Offshore oil and gas installations and pipeline decommissioning fees

This government consultation invites views on proposals to charge a fee for approval of offshore oil and gas installations and pipelines decommissioning programmes under the Petroleum Act 1998.

The consultation is expected to be of interest to business responsible for the operation of offshore oil and gas installations and pipelines, as they will be responsible for submitting such decommissioning programmes.

The consultation will run for 12 weeks and will close on 22 June 2011.

Please send your comments to Kevin Munro (details below).

Email: kevin.munro@decc.gsi.gov.uk Post: Kevin Munro

Department of Energy and Climate Change Offshore Decommissioning Unit

3rd Floor, Atholl House, 86-88 Guild Street

Aberdeen

AB11 6AR

• DECC’s response to the consultation on charging a fee in respect of offshore (oil and gas) installations and pipelines decommissioning programmes under the Petroleum Act 1998

The consultation is accompanied by an impact assessment.

The Consultation on charging a fee in respect of offshore (oil and gas) installations and pipelines decommissioning programmes under the Petroleum Act 1998

Cost recovery for approving offshore (oil and gas) decommissioning programmes: impact assessment (IA)