North Sea experience

CNR International . Murchison field

independent review consultant for
platform jacket, subsea facilities, drill
cuttings and pipelines

Mobil . Linnhe field wellhead

protection structure and flowlines
Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) and comparative assessment

Shell UK . Brent field pipelines

detailed concept selection

Talisman Energy . North Sea Demystifying

subsea assets high level review of
decommissioning requirements
Total UK . Elgin / Franklin
decommissioning cost and schedule
estimation
decommissioning
Xodus Group’s operational knowledge and involvement in over 50
decommissioning projects across the North Sea allows us to focus on the
unique challenges posed by each asset.

Our multidiscipline engineers and technical
specialists help clients to manage the
regulatory minefield as well as taking the
stress out of concept selection, strategy
planning and permitting; ultimately reducing
risk as an asset transitions from operational
to retirement phases.
Clever thinking is applied to decommissioning
projects to drive efficiencies. Knowledge
built through providing extensive North Sea
operational support, including integrity and
maintenance, means that our engineers are
skilled at finding new ways to extend field
life. The knowledge gained in this stage of
an asset’s life provides the basis of data
and understanding for reducing the risk
and uncertainty around decommissioning.
This includes identifying that critical point
where it becomes more cost effective to
decommission rather than lift the last barrel.
Our approach is ‘decommission one,
decommission many’ which means that there
is a sliding cost efficiency scale to follow-up
assets, where attention is drawn to identifying
differences and opportunities.
Our team is working closely with clients and
sharing guidance on delivering best value
through the streamlined decommissioning
programme templates. Of the four
decommissioning permits submitted to
the Department of Energy & Climate
Change in 2014, the only two approved were
prepared by Xodus.
While offshore infrastructure is complex,
a logical approach to decommissioning
which makes the most of operational data,
lessons learned and latest technologies
can reduce costs at every stage of
the process.
Decommissioning in the current economic
climate requires a mindset which is open
to change. At Xodus we deliver this by
challenging the ‘norm’ and constantly using
our clever thinking to drive innovation.

For more information contact:

Caroline Laurenson . Decommissioning Consultant . caroline.laurenson@xodusgroup.com . +44 1224 628300
Peter Tipler . Decommissioning Consultant . peter.tipler@xodusgroup.com . +44 1856 851451

www.xodusgroup.com/decom

11088 June 2015