OGA crackdown as number of suspended North Sea wells to double to 1,500
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has forecast that the number of suspended wells in the UK North Sea will surge beyond 1,550 within five years.
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Long-awaited UK Government decommissioning paper lacks clarity on key issues
A long-awaited UK Government paper into oil and gas decommissioning lacks clarity on certain key areas, a trade body has said.
Operators put off decommissioning North Sea wells for more than 50 years
New figures have revealed that some North Sea operators have put off decommissioning oil and gas wells for more than 50 years.
OGA chief hopes for sector deal ‘towards end of this year’
The head of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) hopes a government sector deal for the North Sea will be agreed by the end of the year.