Decommissioning strategy 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
North Sea sector spent £1.6 billion on decommissioning in 2022 Press releases and announcements The North Sea oil and gas industry spent £1.6 billion decommissioning redundant wells and infrastructure last year, more than in any of the previous five years, new figures show. View more
UKCS Decommissioning Cost Estimate 2020 The total cost of decommissioning UK offshore oil and gas production, transportation and processing infrastructure has reduced by 19%, on a like-for-like basis, to £48bn compared with the 2017 base-line estimate of £59.7bn Download
UKCS Decommissioning 2017 Cost Estimate Report This report documents the purpose, scope, estimating methodology, inputs, analysis, assurance and outputs of the Authority’s 2017 United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) Decommissioning Cost Estimate Download
UKCS Decommissioning 2019 Cost Estimate Report The total cost of decommissioning remaining UK offshore oil and gas production, transportation and processing infrastructure has reduced by 17%, on a like-for-like basis, to £49bn compared with a 2017 base-line estimate of £59.7bn Download