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Helix Well Ops
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The North Sea oil boom is ageing. Could decommissioning become a multidecade offshore industry?
The United Kingdom still faces an estimated Ā£43.4 billion of offshore decommissioning work even after record spending in 2025. Hornbeck Offshore Servicesā new North Sea contract shows how ageing oil and gas infrastructure is creating a long-duration market for well intervention, subsea robotics and specialised vessels.
October 3, 2026
Why plugging abandoned offshore wells could support decades of specialised vessel demand
The United Kingdom still faces an estimated Ā£43.4 billion of offshore decommissioning work even after record spending in 2025. Hornbeck Offshore Servicesā new North Sea contract shows how ageing oil and gas infrastructure is creating a long-duration market for well intervention, subsea robotics and specialised vessels.
September 27, 2026
Hornbeck wins North Sea decommissioning contract two weeks after completing Helix merger
Hornbeck Offshore Services has secured a two-year North Sea decommissioning contract through Helix Well Ops, providing an early demonstration of the integrated subsea capabilities created by its September 1 merger with Helix Energy Solutions Group.
September 15, 2026