bbcd6f7b15def6.jpeg) GULLIVER seen 08/03/2024 enroute the Sagro decom quay / Sloehaven with the CAVENDISH topside. Photo : Wim Kosten – [www.maritimephoto.com](http://www.maritimephoto.com) (c) > **[Gulliver | Scaldis](https://www.scaldis-smc.com/en/fleet/gulliver/)** ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/10 "2024-06-16T10:19:20Z")
One way of doing it: > **[Liberty Industrial on LinkedIn: #uk #scotland #kishorn #northernproducer...](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/liberty-industrial-pty-ltd_uk-scotland-kishorn-ugcPost-7207337890895319041-TvEh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop)** > > Liberty Industrial is proud to announce the successful completion of the explosive demolition of the Northern Producer (NP) Floating Production Platform on the… | 192 comments on LinkedIn > [@](#): > > The sophisticated demolition design, developed in collaboration with expert subcontractors, facilitated the controlled collapse using explosive charges in 38 locations, marking one of the largest single uses of explosives at a demolition site in Europe at the time of the project. ---
**Author:** ![Lew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lew](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lew)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/11 "2024-06-17T09:41:24Z")
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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/12 "2024-06-17T11:35:36Z")
??? Work here. Maybe this is a better link: > **[Liberty Industrial blasts 11,500-tonne offshore platform](https://www.constructionbriefing.com/video/liberty-industrial-blasts-11-500-tonne-offshore-platform/8037740.article)** > > Controlled collapse carried out on Northern Offshore’ floating oil and gas production facility ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/13 "2024-06-17T12:06:51Z")
Another demolition project: > **[VIDEO: Recycling begins on “largest demolition project in Australia’s history”](https://www.constructionbriefing.com/video-recycling-begins-on-largest-demolition-project-in-australias-history/8033178.article)** > > Remediation works to recover 142,000 t of scrap metal and 300,000 t of concrete from Gove Refinery Makes you feel old when you realize that something you watched being developed is now part of history: [Local History | Nhulunbuy Corporation](https://ncl.net.au/visitors/local-history) PS\> I was on a ship that brought in supplies at the early stage of construction of the bauxite mine and processing facilities at Gove (1969-70) When we delivered the first cargo there were just an old pier from an earlier mission station, a camp and mess tent for the workers clearing the site for development of a large open pit mine, the processing plant (refinery) an air strip and the port facilities. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/8/38c110898afd11b73a429d4f02afd2a1e5c5cf10.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/14 "2024-06-27T12:06:54Z")
> **[Mermaid scores North Sea decommissioning deal with Shell - Splash247](https://splash247.com/mermaid-scores-north-sea-decommissioning-deal-with-shell/)** > > Mermaid Subsea Services has landed a multi-year engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) wellhead severance contract with Shell in the UK North Sea. The decommissioning project will be carried out in three annual batches with the first... > [@](#): > > “The North Sea is on the cusp of a multi-decade decommissioning boom and Mermaid plans to be front and centre of that with our bespoke solutions and leading expertise,” said Scott Cormack, regional director for Mermaid Subsea Services UK. > **[Mermaid Subsea Services](https://energy-oil-gas.com/news/mermaid-subsea-services/)** > > An integrated approach Previously operating under separate brand names within the Mermaid Maritime Group, Subtech in West Africa and the Middle East, Zamil Mermaid Offshore Services in Saudi Arabia… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/15 "2024-07-16T14:20:26Z")
> **[UK regulator cracks down on North Sea decommissioning delays - Splash247](https://splash247.com/uk-regulator-cracks-down-on-north-sea-decommissioning-delays/)** > > Regulators have warned UK oil and gas operators to speed up decommissioning activities in the North Sea. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has called on the companies to clean up their oil and gas legacy and stop costs spiralling, and said it... > [@](#): > > North Sea decommissioning is expected to cost about £24bn between 2023 and 2032. Operators spent around £2bn last year, which was in line with forecasts, but they achieved 70% of planned well decommissioning activities. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/16 "2025-06-19T11:20:42Z")
> **[AF Offshore Decom secures Heerema decommissioning gig - Splash247](https://splash247.com/af-offshore-decom-secures-heerema-decommissioning-gig/)** > > Decommissioning specialist AF Offshore Decom has been awarded a contract by Heerema Marine Contractors for the onshore reception, dismantling, and recycling of a production platform from the UK sector of the North Sea. The scope of work includes both... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/17 "2025-08-06T11:40:54Z")
Of legs a forrest, of hulls a wall: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/b/3/b35f35a9e54389bad613b6f69194c03432ecc479.jpeg) The SKANDI LIFTER departed with the OBANA from Rotterdam Photo : Henk van der Heijden (c) If you wonder what this monster jackup is used for you are not alone: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/b/1/b157c89f488552a32d22fb99d64a05e5f1a9149c.jpeg) > [@](#): > > **On 21 May 2025, a naming ceremony was held at** [**Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s Botlek location**](https://www.damen.com/companies/shiprepair/damen-verolme-rotterdam) **for** _ **Obana** _ **, a self-elevating heavy lift jack-up. The project started in 2021 when Petrodec developed a solution for decommissioning complex offshore platforms in the UK North Sea.** > > Having considered various possibilities, Petrodec decided to merge two used jack-ups into a single jack-up. The jack-ups were transported to Rotterdam while a new mid-ship section was constructed in Dubai. With the arrival of the mid section in November 2024, the _Obana’s_ 2,000 ton crane was moved from Liebherr in Rostock to Rotterdam and installed at Mammoet. Source; [https://www.damen.com/insights-center/news/damen-shiprepair-rotterdam-hosts-ceremony-for-petrodec-obana-platform](https://www.damen.com/insights-center/news/damen-shiprepair-rotterdam-hosts-ceremony-for-petrodec-obana-platform) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/18 "2025-10-04T12:39:17Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/f/7/f7b959a11a38607bf46d930c2735e2aa6eb569a2.jpeg) Andrew platform; Source: Heerema Marine Contractors via LinkedIn > **[Heerema secures decom contract for BP's North Sea platform](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/heerema-secures-decom-contract-for-bps-north-sea-platform/)** > > Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a decommissioning contract with the U.K.-headquartered energy giant BP. > [@](#): > > According to the Dutch player, the new scope includes the removal, transport, and offloading of the topside, comprising the Flare and Kinnoull module, and the four-legged steel jacket with 12 skirt piles. > This comes days after BP handed out [a multimillion-pound assignment](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-entrusts-three60-energy-and-af-offshore-jv-with-decom-gig-at-north-sea-field/) for integrated decommissioning services to a joint venture (JV) between Three60 Energy (THREE60) and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), also for Andrew. > **[BP entrusts Three60 Energy and AF Offshore JV with decom gig at North Sea field](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-entrusts-three60-energy-and-af-offshore-jv-with-decom-gig-at-north-sea-field/)** > > BP has hired a new joint venture on a multimillion-pound assignment for integrated decommissioning services at its field on the UKCS.  > [@](#): > > The JV partners, which will also work alongside the topsides removal contractor to ensure unified delivery of the full decommissioning scope, underline this contract, subject to regulatory approvals, will be delivered over several phases, with the initial phase being well planning, plug and abandonment (P&A) preparation scopes, including platform readiness, and transition planning. > **[Global Energy Engineering Technology Company | THREE60 Energy](https://three60energy.com/)** > > THREE60 Energy is a global leader in energy engineering technology, providing innovative solutions to optimise efficiency and sustainability. > **[Decommissioning](https://www.afgruppen.com/selskaper/Decommissioning/)** > > Offshore Decommissioning is a process consisting of the removal of offshore installations and any relevant structures that have come to the end of their productive life. > Decommissioning > Dismantling > Removal offshore installations > AF Offshore Decom... ---
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# **Heerema wins 120,000 tonne UK North Sea decommissioning scope** ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/2/6/26c7bcdf57b8188f0286126f4fb5495d688269b8.jpeg) _AF Offshore Decom base at Vats. Source: Heerema_ > [@](#): > > **Heerema Marine Contractors** and **AF Offshore Decom** have secured three contracts covering the removal and disposal of offshore platforms weighing more than 120,000 tonnes combined in the UK North Sea, setting up a multi year heavy lift and recycling campaign. > > The contracts were awarded by an unnamed North Sea operator and cover the engineering, preparation, removal and disposal of three platforms. Heerema said the projects are expected to be completed within the next decade. > > For the offshore transport and heavy lift market, the scale of the structures makes the programme a substantial decommissioning logistics operation. Removed infrastructure will have to move from offshore lifting sites to an onshore dismantling facility in Norway. > > Once lifted and transported from their offshore locations, the structures will be delivered to AF Environmental Base Vats. The facility will handle the onshore dismantling, recycling and disposal stage of the programme. > Heerema said the complete programme is expected to be finished within the next decade, giving the consortium a long term offshore removal and recycling workload in the UK North Sea. Source: [Heerema wins 120,000 tonne UK North Sea decommissioning scope](https://breakbulk.news/heerema-wins-120000-tonne-uk-north-sea-decommissioning-scope/) > **[Homepage | Heerema](https://www.heerema.com/)** > > The Heerema companies deliver solutions and offer sustainable value(s) on projects within the offshore energy industries. > **[Decommissioning](https://www.afgruppen.com/selskaper/Decommissioning/)** > > Offshore Decommissioning is a process consisting of the removal of offshore installations and any relevant structures that have come to the end of their productive life. > Decommissioning > Dismantling > Removal offshore installations > AF Offshore Decom... ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/f/0/f0e3ff60544cbab7f33b5c4a409e38b532e2b701.jpeg) _AF Environmental Base Vats, illustration photos._ ---
**Author:** ![244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/a3d4f5/32.png) [@244](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/244)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/decommissioning/63014/20 "2026-08-23T18:06:29Z")
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