Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing is to deliver the keynote speech at next week’s Offshore Decommissioning conference in St Andrews.
The conference, which runs from October 1 to 3, will look at the issues being faced by the offshore industry as decommissioning of North Sea facilities becomes an increasingly pressing issue.
“Decommissioning will develop into a major business activity and it is critical that we in Scotland receive economic benefits from this,” said Mr Ewing.
“The decommissioning of North Sea oil and gas facilities is projected to cost £31.5 billion or more over the next three decades. This clearly represents a growing business opportunity as well as a challenge for the Scottish supply chain.”
The conference, organised by industry bodies Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK, comes after Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the legally binding decommissioning relief deeds at this year’s Offshore Europe conference.
“The Offshore Decommissioning Conference will focus on the challenges and opportunities for decommissioning both in the UK and internationally and has attracted delegates from around the world,” said Brian Dixon, joint chairman of the conference.
“However, Scotland is likely to play an important part in this growing industry and we are delighted that Scotland’s energy minister will set the scene for the two days of interactive discussion and debate.”
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