Decom North Sea to spend £20bn on decom, with 2,000 wells to be plugged over next decade 22/11/2022 By Hamish Penman More than 2,000 North Sea wells are poised to be decommissioned over the next decade, an average of just shy of four a week.
Decom OGA crackdown as number of suspended North Sea wells to double to 1,500 11/05/2021 By Allister Thomas Premium Content The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has forecast that the number of suspended wells in the UK North Sea will surge beyond 1,550 within five years.
Decom Long-awaited UK Government decommissioning paper lacks clarity on key issues 11/01/2021 By Allister Thomas A long-awaited UK Government paper into oil and gas decommissioning lacks clarity on certain key areas, a trade body has said.
North Sea Operators put off decommissioning North Sea wells for more than 50 years 30/12/2020 By Allister Thomas New figures have revealed that some North Sea operators have put off decommissioning oil and gas wells for more than 50 years.
North Sea OGA chief hopes for sector deal ‘towards end of this year’ 24/09/2020 By Allister Thomas The head of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) hopes a government sector deal for the North Sea will be agreed by the end of the year.
