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Offshore decommissioning is one of the most complex and costly challenges facing the oil and gas industry today. Over the next 20 years, global spending is projected to reach $200 billion on more than 2,800 fixed platforms.

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. 

Most marine infrastructure has a prescribed shelf life. But in practice, it’s often expected to remain in service well beyond it. Across offshore energy, platforms, moorings and subsea cables are operating well past their intended lifespans. Yet many operators still rely on outdated, time-based inspection regimes that miss early warning signs - leaving them vulnerable to unplanned outages and costly failures.

Offshore construction is the work that brings an offshore energy project to life. It’s a chain of interdependent phases: positioning, construction support, and foundation or mooring system installation. Each stage brings its own challenges. While design work may be finalised early, offshore success depends on how well those plans adapt to real-world conditions.

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has completed the first phase of model testing for its Flexibly Embedded Plate Anchor (FEPLA) at the University of Dundee Geotechnical Engineering Facility.

FEPLA: An improved plate anchor design, featuring a reusable rapid embedment system suitable for almost any soil type.

Acteon, the expert in offshore infrastructure and Wynnergy Marine, a Taiwan-based marine solutions provider, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly deliver renewable energy projects across the region.

In this episode of our Act on Energy podcast, Tim Eyles, VP at Acteon, alongside Christopher Hillier, Head of Sales and Commercial and Greg Hammond, EA Digital Lead at UTEC, Acteon’s Geo-services business line, explore how offshore operators can extract more value from the vast amounts of survey and inspection data collected in the field and how good data structure lays the foundations for smarter, faster decision-making, including future AI applications.

With over 30 permanent mooring projects completed across Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and beyond, our track record speaks for itself. We’ve supported some of the region’s largest FPSOs and executed countless rig moves.

Every offshore project begins with one critical step: understanding what lies beneath the seabed. But when decisions are based on incomplete or low-resolution data, the consequences can be costly. While construction planning and foundation procurement are often prioritised, early marine surveying is too often scoped as an afterthought.

We’re pleased to announce that Acteon has been shortlisted for The Drum B2B Awards in the rebrand/relaunch category, in recognition of our recent brand evolution unveiled at Offshore Europe.

Precision offshore isn’t optional - it’s essential. In environments where every millimetre counts, Dimensional Control (DC) surveys are a critical safeguard against costly mistakes. Yet, they’re still too often seen as a discretionary step rather than a core part of project planning. It’s time to change that perception.