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    Promethean, Petrofac to jointly decommission three GoM fields

    May 5, 2022
    PDC and Petrofac have formed an alliance to decommission the South Pass 60, South Pass 6 and East Breaks 165 fields.
    Courtesy Petrofrac
    As assets move toward late life, Petrofrac aims to maximize economic recovery, defer cessation of production and plan safe and responsible decommissioning.
    As assets move toward late life, Petrofrac aims to maximize economic recovery, defer cessation of production and plan safe and responsible decommissioning.

    Offshore staff

    HOUSTON — Promethean Decommissioning Co. (PDC) and Petrofac have formed an alliance to decommission the South Pass 60, South Pass 6 and East Breaks 165 fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM).

    The facilities include nine platforms, 200 wells and 32 pipeline segments.

    PDC will serve as decommissioning operator, responsible for fulfilling field decommissioning orders received in February from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).

    Petrofac will be PDC’s decommissioning services provider under a contract valued at about $200 million, in line with the BSSE’s estimated decommissioning cost.

    Danos will support the decommissioning program.

    The integrated alliance team, based in Houston, will employ digital software, including Petrofac’s Turus project management tool, to provide dashboards, transparency and assurance.

    “It’s been more than four decades since Petrofac first began in Texas, and in that time, we have expanded our offshore capabilities across the globe," said Nick Shorten, COO for Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business. "This expertise will be applied to the project, complemented by our already strong onshore presence in Texas. We look forward to working with PDC as part of our Alliance to deliver a new approach to large-scale decommissioning programs in the Gulf of Mexico.”

    05.05.2022