Tullow Oil has let a single contract to Maersk Decom, a 50-50 joint venture between Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service, to provide end-to-end plugging and abandonment for Banda and Tiof fields, 53 km and 84 km, respectively, off the coast of Mauritania in 1,200 km of water.
This is the first project where Maersk Decom will provide an end-to-end plugging and abandonment solution under one single contract. The solution bundles project management, engineering and planning with the execution of plug and abandonment of seven legacy exploration and appraisal wells, as well as the removal and disposal of subsea equipment.
Maersk Decom will provide all personnel, assets and equipment required for the project, including a drilling unit and offshore support vessels. Planning and engineering will start immediately. A site survey is planned for this year’s second quarter and offshore execution is expected to begin in early 2021.
Part of the project team will be based locally in Maersk’s AP Moller Nouakchott office while the rest of the onshore team will support from Maersk Decom’s headquarters in Lyngby, Denmark.
