Blue Ocean Decom enters the global offshore market

Blue Ocean Decom has officially launched to provide engineered, specialist subsea removal solutions for the offshore energy sector.

The offshore energy sector faces a monumental shift. Operators must dismantle and safely remove decades of ageing infrastructure from the ocean floor. Regulators increasingly demand timely compliance. Environmental responsibility now dictates every operational move. Decommissioning no longer represents a simple back-end obligation. The industry now treats it as a top strategic priority. Operators face immense pressure to execute these complex projects with absolute precision. Blue Ocean Decom has officially launched to address this exact challenge. The new business operates as a specialist subsea removal and decommissioning solutions provider.

Alfie Cheyne backs this new enterprise. Cheyne stands as one of the most recognised figures within the offshore industry. He holds a proven track record as a builder of successful international service companies. His impressive portfolio includes the creation and rapid growth of ACE Winches. Managing Director Ross Anderson leads Blue Ocean Decom on an operational level. Anderson brings an incredible amount of field and project leadership experience to the table. He has previously directed major offshore decommissioning campaigns around the world. His extensive background includes highly complex operations within the Middle East.

Strategic Global Expansion
The company seeks aggressive international growth immediately following its launch. Leadership has identified the Middle East as a key priority region. They have also named the Asia Pacific region and the UK offshore sectors as primary operational targets. Global decommissioning activity continues to accelerate at an unprecedented pace. Operators desperately seek out dependable partners to handle this massive workload. Clients require dedicated experts who can deliver engineered decommissioning solutions. They need specialist firms capable of mobilising highly tailored equipment packages quickly. Operators must also deploy deeply experienced technicians to the field. These technical specialists must fundamentally understand the schedule-critical nature of subsea removal operations. The leadership team built Blue Ocean Decom specifically to meet this exact operational requirement.

Chairman Alfie said: "I've spent my career backing and building specialist service businesses in the offshore sector, and the pattern is always the same: the market rewards focus. As decommissioning activity grows, subsea removal deserves the same level of specialist attention as any other critical path discipline. That's the gap Blue Ocean Decom has been built to fill, with Ross leading a team whose entire attention is on doing this one thing extremely well."

Ross added: "The subsea removal phase is a defining element of any decommissioning campaign, influencing safety, schedule and overall project performance. As the industry scales up, it needs partners who treat this scope with the focus and precision it demands. That's exactly the focus we've built this business around."

Specialist Decommissioning Solutions
Ageing offshore infrastructure drives a massive surge in global decommissioning demand. Regulators push operators hard to remove redundant assets quickly. Energy companies face intense scrutiny regarding their planning certainty. Execution discipline remains paramount throughout the entire removal process. Environmental responsibility remains a constant requirement for all offshore operators. Blue Ocean Decom responds directly to this industry-wide shift.

The new company focuses exclusively on specialist decommissioning solutions. The firm provides specialised equipment packages to support complex platform and well cutting operations. The operational team handles the safe subsea asset removal of pipelines and risers. They also offer comprehensive services for seabed preparation and subsequent clearance. Subsea asset recovery represents another core component of their extensive service offering. The business delivers this highly focused approach through advanced engineering practices. The team consistently creates tailored project solutions to meet specific client needs. A dedicated group of professionals executes these complex offshore decommissioning projects.

Blue Ocean Decom places its equipment and personnel strategically across key global hubs. This international footprint allows the company to execute rapid mobilisation. The firm can guarantee project-specific deployment regardless of the geographic location. Effective subsea decommissioning must return the seabed to a completely safe and compliant condition. The team removes redundant structures efficiently. They ensure their work produces minimal environmental impact. Delivering this safe outcome remains central to the overarching purpose of the company.

Ross added: "A dedicated decommissioning partner to operators and Tier 1 contractors fits where the industry is heading. We've built this company to be exactly that."