08 Dec 2025 Guidance on the Application for a Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage Licence (December 2025)
Technology Insights - Facilities decommissioning Only a few Operators (8 out of 55) are reporting in this category but for those that do they include: View more
Letter to licensees outlining NSTA’s expectations for well decommissioning Press releases and announcements On 1st November 2023, Pauline Innes, Director of Supply Chain and Decommissioning at the NSTA, wrote to licensees reminding them of their obligation to decommission wells in a timely manner. View more
Decommissioning Section Guidance - 2023 Decommissioning Section Guidance - This section will appear for all Fields that do not yet have an approved Close Out Report from OPRED and once at organisational level. Download
Decommissioning Strategy May 2021 Ensuring that decommissioning is carried out in a timely and cost-effective manner not only helps value creation from the UKCS, but also demonstrates industry’s commitment to responsibly managing the UK’s petroleum legacy. Download
UKCS Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update 2025 Publications The NSTA has published its 2025 UKCS Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update, which shows that the North Sea oil and gas industry is forecast to spend £27bn on decommissioning between 2023 and 2032. 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 2018 Cost Estimate Report The cost of oil and gas decommissioning for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has reduced from the 2017 baseline of £59.7bn Download
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
Regulating to deliver decommissioning: Pauline Innes' speech at the Offshore Decommissioning Conference Presentations View more
