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Decommissioning
Oil and gas producers are required to plug and abandon wells and remove equipment when production ends.
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Government's Northern Endeavour oil vessel cleanup set to exceed $2b
Woodside sold the project to an insubstantial company to avoid a few hundred million in decommissioning costs: now it and its competitors will pay the price.
Cash-poor Kimberley fracker Black Mountain expects WA decision soon
The US-owned company is seeking funds from investors to stay a going concern while it awaits state and Federal approval.
Helium drilling set to start after WA taxpayers shielded from cleanup costs
UK-listed Georgina Energy plans to drill in the remote Little Great Sandy Desert in search of helium, hydrogen and natural gas.
Triangle Energy fails due to $200m oil field clean up bill off WA
The majority owner of the Cliff Head platform has called in administrators and other oil and gas producers will likely shoulder the cost.
Regulator moves after no cash for wages for WA oil platform
The failure of Cliff Head's owners, Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy, to meet payroll does not bode well for their ability to pay the $200 million decommissioning cost.
Gas producers face $200m ocean clean-up bill after Pilot Energy enters administration
Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy - two listed minnows with no revenue - may struggle to afford to decommission the Cliff Head platform off the WA coast.
Wandoo oil gives Vermilion a profit-free decade off WA
No profit, falling production, inadequate maintenance, a safety plan in limbo and a big clean-up if exploration fails: challenges aplenty at the Canadian company's only offshore facility.
Australian oil & gas lags in disclosing $44b clean-up bill
Santos' decommissioning liability matches a quarter of its $22b value, but its disclosures to investors fared poorly against the latest accounting standards, according to an international survey.
'Significant doubt' Pilot Energy, responsible for a WA oil platform, can survive
Pilot Energy is a going concern, but its accounts report "a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt" on that continuing.
Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
Green legal push for Santos decommissioning guarantee
A Federal Court win could mean all offshore oil and gas producers would need to prove they can afford their share of a $62 billion cleanup.
Woodside slammed for preventable offshore decommissioning incidents
Regulator NOPSEMA has directed Woodside to properly plan its work after a series of preventable safety incidents off the WA and Victorian coasts.