Boskalis Subsea Services has introduced The Decommissioning Collective, a collaborative delivery model designed to change how subsea decommissioning is planned and executed in the North Sea. Developed with operator input, it replaces fragmented, project-by-project contracting with a shared framework focused on alignment, efficiency and value across sustained programmes of work.
The model brings participating operators together around common ways of working, standardised procedures and coordinated planning. Harbour Energy is among the first participants. Boskalis Subsea Services says the approach is intended to improve efficiency, cost certainty and predictability while maintaining a strong focus on safety and responsible asset stewardship.
The initiative is supported by Boskalis Subsea Services investment in UK subsea capability, including diving, remote operations and decommissioning resources, and its Remote Operations Centre in Aberdeen. Three companies are already planning activity through the Collective, which could amount to up to 3,000 days of work over the next decade. Boskalis has invested over £250 million in UK diving and remote technology, including new vessels, advanced ROVs and intervention tooling, creating 200 jobs.
Picture of Stuart Cameron, Boskalis Subsea Services Managing Director, photographed at the company’s Westhill office
Source: Boskalis via OEUK
