Decommissioning Of Kinsale Gas Field Underway

Over 400 people are working to plug the wells
Gas production from the wells ceaSed in July last year, after the gas reserves in the various fields were depleted.
The wells will now be permanently plugged with cement and the associated infastructure including platforms, pipelines, cables, subsea structures, and the onshore terminal, will be decommissioned and transported for recycling.
The work is expected to be completed in 2022.
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