(WO) – North Sea operators must take action on well decommissioning to support the UK’s supply chain, clean up their oil and gas legacy and stop costs spiraling, the industry regulator has warned.
Repeated delays to well plugging and abandonment (P&A) work, competition for rigs from overseas and cost pressures are pushing up the estimated bill for decommissioning on the UK Continental Shelf.
The facts are laid out in the latest Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).
News article on 16 July 2024 from worldoil.com
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