Study assesses Asia-Pacific offshore decommissioning costs

摘要

A recent study has updated decommissioning costs for offshore installations in the Asia-Pacific region. Costs, technology, and regulations have changed since the last publicly available decommissioning estimates for offshore installations in the Asia-Pacific region produced by the UN in 1994. Since the UN report, the region has had about 800 new offshore facilities installed. This article reviews the number and location of the offshore facilities based on available information and provides an estimate of the decommission costs. The data are from several detailed decommissioning studies carried out in the region during the last 20 years, proprietary decommissioning databases, commercial databases, UN ESCAP reports, and extensive Internet searches. Because Indonesia and Malaysia have many offshore facilities, these countries provide an example of the types of facilities in the region.