OFFSHORE PORTS
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Three gentlemen and a lady A CONVERSATION ABOUT DECOMMISSIONING AND THE NORTH SEA CANAL REGION THE DECOMMISSIONING OF OIL & GAS INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS IS AN ISSUE OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE THAT HAS A PARTICULAR RESONANCE IN LOCATIONS LIKE THE NORTH SEA CANAL REGION, DUE TO ITS LONG HISTORY OF OFFSHORE INDUSTRY.
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With the energy transition signaling the end of the economic lifespan for many installations, the Netherlands is facing a major operation to reuse or disassemble some 160 existing oil & gas platforms on the North Sea. Part of this infrastructure could be used to actually accelerate the energy transition by utilising platforms and wells for hydrogen production and CO2 storage. But there’s more. The new wind farms currently built on the North Sea will also have a limited economic lifespan and require
dismantling and (partial) recycling in due course. Despite the complexities involved in decommissioning, there are clearly many opportunities for the North Sea Canal region. Sylvia Boer, Director of Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP), discusses this potential with Lex de Groot (Managing Director Neptune Energy – the largest oil & gas producer in the Dutch part of the North Sea), Marcel van Leeuwen (CEO of
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