About

Dunlin Management Limited (DML) is an operating company formed in 2024 charged with managing the remaining decommissioning activities in the Greater Dunlin Area of the Northern North Sea. The Greater Dunlin Area achieved Maximum Economic Recovery in 2015 and Cessation of Production (COP) occurred in June of that year.

Building on the success of the former operator, Fairfield Energy Limited, in its execution of the initial decommissioning programmes for the Dunlin, Dunlin South West, Osprey and Merlin oil fields, DML is responsible for completion of any emergent decommissioning scopes and management of the residual facilities over the long term.

DML is a UK-registered, wholly-owned, subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation who are the owners of the remaining facilities in the above fields. DML has been appointed OSD well and OSD installation operator in 2024 under Regulation 5 of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015. DML has been granted the necessary authority to deliver its safety and environmental duties and responsibilities in relation to the above fields and has the capacity to meet those requirements now and into the future.