Overview
At Baker Hughes’ Process & Pipeline Services (PPS), our decommissioning services support end of life for topside and subsea assets with a focus on environmental safety and regulatory compliance.
Our suite of process and pipeline services along with our wealth of experience, for both pre-commissioning and maintenance, are largely all applicable in the decommissioning arena. Our decommissioning service areas of hydrocarbon freeing, system cleaning, filtration, separation and flaring provide a reduction in hazardous waste and associated disposal costs, while reducing risk to people and the environment.
We can provide specialized cleaning to ensure the removal of residual hydrocarbons, along with sludge, debris and any other deposits from the internal surfaces of process and pipeline systems. The provision of a clean and uncontaminated surface finish and the disposal of generated waste products using existing process and disposal routes are critical objectives during any decommissioning project..
These environmental service offering delivers a track record of reducing the impact of carbon emissions associated with decommissioning activities.
Read further to understand these two examples of how we worked with customers to ensure successful decommissioning projects:
The safe removal of a pipeline from service requires a complex series of properly planned operations that effectively manage all subcontractors and support vessels that perform multiple scopes of work simultaneously.