Decommissioning Insight 2019

8. Glossary

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AACE

Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering

A survey run by the OGA which creates a single source of robust data. It is used to inform stewardship reviews and provide meaningful insights into current and forecast activity in the UKCS. Carbon Capture Usage and Storage. A process that captures carbon dioxide emissions from sources and either reuses it or stores it so it will not enter the atmosphere. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Used to compare options, examine differences and identify the ‘most preferred’ option in the development of decommissioning programmes. The Petroleum Act 1998 requires owners to set out the measures to decommission disused installations and/or pipelines in a decommissioning programme. A decommissioning programme must identify all the items of equipment, infrastructure and materials that have been installed and describe the decommissioning solution for each. Ensuring any pressure sources on a platform or pipeline are removed and that the installation is free of hydrocarbons and contaminants. In the case of offshore installations, derogation is related to leaving a structure wholly or partially in place as an exemption to the OSPAR convention which prevents disposal of waste at sea. Engineering, Procurement, Removal and Disposal. This is a contracting strategy sometimes adopted by operators during removal of platforms. An assessment of the environmental impacts for the activities planned to take place during the decommissioning workscope. Cessation of production Concrete gravity-based structure

Asset Stewardship Survey

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BEIS

CCUS

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CoP CGB

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Comparative assessment

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Decommissioning Programme

De-energising

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Derogation

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EPRD

Environmental Assessment

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E&A

Exploration and appraisal

HSE

Health & Safety Executive

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Key Performance Indicators. A KPI is ameasurable value that demonstrates how efficiently the industry is achieving key objectives. These can be used to evaluate success and set improvement targets.

KPI

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A structure laid over or under a pipeline to provide protection, stabilisation or structural integrity.

Mattresses

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MER UK

Maximising Economic Recovery from the UKCS

Gas prices in the UK are commonly referenced to the UK National Balancing Point (NBP) price. Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association

NBP

NOGEPA

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