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Journal TitleArup journal
Article TitleKinsale Head decommissioning, Ireland : gas field facility removed from head to toe : decommissioning Ireland's first indigenous gas fields
AuthorBrady, Paul ; O'Sullivan, Sheila
Issue(2)
Page(s)pp32-37
Date2023
Contentaxonometrics, diagrams, illustrations, maps, photos, text
OrganisationPSE Kinsale Energy Ltd ; PETRONAS ; Hartley Anderson ; TechnipFMC ; Hereema
Note(s)Kinsale Head is the first offshore gas facility to be decommissioned in Ireland. This article describes: the infrastructure involved; the issues taken into consideration for the best method of decommissioning; the digital modelling for up-to-date analysis of the structures; and a description of the various stages of the project.
Subject(s)natural gas ; gas terminals ; gas pipelines ; Building Information Modelling (BIM) ; infrastructure
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UCD LocationSearch UCD Library Catalogue

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