Risk North Sea supply chain could go elsewhere if decom deferrals continue

North Sea supply chain companies could begin to move elsewhere if operators continue to defer decommissioning, it has been warned.

Dougie Krestoff, head of oil and gas decommissioning policy at Scottish government, said there’s a definite “risk” that skills could start to go overseas as activity hots up in other parts of the world.

He said: “It’s a balance. If you look at the global decommissioning market there are eye-watering, billion pound figures being quoted over the next 10 years.