Petrofac has expanded its scope of work in the Gulf of Mexico, adding a third field and extending the scope of its existing contract to dismantle two fields.
The global energy industry service provider noted that following this major contract expansion, the legacy offshore fields and assets now include 12 platforms, 211 wells and 32 pipeline segments, as well as operations and logistics services.
The scope includes the safe, efficient and assured closure of the fields and the operation of the fields during the execution of the decommissioning work, the company said in its statement.
With more than two decades of safe and predictable decommissioning experience and in-house well engineering capability, Petrofac said it will use its proven decommissioning program management systems, tools and processes to deliver the project. Its integrated local team, the broader global decommissioning organization and supply chain partners have collectively plugged and abandoned more than 2,300 wells and decommissioned more than 250 facilities.
“This significant contract extension recognizes our industry-leading decommissioning program management experience and our distinctive in-house capability to manage all phases of well and asset decommissioning,” said Nick Shorten, chief operating officer of the business of Petrofac asset solutions.
“Through this and other decommissioning projects, Petrofac is actively and sustainably contributing to the global energy transition,” he added.
In May, Petrofac and Promethean Decommissioning Company (PDC), a pure-play decommissioning operator, formed an alliance to decommission the South Pass 60, South Pass 6 and East Breaks 165 fields in the Gulf of Mexico coast.
PDC assumed the role of decommissioning operator and is responsible for fulfilling field decommissioning orders received from the US Department of the Interior’s Office of Environmental Safety and Compliance in February 2022.
Petrofac has been appointed by PDC as the decommissioning service provider in a contract valued at about $200 million in line with BSEE’s estimated decommissioning cost.
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