Decommissioning and repurposing Decommissioning of the UK’s offshore oil and gas production facilities is a major industrial challenge which can create global competitive advantage for the UK. View more
Well decommissioning The North Sea Transition Authority is the competent authority for all onshore and offshore well activity including well decommissioning. View more
What we do - Decommissioning and repurposing Companies have a legal duty to decommission platforms and pipelines in a safe and cost-efficient manner once production operations have permanently stopped at their oil and gas fields. View more
Data dashboard expanded to drive decommissioning savings Press releases and announcements The NSTA has relaunched its Decommissioning Data Visibility Dashboard, which now includes data from 15 operators. View more
UKCS Decommissioning Benchmarking Report 2023 Publications The NSTA has published the UKCS Decommissioning Benchmarking Report 2023 which can be accessed here. View more
Decommissioning Strategy Publications Owners of offshore oil and gas infrastructure, including wells, must fulfil their obligations to decommission in accordance with statutory requirements and remediate the marine environment consistent with government policy. View more
Decommissioning data visibility dashboard A lack of certainty and transparency around the timing of projects has been a persistent source of frustration for many service companies. View more
Technology Insights - Facilities decommissioning Only a few Operators (8 out of 55) are reporting in this category but for those that do they include: View more
Letter to licensees outlining NSTA’s expectations for well decommissioning Press releases and announcements On 1st November 2023, Pauline Innes, Director of Supply Chain and Decommissioning at the NSTA, wrote to licensees reminding them of their obligation to decommission wells in a timely manner. View more
