{"id":31410,"date":"2022-07-25T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=31410"},"modified":"2022-07-25T18:16:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:16:02","slug":"rigs-to-reef-rigs-decommissioning-in-gulf-of-thailand","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/case-studies\/rigs-to-reef-rigs-decommissioning-in-gulf-of-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Rigs-to-reef: Rigs decommissioning in Gulf of Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ABL operations in Thailand were involved in Thailand&#8217;s first ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rig2reefexploration.org\/read-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rigs-to-reefs<\/a> project for marine conservation &#8211; a project to re-purpose a decommissioned offshore oil &amp; gas platform for the purpose of creating an artificial reef or habitat in which fish and local biodiversity can flourish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20210126-the-richest-human-made-marine-habitats-in-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rigs-to-reefs initiative<\/a> is one increasingly gaining popularity, costing significantly less than the total removal of offshore oil &amp; gas assets in a traditional decommissioning, and transforming rig components for the positive purpose of supporting underwater ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"31412\" src=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-1.jpg 478w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"505\" data-id=\"31411\" src=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-2.jpg 898w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rigs-to-reefs-pic-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABL&#8217;s scope of work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABL operations in Thailand were appointed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapuraenergy.com\/\">Sapura Energy<\/a>, to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/loss-prevention\/marine-warranty-survey\/mws-decommissioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marine warranty survey services for the decommissioning<\/a> of 7 jackets in the Gulf of Thailand, for their transformation into an artificial reef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project specifics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We acted as marine warranty surveyor (MWS) for all warranted offshore operations:<ul><li>Jacket removal approval for 7 jackets <\/li><li>Marine transportation approval <\/li><li>Reefing approval at reef site <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The project was carried out in water depths of up to 80 metres<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Find out more about our technical support in decommissioning, from <a href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/consulting-and-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consulting &amp; engineering<\/a> to advise on feasibility, marine operations engineering and design, site investigations and more, to marine warranty survey for the 3rd party review and approval of decommissioning operations: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-limegreen-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/loss-prevention\/marine-warranty-survey\/mws-decommissioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Decommissioning Services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":31411,"template":"","sector":[107,841],"service":[763,709,786],"company":[724],"class_list":["post-31410","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sector-oil-gas","sector-upstream","service-consulting-engineering","service-marine-warranty-survey","service-mws-decommissioning","company-abl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.6 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rigs-to-reef: Rigs decommissioning in Gulf of Thailand - ABL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/case-studies\/rigs-to-reef-rigs-decommissioning-in-gulf-of-thailand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rigs-to-reef: Rigs decommissioning in Gulf of Thailand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ABL operations in Thailand were involved in Thailand&#8217;s first ever rigs-to-reefs project for marine conservation &#8211; 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