Decommissioning
Port of Aberdeen is your port-of-choice for seamless decommissioning marine logistics.
As one of the largest decommissioning facilities in Europe, our infrastructure is designed for your decommissioning operations. We have a proven track record of supporting safe, cost-effective, and sustainable decommissioning services, from well plugging and abandonment to material reuse and recycling.
As Scotland’s largest berthage port, our quayside stretches over 7,600 metres, accommodating vessels up to 300 meters in length. We provide 2,800 metres of deepwater berths to a maximum depth of -14.8 metres (mean high water springs), ultra heavy-lift capability up to 140 tonnes / square metre, more than 692,000 square meters of flexible laydown space, and ample project areas to support your requirements.
Port of Aberdeen also holds a Waste Management Licence from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for the provision of offshore decommissioning services across both the port's North and South Harbours. The port's decommissioning facilities feature an impermeable heavy duty concrete base and quarantined areas for hazardous waste including NORM.
WHY CHOOSE PORT OF ABERDEEN?
We are a world-class port with decades of experience and excellent understanding of the complex challenges that our customers face. Our facilities, services and commitments set us apart and add value to your operations.
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Trusted partner
Unrivalled experience and expertise in supporting the full lifecycle of decommissioning operations.
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Expert supply chain
Ensure efficient operations with direct access to an unrivalled supply chain of energy engineering expertise in the North East of Scotland.
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Strategic location
Reduced transit times and lower operational costs due to strategic location near North Sea oil and gas fields.
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Specialised infrastructure and facilities
Optimal berthing solutions with access to more than 7,600 metres of quayside, expansive laydown areas, heavy-lift capability, deep-water berths, large-scale cargo handling equipment, and warehousing.
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Efficient waste management
Licensed hazardous waste handling capabilities ensure the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible management of waste.
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Swift connections
Excellent marine, road, rail, and air connectivity provides swift access to both domestic and international destinations.
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Strong safety focus
Protecting people across the port estate is our priority. Our robust safety culture, performance, and processes help to reduce the potential for accidents.
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Delivering decarbonisation
Significant commitments for investment in green infrastructure will reduce the carbon footprint of both the port and its customers.
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Skilled workforce, safe operations
Our people have the skills, knowledge, and experience to identify and deliver flexible, customer-centric solutions. Solutions that are delivered within a robust quality framework with a strong safety focus.
UNLOCKING VALUE THROUGHOUT THE DECOMMISSIONING LIFECYCLE
We provide a targeted range of facilities and services to support decommissioning operations, backed by decades of sector experience.
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Well plugging and abandonment
Jack-up rigs, drillships, well intervention vessels
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Waste management and disposal
Licensed hazardous waste handling capabilities ensure the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible management of waste
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Topsides and subsea infrastructure removal
Pipelayers, dive support vessels, crane barges, offshore construction vessels
Decommissioning Heavy Lift
Port of Aberdeen’s South Harbour was the port of choice for supporting a major decommissioning project in July 2024.
DeepOcean’s Edda Freya offshore supply vessel returned to Port of Aberdeen where ASCO supported in the offload of a 440-tonne Subsea Isolation Valve (SSIV) from the Miller field on to Castlegate quay. This was the North Sea’s biggest SSIV and marked the completion of this decommissioning project.
With ample heavy lift quayside capacity and 125,000sqm of project space at South Harbour, this multi-call project has brought in over 10,000 tonnes of subsea material.
Subsea Infrastructure Decommissioning
Aberdeen South Harbour provided ample laydown space for Phoenix Decom, contracted by DOF Subsea, to support landside decommissioning. The project included the onshore receipt, offload, and safe preparation of approximately 10km of flexible flowlines and umbilicals from one of DOF Subsea’s decommissioning projects for a North Sea client prior to recycling.
This operation was completed with zero HSE recordable incidents, and the offloading method adopted reduced the anticipated timeline by nearly one-third.
"Port of Aberdeen’s new South Harbour facility offered ample space for subsea decommissioning and we have undertaken a number of jobs there this year including the flexible offload."
SIMON DAVIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER, PHOENIX DECOM
“Port of Aberdeen’s expansion will position the city to compete for its fair share of the decommissioning portfolio and help to bring new, diverse business to Aberdeen.”
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