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Influencing Decommissioning​ Reduce well decommissioning cost by a further 10% from 2023 to end of 2028 Promote cost reduction target and share key challenges and ideas to overcome Promote guidance for re-use with respect to CCS

The Decommissioning and Repurposing Taskforce’s (DaRT) objective is to support industry to reduce the cost of decommissioning and assist the Government with meeting its net zero target, by providing strategic direction, oversight and delivery of key projects.

A lack of certainty and transparency around the timing of projects has been a persistent source of frustration for many service companies.

Ensuring that decommissioning is carried out in a timely and cost-effective manner not only helps value creation from the UKCS, but also demonstrates industry’s commitment to responsibly managing the UK’s petroleum legacy.

Decommissioning Section Guidance - This section will appear for all Fields that do not yet have an approved Close Out Report from OPRED and once at organisational level.

The cost of oil and gas decommissioning for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has reduced from the 2017 baseline of £59.7bn