Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom have worked together on a number of high profile North Sea decommissioning projects over the last 15 years and have consequently developed a close working relationship. Additionally, by drawing on the knowledge and experience gained by Decom Energy as an operator, along with their management team’s considerable understanding of joint ventures, Fairfield Decom credibly provides a fully integrated, end-to-end solution for ultra-late life operations and decommissioning activities through one company.
Decom Energy was established in 2016 as the first fully outsourced end-to-end, late-life and decommissioning operator in the North Sea. Its subsidiary, Fairfield Energy is focused on decommissioning the Greater Dunlin Area, comprising the Dunlin field, Osprey and Merlin subsea satellite fields and associated infrastructure. Its pioneering team has been generating solutions to the decommissioning of topsides and subsea infrastructure that have reached end of life, taking a nimble approach to seeking fit-for-purpose solutions that are not unnecessarily over-engineered. This experience of decommissioning a complex, first generation North Sea platform will be leveraged for the benefit of Fairfield Decom’s clients.
Heerema has an unrivalled track record of over 50 years’ experience in the offshore oil and gas and renewables industries, transporting, installing, and removing all types of offshore facilities, including fixed and floating structures in shallow, deep, and ultra-deep waters. Headquartered in Leiden in the Netherlands, Heerema provides expertise in project management and engineering to support decommissioning work scopes, with an impressive fleet that includes formidable ‘state-of-the-art’ heavy-lift and construction vessels.
AF Offshore Decom is a specialised contractor within offshore decommissioning that for the last 15 years has been developing solutions for the removal and recycling of offshore installations. AF Offshore Decom executes offshore decommissioning projects in a cost effective, safe and environmentally friendly manner ensuring that almost 98% of each installation is recycled. It manages onshore disposal at the AF Environmental Base, Vats in Rogaland, Norway that is tailor-made for the disposal of offshore structures. Additionally, AF Offshore Decom, has over recent years pre-qualified several UK yards to undertake demolition and disposal services in the UK.