OGA seeks volunteers for UK well plug and abandonment programme

The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched a search for operators to voluntarily participate in a multioperator, well plug and abandonment (P&A) optimisation programme. The objective of the pilot programme is to demonstrate the cost savings which can be achieved through collaborative working, stimulate work-sharing campaigns and adopt improved execution and contracting models.

Those selected will work alongside the OGA and appointed project manager for the selection phase, Lloyd’s Register (LR), to examine the opportunity for a collaborative well P&A programme to be executed in 2018/2019.