Title: The regulation of decommissioning, abandonment and reuse initiatives in the oil and gas industry : from obligation to opportunities /
Authors: Pereira, Eduardo G.; Wawryk, Alexandra; Trischmann, Heike,; Banet, Catherine; Hall, Keith B.
Year: 2020
Subjects: Drilling platforms Decommissioning; Oil wells Abandonment; Offshore oil industry; Offshore gas industry; Drilling platforms Decommissioning; Offshore gas industry; Offshore oil industry; Oil wells Abandonment
Abstract: The Regulation of Decommissioning, Abandonment and Reuse Initiatives in the Oil and Gas Industry is an expansive book which divulges a comprehensive description and critique of the key issues that must be addressed by nations, and of the current international, regional, and national law and policy in this field. With thousands of offshore oil and gas platforms in place across the globe, the decommissioning of these ageing installations is becoming of increasing concern to regulators, industry and other stakeholders in the marine environment. This book elucidates current initiatives aimed at maximising reuse and repurposing opportunities, such as wind power, hydrogen, carbon capture, and storage by analysing the relevant law and practices of selected oil- and gas-producing nations.
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. International regulation of decommissioning -- chapter 3. Regional seas conventions and decommissioning -- chapter 4. The ASEAN guidelines on decommissioning -- chapter 5. Decommissioning provisions in joint operating agreements, and unitisation and unit operating agreements -- chapter 6. Decommissioning security agreements -- chapter 7. Decommissioning contracts: risk issues -- chapter 8. Decommissioning oil and gas installations: the challenge of residual liability -- chapter 9. The tax treatment of decommissioning: the example of Norway -- chapter 10. Environmental, health and safety: issues and regulation -- chapter 11. Regulating the reuse and repurposing of oil and gas installations in the context of decommissioning: creating incentives and enabling energy system integration -- chapter 12. Decommissioning: scope for dispute -- chapter 13. Australia -- chapter 14. Brazil -- chapter 15. Canada -- chapter 16. Denmark -- chapter 17. Egypt -- chapter 18. Ghana -- chapter 19. Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana -- chapter 20. India -- chapter 21. Indonesia -- chapter 22. Kazakhstan -- chapter 23. Libya -- chapter 24. Mexico -- chapter 25. Mozambique -- chapter 26. The Netherlands -- chapter 27. Nigeria -- chapter 28. Norway -- chapter 29. Qatar -- chapter 30. Romania -- chapter 31. Russia -- chapter 32. Thailand -- chapter 33. United Kingdom -- chapter 34. The United States of America -- chapter 35. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -- chapter 36. Conclusions and recommendations.