Brent legs to stay in place

摘要

Shell plans to leave the huge legs of its Brent field platforms in the UK North Sea after its multi-billion dollar decommissioning campaign on the field complex. Duncan Manning, Shell's business opportunity manager on Brent Decommissioning, said removing the 300,000 tonne legs would be "riddled with safety risks" and had minimal benefit to the environment. Manning also said only the upper part of the Brent Alpha platform's jacket would be taken away as it is too heavy to be removed in one piece.