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Midstream and Downstream Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations Under Section 232 and 233 of the Petroleum Industry Act (2021). DRAFT DATE: 10/06/2022

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f. 
Removal and disposal methods stating– 
 
(i) 
the removal and disposal option, describing the removal method and the 
disposal route (recognising any potential trans-frontier shipment of waste 
issues, considering that installations and structures on land, except for 
buried transportation pipelines and gathering lines, shall be completely 
removed and the environment restored to its original condition). 
 
(ii) 
an indication of how the principles of the waste hierarchy will be met as 
well as complying with waste regulations, including the extent to which 
the installation or any part of it, including the topsides and the materials 
contained within it, will be re-used, recycled or scrapped. 
 
(iii) details of any cleaning or removal of waste materials, including cleaning 
methods, cleaning agents and disposal of residues. 
 
(iv) a clear outline of how the disposal of any radioactive material, including 
Low Specific Activity scale, Naturally Occurring Radioactive material, will 
be addressed.  
 
(v) 
water clearances above any remains. 
 
(vi) predicted degradation, movement, and stability of any remains. 
 
g. 
an environmental and social impact assessment study report, supporting the 
chosen decommissioning and abandonment option. 
 
 
 
h. 
a comparative assessment of alternative decommissioning and abandonment 
options, or otherwise disposal options (the comparative assessment shall 
analyse the impacts of considered listed options against the following criteria, 
based on qualitative and quantitative assessments and clearly indicating the 
rationale for the chosen decommissioning and abandonment option – 
 
(i) 
Safety; 
 
(ii) 
Environmental; 
 
(iii) Technical, including risks of major project failure; 
 
(iv) Societal; and 
 
(v) 
Economic. 
 
(vi)  Security 
 
i 
report of any required Interested party consultations in compliance with this or 
any other regulations   
 
j 
letters of support from named Partners where applicable, demonstrating their 
agreement with the proposed decommissioning and abandonment approach. 
 
k 
estimate of the cost of the proposed measures, which shall include details of 
the category of expenditures (based on best estimate, global benchmark with 
similar project and the indication of any potential deviations in the estimate 
that may account for any difference in the final outcome at implementation).