OSPAR Review of the State of the North Sea: Oil Inputs and Their Impact on the Marine Environment of the North Sea

2015 ◽  
pp. 255-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
The State ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea

Regional Cooperation in the North Sea under Part ix of the Law of the Sea Convention

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-358
Author(s):  
Chris Whomersley
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
The North ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Practical Effect ◽  
The Law

The importance of the North Sea is emphasised by the recent House of Lords report on maritime cooperation there. This prompts a consideration of the international legal principles underpinning such cooperation, as well as a description of the means by which the North Sea States have given practical effect to this cooperation, particularly in relation to living resources and the marine environment.

scholarly journals Decommissioning Plans for Fixed Offshore Platforms: A Brief Revision

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcio Soares Pinheiro ◽  
Paulo Roberto Duailibe Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The State ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
The North ◽  
Campos Basin ◽  
Heavy Lift ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The North Sea

Brazil began to explore its seas in the 60’s of the XX Century looking for petroleum. This journey began in the Northeast and the first oil field produced offshore was the Guaricema Field, in the State of Sergipe. During the 70’s, Petrobrás found oil in the Campos Basin, between the States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, that became the most important oil province in Brazil until the discovery of the Pre-Salt province, in the Santos Basin. As these fields are producing for a long time, many of them are already completely depleted or their production is in way of to be not commercial anymore, and their facilities need to be decommissioned. This review of decommissioning practices of fixed offshore platforms carried out worldwide has focus on the removal of topside with special vessels designed for this purpose or with conventional methods (crane vessels + barge). It will show the benefits of using specialised heavy lift vessels to remove the topsides and move it to shore for dismantling / recycling / reuse / disposal. The cases for study were the successful decommissioning projects in the North Sea: Brent B/D, Valhall QP, Viking, Curlew, Eider A, Golden Eye and Leman, Iwaki-Oki, Halfweg Q1, Yme and Ninian North.

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