OE Staff Photo - Sembcorp Marine via Helix Energy Solutions
Australian oil and gas company Cooper Energy has hired Helix Energy Solutions Q7000 light well intervention offshore rig, to support decommissioning work at the company s Basker, Manta and Gummy (BMG) fields in the Gippsland Basin, off Australia.
The BMG abandonment project involves decommissioning seven wells and associated subsea infrastructure (pipelines and control umbilicals) in the Basker, Manta and Gummy (BMG) fields in the Gippsland Basin.
The BMG permits contain the proven Manta gas field and the Manta Deep prospect.
The Helix Q7000 light well intervention rig is specifically designed and built for intervention on subsea wells and abandonment activities.