Well-Safe Solutions
James Richards is currently the Well Abandonment Director at Well-Safe Solutions, leading the Well-Safe Well Engineering team to develop safe and innovative solutions for Well Decommissioning. Prior to this role, James worked as the Well P&A Team Leader at Canadian Natural Resources Limited, where James successfully planned and executed a 24 well P&A campaign. James also has experience as a Drilling Engineer at BG Group, where James was involved in drilling operations in various locations. James started their career as a Graduate Mechanical Engineer at EADS Astrium after completing their MEng in Mechanical Engineering with German from the University of Nottingham.
Well-Safe Solutions
Founded in 2017, Well-Safe Solutions provides the complete well decommissioning plug and abandonment (P&A) capability for the global energy industry. We offer everything you need to carry out onshore and offshore well decommissioning safely, cleanly and efficiently. Well-Safe Solutions is the decommissioning industry’s first Tier 1 contractor solely focused on well plug and abandonment – from front-end engineering and design through to project execution and beyond. With 380+ employees, the company operates internationally from its Aberdeen, UK headquarters. It offers bespoke engineering packages, subsurface basis of design solutions and a campaign-based approach to well decommissioning, maximising economies of scale to unlock greater time and financial savings. Three well plug and abandonment assets – the Well-Safe Guardian and Well-Safe Defender semi-submersible rigs and Well-Safe Protector jack-up rig – exclusively support cost-effective well decommissioning operations around the world. Well-Safe Solutions collaborates closely with its clients to realise decommissioning obligations as part of the transition towards net zero carbon emissions.