UK oil and gas company EnQuest has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning plan for the FPSO working on the Alma and Galia fields off the UK as well as associated subsea installations and pipelines.

The Alma and Galia oil fields are situated in blocks 30/25c and 30/24b on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf and operated by EnQuest’s subsidiary – EnQuest Heather Limited. The fields are located some 282 kilometres northeast of the Northumberland coast in water depths of 77 meters.