Energy and marine consultancy ABL was awarded a contract to provide geotechnical engineering consultancy to support jack-up rig operations, as part of a Malaysian plug and abandonment (P&A) and decommissioning campaign.
ABL’s scope of work includes the delivery of site-specific assessments (SSA), leg penetration analysis (LPA), punch-through survival and recovery services, scour and leg extraction analysis, site spot metocean analysis, site zoning and preload optimisation, leg seabed impact analysis, and operability analysis, among other services. The scope of work will last up to 2026.
ABL’s operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was awarded the contract and is working together with the geotechnical engineering and jack-up consultancy team based in Singapore, to deliver the scope of work.
“The combination of our marine operational experience with our expert geotechnical engineering know-how, positions us perfectly to support the safe and successful jack-up operations on this and other decommissioning projects.”
Mohd Saifuddin Md Salleh, ABL’s Country Manager in Malaysia
ABL benefits from a group-wide multi-disciplined geoscience offering, covering geotechnical, geospatial, geological and geophysical disciplines.
Its services include ground modelling and seismic engineering, provide impartial technical advice and support to drive safety and efficiency in construction and operations for both offshore oil and gas and renewable energy industries.
ABL is part of Oslo-listed consultancy group ABL Group ASA.