The company awarded the contract to its sister company Maersk Supply Service, which will assume responsibility for engineering, project planning and managing the scope of the subsea decommissioning.

As lead contractor, Maersk Supply Service brought in three sub-contractors that will support the engineering, ROV work, and waste management aspects of the project.

To date, all anchor chains have been disconnected, the first risers have been recovered and removed and the tow-away of the floating production unit has been completed, Maersk said.

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