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By Sune Falther
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The coming years will involve decommissioning of
large parts of the apparatus used to produce oil

and gas in the North Sea but also of a large number

of wind installations. This means that there will be
additional opportunities for the Port of Esbjerg

Work on the Tyra Redevelopment began a long time “It is a significant market, and Oil & Gas UK predict that
ago, and the decommissioning of a large part of the DKK 133 billion will be spent on the decommissioning of
apparatus used to produce oil and gas in the North Sea platforms up to 2027. So, in the English area alone, this is
has started. This involves new tasks for a wide range of a significant market, but there are also great opportuni-
companies. Since there are also several other decommis- ties in the Danish, Norwegian and Dutch sectors for com-
sioning projects underway — a sizable number of Danish panies that can handle this,” Dennis Jul Pedersen says:
offshore wind turbines are approaching the end of their
service life — the related tasks could very easily end up “In addition to this, there is the entire offshore wind
docking at, and increasing activity at, the Port of Esbjerg. part, where in Esbjerg we are particularly well-equipped
to handle the process, as the Port of Esbjerg is the world
At least, the port director for the Port of Esbjerg, Dennis leader in the field and the centre of expertise,” he says.
Jul Pedersen, hopes so.

He sees a development where the port's major driving
force for many years, oil and gas from North Sea offshore
fields, hits a slump and a continued drop in investments.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that
it will stop lending for projects involving fossil fuels by
2021 — but this may actually open up a potentially huge
market for Danish companies.

“It will be extremely important for Danish companies
to position themselves, as significant tasks await, and
although we do not have great experience in decommis-
sioning in the Danish sector, we have the entire service
chain, which is used to working on these platforms and
has great expertise when it comes to safe working con-
ditions and responsible production,” Dennis Jul Pedersen
says:
“It will be very much preferable for solid actors oversee
a controlled dismantling, and we should not underesti-
mate the opportunities this task offers,” he says.
Dennis Jul Pedersen bases this on figures from other “Esbjerg has continuously managed to renew itself, and we must
parts of the North Sea that give an insight into the keep doing this”, says Dennis Hansen.
scope.

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