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"No other decommissioning contractor has the technical experience we do." "Each well P&A is managed as a project. That includes engineering, permitting, operational planning and field operations." "Whether we manage our own crews or yours, we know how to maximize efficiency and cost-savings." "We developed the PAES software to efficiently and accurately estimate the cost of decommissioning." |
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September, 2007 TSB contributes to Offshore Engineer (OE) article "Deliberating on 'downers': the hidden legacies of two fierce ladies."
"Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left their marks on more than just the coast. They knocked over many platforms in the Gulf of Mexico." read article
June, 2007 Proserv Offshore LLC Acquires Twachtman Snyder & Byrd- Brings Strategic Opportunities for Growth in Offshore Market.
Proserv Offshore LLC today announced it has acquired Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc., a leading provider of well abandonment and decommissioning services to the international offshore oil and gas market. Proserv Offshore LLC is a Houston-based subsidiary of Proserv Group AS, a company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway that provides technical products and services to the oil and gas industry.
"Twachtman Snyder & Byrd’s deep capabilities and know-how in consulting, project management and contracting will complement Proserv’s existing strengths as we expand internationally into the offshore well abandonment and decommissioning market,” said Robert Finch, Proserv Group senior vice president of well abandonment and decommissioning. “The company’s outstanding financial performance provides a strong foundation to maximize existing synergies and facilitate future growth plans.”
Based in Houston with field operations in Houma, Louisiana, Twachtman Snyder & Byrd (TSB) has established a strong brand in the abandonment and decommissioning market, Finch said. The company has extensive service capabilities in project management, contracting, consulting, and a host of related services. These range from assessing liability, acquisition and divestiture, and plugging the well to clearing the site and creating an artificial reef.
“This year, 2007, we celebrate 20 years of operations. We can now also celebrate our new and exciting future with Proserv as our partner. The acquisition will allow TSB to enhance its services in all phases of decommissioning,” said Ron Twachtman, TSB’s president and CEO. “Combining TSB’s expertise with the Proserv Group’s global reach and strength will help us meet our clients’ increasingly complex demands.”
The engineering challenges in the offshore oil and gas industry are becoming ever more complicated, not just in abandonment and decommissioning, but throughout the lifecycle of the well, according to Arve Sem-Henriksen, CEO of Proserv Group AS. “The TSB addition illustrates how Proserv is meeting these challenges while adding value for our customers and creating value for our shareholders,” he said. “By bringing associated and complementary engineering services companies together under the Proserv banner, we can offer the widest choice of reliable, specialized engineering solutions and services.”
Proserv Group AS, established in 1974, provides leading technical products and services to the oil and gas industry in the demanding fields of test and control systems, instrumentation and calibration, oil and gas sampling, abandonment and decommissioning and specialty machining. Northern Industries acquired the Proserv Group, a Norway-based private equity house, in April 2006. Northern Industries is supported by a group of premier investors in Norway that have an ambition to build Proserv Group into an international leading niche supplier to the oil and gas industry.
February, 2007 TSB was recently invited to present at the International Association of Maritime Underwriters conference.
TSB was recently invited by the International Association of Maritime Underwriters to present the “Lessons Learned” to date from the 2005 hurricane season recovery at their annual Lillehammer, Norway, conference. TSB’s presentation focused on well P&A issues and concludes that prevention would be the best policy when it comes to hurricane damage, i.e., plug the wells as soon as possible so they won’t be caught by a hurricane before they are plugged. View Presentation
January, 2007 TSB awarded recovery of production platform by Major GoM producer.
TSB has been awarded the recovery of a production platform operated by a major independent Gulf of Mexico producer. The platform located in approximately 300’ of water was damaged during hurricane Katrina. TSB was retained to assess the damage and to create a 3-D image of the downed structure. The TSB project group worked with the client’s engineers to develop a decommissioning strategy. Upon further review and assessment, TSP was also awarded a contract for the plugging and abandonment of two wells, as well as recovery of the jacket and production deck. It is anticipated, subject to regulatory approval, that the jacket will be deposited as an artificial reef. TSB worked closely with the client’s regulatory group to develop the permits to plug the wells, flush and abandon the pipelines and reef the jacket.
August, 2006 Platforms accepted for Special Artifical Reef (SAR) program.
Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc. (TSB), located in Houston, Texas, has been working with a number of operators in the Gulf of Mexico to recover from lasts year’s devastating hurricane season. A recent major success has been achieved by getting the Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners five platforms that were destroyed in the West Delta 117 block accepted by the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), for their Special Artificial Reef (SAR) program. Seven proposals were accepted for the program out of several dozen submitted. Acceptance represents a win-win for all concerned. Special reefs sites are those created to take advantage of material available for reef construction outside the nine planning regions designated by the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program. The program was established by the Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act in 1986 to enhance and maintain fish habitat in the state’s offshore waters by utilizing oil and gas platforms that are no longer useful for their original purpose. It has proven to be very successful, contributing to major improvements in the availability of some marine species such as Red Snapper. The reefs close to shore are very popular with sport divers and fishermen. The deeper water reefs, which includes many of the SAR sites, act as marine sanctuaries, preventing trawling and offering safe areas for the young. TSB is proud to be a supporter for the artificial reef programs in the Gulf of Mexico since their inception, being responsible for more than 40 reefs to date.
December 2, 2005 TSB Completes Multi-well assessment in Russia.
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Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc. (TSB) of Houston have recently completed a unique consulting contract for a major Russian onshore energy producer. The scope of the project was to evaluate approximately 50,000 wells and to present the client with an unbiased assessment of the liabilities associated with plugging & abandonment (P&A) of these wells.
The project included sending a TSB team to Russia to gather data via field visits and office visits at the applicable business units. The final report included comparing the gathered data to TSB’s extensive worldwide database.
November 25, 2005 TSB Completes Large Decommissioning Project in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc. (TSB) is completing a major independent 2005 offshore platform-decommissioning program. TSB’s scope of work covered all phases: from decommissioning planning, permitting, and offshore management. In addition, TSB provided offshore supervision to ensure that the work was completed in a safe and timely manner. A total of 22 wells were P&A’ed, 21 pipelines were abandoned and eight (8) platforms were removed. The work was conducted in the GOM blocks of High Island, West Cameron, East Cameron and Eugene Island.
TSB was established in 1987 and has achieved a number of GOM “firsts” in the areas of platform decommissioning. The company has an industry reputation for providing its clients with a complete integrated portfolio of reliable, cost-competitive and fully compliant decommissioning services. In addition, through its proprietary estimating software, TSB has successfully provided onshore and offshore energy producers with efficient and accurate estimated costs associated with the decommissioning of all aspects the upstream energy industry.
June 7, 2005 TSB Completes 5 Removals in Two Weeks.
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TSB completes the removal of its fifth platform in two weeks. The tripod was sold just as it was removed, the new owner will refurbish and reinstall the platform this year.
May 10, 2005 TSB Completes Large Estimate Package.
A large operator was recently delivered TSB Decommissioning Liability estimates for over 130 Offshore Platforms in the Gulf of Thailand, over 150 Offshore Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and over 160 Onshore Facilities in various fields lying in the Permian Basin. The estimates were performed in order to meet FASB 143 requirements.
April 13, 2005 TSB Opens SPE Conference in Houston.
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TSB opened the SPE conference in Houston, TX on April 7, 2005 with a presentation from Robert C. Byrd. The purpose of the conference was to address issues related to Deepwater Decommissioning & Re-Deployment of Offshore Facilities. Click the link above to view the presentation.
April 4, 2005 TSB Completes EC 220 Abandonment.
TSB recently completed the removal of the EC 220 "B" facility. TSB was the project manager. The project included preparing the platform for removal and the in-place abandonment of 1 pipeline. The platform was removed in late Feburary of 2005. The platform took 12 days to remove including 4 days of weather downtime. TSB negotiated with the contractor to take the weather downtime during the winter months. Site clearance and verification is to begin in late April 2005.
March 28, 2005 TSB Awarded Work.
TSB received a new contract to estimate liability for 20 offshore and 2 onshore facilities for an independent operator.
March 18, 2005 Proposed changes in MMS regulations will affect the way platforms are decommissioned in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Minerals Management Service has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of structure-removal activities on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The activities analyzed in the EA include vessel and equipment mobilization, structure preparation, nonexplosive- and explosive-severance activities, post-severance lifting and salvage, and site-clearance verification. The impact-producing factors of structure removals considered in the EA include seafloor disturbances, air emissions and water discharges, pressure and acoustic energy from explosive detonations, and space-use conflicts with other OCS users.
The MMS is seeking public comments by April 1, 2005.
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March 9, 2005 TSB completes the Decommissioning Liability Estimate for what is currently the largest LNG facility in the World.
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TSB has provided Decommissioning Liability Estimates for the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Coast, in addition to onshore facilities in North and South America. TSB enables major operators to meet Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 (SFAS 143) requirements for third-party consulting, which addresses estimates to be used for Asset Retirement Obligations.
February 4, 2005 TSB Manages Platform Repair.
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TSB recently completed repairs to a damaged platform caused by a collison with a passing vessel. TSB provided the project management while diving and welding crews completed the various phases from initial damage inspection, to pressure testing prior to putting the well back into production. TSB conducted simultaneous operations, which included deck removal and replacement, repair clamp installation, production lines hook-up and pressure testing. With TSB’s expertise in managing offshore construction and inspection projects, we were able to complete the project during the winter months reducing further production losses. The client remained informed on a daily basis for the duration of the project with all correspondence maintained through one project team.
January 4, 2005 TSB Completes HI 139 Abandonment.
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TSB recently completed the total abandonment of the HI 139 “A” Facility. TSB was general contractor on the project. TSB crews completed the P&A of 5 wells, along with the severing of the conductors in 17 days. During the P&A of the wells TSB conducted simultaneous operations which included preparing the platform for removal and the in-place abandonment of 4” and 16” pipelines. TSB in conjunction with a subcontractor mobilized a derrick barge to remove the structure. TSB was able to complete the project within the original AFE estimate. With TSB’s expertise in managing offshore decommissioning projects the client remained informed on a daily basis for the duration of the project with all correspondence maintained through one project team.
Dec 15, 2004 TSB Awarded Work.
TSB is awarded an additional 11 platform and 6 pipelines decommissioning program for another major independent oil and gas company.
Dec 10, 2004 TSB Awarded Work.
TSB is awarded a 14 platform, 23 well, and 22 pipeline decommissioning program for a major independent oil and gas company.
June 6 , 2004 TSB Creates First Deepwater Reef in Lousiana.
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TSB completed the jacket removal of the South Pass 89 “A” platform by cutting and toppling the jacket, thus creating the first deepwater reef contribution (deepwater being > 400ft) to the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program. The 4-pile jacket was cut 142ft below the water and the top-section was toppled next to the jacket base. The first phase of the project prepared the jacket for removal. This 4-day process involved preparing the jacket to facilitate its toppling and to remove any hydrocarbons. The second phase involved severing the jacket and conductors using 30” and 64” diamond-wire cutting systems and experienced divers. Two 6,000hp tugboats rigged to the jacket, toppled the top portion of the jacket in-situ (in place). The project was completed without the use of explosives.
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