Seminar 2022 (Online) – “Waste management challenges and strategies for decommissioned offshore structures in ASEAN”

Organised by PetroVietnam University (PVU) and Hosted by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on 12 May 2022

We are glad to inform you that the consortium will be holding the above Annual Seminar on 12th of May 2022 from 3:00PM until 6:00PM (Malaysia time) via Webex online platform. This is a special seminar which aims to obtain views from the industry (oil and gas operators, recycling facilities and waste management facilities) on their readiness for receiving the expected rise in hazardous waste from decommissioning activities in ASEAN in the coming years. These will help towards achievement of safe and sustainable decommissioning of offshore installations in Southeast Asia. The event will gather eminent speakers, researchers and practitioners engaged in the decommissioning of offshore oil & gas structures in the region.


Invitation to all Academia, Industry Player, and Regulator

Engineering X funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom, and Lloyd’s Register Foundation has awarded funding to a consortium of partners in ASEAN and South Asia to undertake a study on decommissioning of offshore structures in the regions commencing from March 2020 until February 2024.

This consortium involves the following partners:

  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Malaysia) – Project Coordinator
  • Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (Malaysia)
  • PetroVietnam University (Vietnam)
  • Newcastle University in Singapore (Singapore)
  • Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
  • Sea Sentinels Pte Ltd (Singapore)
  • Mahidol University (Thailand)
  • Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
  • R.L.Kalthia Ship Breaking Pvt. Ltd. (India)

Read more detail about us.

The Seminar is intended to provide a platform for exchange of best practices in offshore and onshore management of hazardous waste, including hazardous waste from decommissioned offshore oil and gas structures (with particular attention to NORM and mercury wastes).

You are cordially invited to attend this event. There is no registration fee.

Please complete full details on the following link provided for registration before 10th of May 2022.

PetroVietnam University (PVU), Vietnam
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

For more information, please contact Mohd Arif Ismail (phone: +60 13628 8556 / email: [email protected] )

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