Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (TAQA) has let a contract to Archer (UK) Ltd. to provide Derrick Equipment Set (DES) & Derrick removal services on the Cormorant Alpha platform in the northern UK North Sea.
The facilities covered by the Cormorant Alpha derrick structure removal draft decommissioning programme are in Block 211/26a, 104 km north east of Shetland and 41 km from the UK-Norwegian median line.
The scope of services includes the engineering design and preparation activities, derrick dismantlement in modular sections by specialist rope access teams followed by the de-construction and removal of the DES drillfloor and major structures, the service provider said in a release May 21.
Following removal of the existing DES package, Archer’s engineering teams will prepare the platform’s drilling and pipedeck structures to enable the platform to receive a modular drilling rig for plug and abandonment operations.
Engineering activities for the derrick removal are expected to in May with the offshore deconstruction works estimated to begin in first-quarter 2021.
