Officials at Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell and offshore contractor Allseas have confirmed that the removal of the Brent Delta platform topsides in the UK sector of the North Sea will likely take place during the first week of May, weather permitting.
Brent Delta is the first of four platforms to be decommissioned at the 40-year-old, Shell-operated field.
The 24,500-tonne topsides will be removed in a single lift by Allseas’ massive twin-hulled Pioneering Spirit vessel, which is undergoing final preparations in Rotterdam.
