Hornbeck Offshore Services will implement a multi-year campaign of abandonment of wells in the North Sea through the Well Enhancer for Seawell.
Hornbeck Offshore prepares decommissioning operations for 2027
Hornbeck Offshore Services won a multi-year contract to carry out work on dismantling in the North Sea operations will begin in the second quarter of 2027 and include an initial period of two years, with the possibility of extension by the client.
The contract includes well plugging and abandonment (P&A) tasks using riserless intervention, to carry out these operations, the company may deploy the Well Enhancer or the Seawell, two vessels specialized in well intervention work.
The proposal brings together different offshore capabilities within the same contract, in addition to the vessel, the scope includes well access using a Subsea Intervention Lubricator, remotely operated vehicles (ROV), saturation diving, and engineering and project management services.
Well Enhancer and Seawell will support well abandonment
One of the campaign’s key features will be the ability to work on the wells without using a conventional drilling rig. The vessels Well Enhancer and Seawell are equipped to carry out these types of operations and will serve as the base for the work outlined in the contract.
The integration of submarine access systems, ROV and saturation diving capabilities will allow different stages of the intervention to be concentrated within the same operational solution.
Todd M. Hornbeck, president and CEO of Hornbeck Offshore Services, indicated that the award provides continuity to the company’s experience in decommissioning projects without drilling platforms in the North Sea.
So far, the company has not revealed the economic value of the contract or the identity of the operator that awarded the work.
The contract comes after the merger of Hornbeck and Helix
The award also comes shortly after Hornbeck Offshore and Helix Energy Solutions they will complete their business combination in early September.
The resulting company retains the name Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and maintains offices in Houston, Texas, and Covington, Louisiana. Former Hornbeck shareholders own approximately 55% of the combined company, while Helix shareholders retain about 45%.
The operation brought together marine, subsea, and well intervention capabilities under a single organization. In this context, the North Sea contract will be executed through Helix Well Ops (UK) Limited and will be one of the multi-year campaigns that will put these integrated capabilities into practice.
Source: Offshore Energy
Photo: Helix Energy Solutions
