Tullow Oil PLC has let a contract to Petrofac Ltd. to provide well decommissioning services in Mauritania. The contract involves project management, engineering, planning, and plugging and abandonment (P&A) of seven subsea wells on Tullow Oil’s Banda and Tiof fields, 53 km and 84 km, respectively, off the coast in 1,200 km of water.
Petrofac assumes immediate responsibility for the subsea well decommissioning scope from Maersk Decom, who have been preparing the work since 2020 (OGJ Online, Feb. 7, 2020).
The offshore scope of the project is set to run fourth-quarter 2022 through first-quarter 2023. Petrofac will provide all personnel, assets and equipment required for the project, including management of the Island Innovator drilling unit and offshore support vessels.
The contract has a potential total value of more than $60 million, according to the service provider.
