Ireland-based PSE Kinsale Energy, a Petronas subsidiary, is preparing to kick off its platform removal campaign for the Kinsale Head gas field, located in the Celtic Sea, in late May. These decommissioning activities will be carried out by Heerema Marine Contractors’ second largest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Thialf.

After 42 years of production, PSE Kinsale Energy ceased gas production at the Kinsale area gas fields in July 2020 due to depleting reserves. The Stena Drilling-owned Stena Spey rig was used last year as part of the Kinsale area decommissioning campaign. The campaign started in mid-April 2021 following the arrival of the rig. In October 2021, the rig was set to head to its final location as part of this campaign, which was expected to run through to November 2021.