Marine simulation tech: cutting the £51 billion cost of decommissioning North Sea oil and gas

07 December 2021 1 minute read

The immersive marine simulation suite at the National Decommissioning Centre in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, will transform offshore infrastructure projects in the North Sea – which covers an area of 220,000 square miles.

Creating a ‘smart basin’ of the North Sea to de-risk operations and demonstrate best practice, the simulation suite will cut the £51 billion cost of decommissioning of North Sea oil and gas.

With the help of the National Decommissioning Centre’s Malcolm Stone and Roger Esson of the Net Zero Technology Centre, Utility Week Innovate dives into the application of a ‘smart city’ approach to North Sea asset management.

Read the full article in Utility Week Innovate.