ABL appointed marine warranty surveyor for Statfjord A single-lift removal

Allseas has appointed ABL as marine warranty surveyor for the single-lift removal of the Statfjord A topside in the North Sea, MarineLink reported on 23 September 2026. The operation will use an upgraded 60,000-tonne lifting system aboard the vessel Pioneering Spirit and Allseas is carrying out the engineering work for the task.

The appointment of ABL covers the certification and oversight role described in the MarineLink item and forms part of a planned single-lift decommissioning of the Statfjord A topside. The report identifies the operation as being staged in the North Sea and emphasises the use of Pioneering Spirit fitted with the upgraded lifting arrangement.

The lifting arrangement

MarineLink’s report states the lift will employ a 60,000-tonne capacity lifting system that has been upgraded for this task and will be installed aboard Pioneering Spirit. The operation is described as a single-lift removal of the Statfjord A topside, indicating the entire topside will be taken in one lift from the platform on to the vessel’s deck.

Roles and responsibilities

According to the item, ABL has been engaged by Allseas to act as marine warranty surveyor for the project; Allseas is responsible for the engineering in support of the lift. The MarineLink account presents the engagement as the contractual arrangement between Allseas and ABL for the statutory and technical assurance related to the lift.

The report places the activity firmly within the decommissioning context for Statfjord A without offering further technical detail or a public timetable. It notes only that the operation is planned for the North Sea and that Allseas will execute the engineering work necessary to support the lift using Pioneering Spirit’s upgraded system.

The MarineLink item is dated 23 September 2026 and serves as the source for the appointment and the basic technical outline reported here. No additional operational dates, statements from the companies or further engineering particulars were supplied in the factual summary provided for this account.

Taken together, the facts in the MarineLink summary identify a coordinated project in which Allseas is managing engineering, Pioneering Spirit will supply an enhanced 60,000-tonne lift capability and ABL will act as marine warranty surveyor for the single-lift removal of the Statfjord A topside in the North Sea.