Wireline Issue 43 - Autumn 2018

News Round-Up | Oil & Gas UK

Local business rallied to support Pound for Piper charity

Supporters of the Pound for Piper Memorial Trust, have been given the opportunity to buy a limited-edition print commissioned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy. The Trust commissioned a total of 167 prints, one for each individual life lost in the disaster, from local artist and long-term supporter, Elizabeth McAlpine, who donated the artwork from her portfolio. Each of Elizabeth’s prints feature the Memorial Monument created by sculptor, Sue Jane Taylor, together with preparatory sketches and a detailed description of the sculpture which depicts three offshore workers. The charity has maintained the Memorial Garden in Aberdeen’s Hazlehead Park since 2013. Matt Abraham, Oil & Gas UK’s Health and Safety Director, said: “Funds raised from the sale of the prints will help pay for the ongoingmaintenance of the Piper Alpha Memorial Rose Garden and Oil & Gas UK is happy to support the Trust’s efforts to ensure it remains a place of reflection and remembrance for those who survived that night and for the families and friends of those who lost their lives.”

Thosewishing to support the upkeep of theMemorial gardens by purchasing a professionally framed print at a cost of £267 are advised to contact Steve Rae, Chairman of the Trust, at Steverae1962@hotmail.comto obtain a print number which they can referencewhenmaking a payment.

The Trust’s Just Givingwebsite is at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ poundforpipermemorialtrustprintsales

New Well Decommissioning Guidelines released

Oil & Gas UK has published a new edition of its Well Decommissioning Guidelines, with updates on good practice and innovation. The guidelines provide recommendations to support well operators in managing the decommissioning process, while maintaining health, safety and environmental standards. Specialists fromOil & Gas UK’s Wells Forum and stakeholders – including the Health and Safety Executive, the Oil and Gas Authority and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy – contributed to the updated guidelines.

https://oilandgasuk.co.uk/product/op105/

Cost of decommissioning declines The Decommissioning Cost Estimate Report published by the Oil and Gas Authority on 27 June shows that the estimated cost of decommissioning on the UK Continental Shelf is falling. The updated assessment shows that despite including more assets and infrastructure than the previous year, estimated costs from 2018 onwards are lower. It also reports that compared to the same portfolio as last year, estimated costs from 2017 onwards have reduced by 7 per cent.

https://www.ogauthority.co.uk/media/4925/decommissioning- cost-report-2018.pdf

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