Belgium-based Scaldis Salvage and Marine Contractors has successfully delivered the 48/29C jacket from the abandoned Hewett gas field to the quayside in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. It is described an important milestone in the multi-year decommissioning project.
With the safe removal and transport of the structure, the project has now reached its halfway point, the company said.
To date, three of the six abandoned platforms in the field have been dismantled and removed. The remaining three platforms, which form the central complex, are scheduled for removal next year, which will bring the project to its full completion.
The heavy lift vessel Gulliver, which was used for the removal operation, will soon set course for the Baltic Sea to execute two additional projects before the end of the year.
While the Gulliver is redeployed, Scaldis noted that its onshore teams are already fully engaged in preparing for the next summer campaigns to ensure the continuation of the project and the final removal of the remaining structures from the Hewett field.
