PLATFORM OPERATORS · FROM THE PITCH DECK

Platform Qualification Screening Criteria

Most late-life and idle shelf platforms are candidates. Here's what we screen for.

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Screening criteria

Three qualifying dimensions — location, topside readiness, and access & safety.

Location & Water Depth

Late-Life · Idle · Near Shore

Late-life producing or idle platforms all considered
Near shore, 5–20nm ideal
30–300 ft water depth preferred, any depth considered
Gas available via pipeline for on-platform generation, preferred
Usable deck area for power generation equipment (3 off 50′x11′)
No interference with any remaining production or operations

Topside & Subsea Readiness

Umbilical · Fiber · Mooring

Deck space for the power generators
Capacity to run a power umbilical to the barge
Route for a fiber line connecting to shore
Suitable seabed and structure to moor a barge
SDC to perform all Engineering, Procurement, Installation & Commissioning (EPIC) work

Access & Safety

Crane · Helideck · Manning

Platform crane available to support installation
Helideck and boat landing for transfers
Platform is safe to man under normal protocols
Wells requiring P&A can be performed by SDC
SDC to support permitting, operator to continue standard maintenance & monitoring

Royalty income + decom deferral

Hosting a data center turns a retiring asset into new income and pushes your decommissioning obligation out a decade or more.

ROY

ROYALTY INCOME

$1–2M/yr

paid to you by the end-user client

The hyperscaler or colocator leasing the data center pays a small, fixed royalty for use of your platform and topside space — new, high-margin revenue on an asset that may otherwise sit idle.

YRS

DECOM DEFERRAL

10–20 Years

before your P&A obligation comes due

Hosting the data center defers your decommissioning timeline by a decade or more, while royalty income and SDC's well P&A support convert a future liability into present-day cash flow.

Royalty and deferral terms are structured platform-by-platform based on remaining field life, well count, and P&A scope. See Our Ask for how we get there together.

Business as usual

SDC leads the permitting, engineering, and installation. Your team keeps doing what they are good at.

Workstream	Who Leads It	What SDC Needs From You	Bottom Line For You
Permitting & Regulatory (BOEM / NEPA EIS)	SDC actively engaging BOEM on permits and NEPA EIS requirements	Platform data and occasional input	No additional work on federal permitting
Well P&A (if required)	SDC manages it in a lumpsum contract arrangement	Access for scoping	A funded path to plug wells, not an indefinite liability
Installation & Day-to-Day Operations	SDC leads the install campaign; your team keeps running the platform	Crane, helideck & boat landing during install; standard upkeep after	One installation event, then business as usual

No New Expertise Required

SDC's team handles engineering, installation, and regulatory affairs. No need for additional resources.

Standard O&M Only

After installation, your obligations are the same maintenance and monitoring you already perform today.

We Come To You

SDC's team is available for working sessions as needed; not a permanent presence on your platform.

Our ask: help us find the right platforms

We're asking for a portfolio screen today, and your platform as the anchor for our FEED study tomorrow.

PHASE 1

Starting now

Identify & Screen Platforms

What We're Asking:

Share your shelf portfolio
Flag late-life or idle platforms
Confirm depth & pipeline access
Note any wells needing P&A
Check crane/helideck/boat landing
Introduce your engineering team
Agree on a FEED study shortlist

No cost or commitment to screen your portfolio.

PHASE 2

Following the shortlist

FEED Study Partnership

What This Involves:

Your platform anchors our FEED study
Periodic access to your engineering team
Joint program design for your platform
Royalty & P&A terms finalized
First right of refusal as our pilot partner

Terms available under NDA — contact us to begin Phase 1.