From the Abstract: “Following the Brent Spar controversy, the OSPAR countries reached a unanimous agreement in 1998 for the future rules for disposal of petroleum installations.
From the Abstract: “The offshore oil and gas industry is facing the prospect of de-commissioning thousands of installations in the coming decades. In some parts of the world the issue is already pressing.
Truchon, S. P., L. P. Brzuzy, D. Fawcett, and M. Fonseca
From the Abstract: “Hard substrates associated with offshore oil and gas platforms can contribute to the productivity of marine ecosystems, thereby generating local and regional economic benefits.
From the Executive Summary: “This report describes the engineering assumptions and methodologies that were used in developing the cost estimates for decommissioning POCSR [Pacific OCS Region] oil and gas facilities and presents a summary of the costs f
From the Abstract: “The oil platform Maureen Alpha (MA) and the Articulated Loading Column (ALC) are to be decommissioned at Aker Stord, at the island Stord on the, western coast of Norway.
This non-technical article discusses several aspects of platform decommissioning from the perspective of the petroleum industry including 1) Advanced planning, 2) Engineered solutions, 3) Research and development into more cost effective techniques, 4)
