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Platform Decommissioning

Single-lift removal of complete offshore topsides up to 60,000 tonnes and jackets up to 20,000 tonnes with Pioneering Spirit, with transport to shore.

Description

Allseas' Pioneering Spirit, described as the world's largest and most versatile construction vessel, uses motion-compensated single-lift technology, dynamic positioning and a cargo barge transfer system to remove complete topsides and jackets in a single operation and bring them onshore for disposal and recycling.

Key features

  • Topsides lift up to 60,000 tonnes
  • Jacket lift up to 20,000 tonnes
  • Over 250,000 tonnes of North Sea platform facilities removed and transported since 2016

Applications

  • Removal of Shell's Brent Delta, Bravo, Alpha and Charlie platforms (2017–2024)
  • Removal of the 23,000-tonne Ninian Northern platform
  • North Sea decommissioning campaigns

Specifications

Topsides liftup to 60,000 tonnes
Jacket liftup to 20,000 tonnes
Removed since 2016over 250,000 tonnes

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