International case studies of systemic failure in how oil and gas decommissioning liabilities are allocated and enforced. They evidence the need for robust financial assurance frameworks that ensure o...

International case studies of systemic failure in how oil and gas decommissioning liabilities are allocated and enforced. They evidence the need for robust financial assurance frameworks that ensure o...

Our new report studying the decline of the Golden State’s oil and gas industry shows any push for deregulation cannot overcome the ageing basin’s geology and its fundamental economics.

This study confirms prior findings that California’s oil and gas industry still cannot fund its own decommissioning. And when understanding the causes of decline for state’s upstream and downstream oi...

This study confirms prior findings that California’s oil and gas industry still cannot fund its own decommissioning. And when understanding the causes of decline for state’s upstream and downstream oi...

The recent collapse of two small Australian oil companies has left a massive decommissioning liability. How big a liability, and for how long it was known, are burning questions for regulators.

The announcement that oil giant BP intends to exit the North Sea is a stark reminder for the UK government to strengthen its decommissioning regulation before any proposed sale, experts caution.

The voluntary administration of Pilot Energy has highlighted serious failures of federal regulators in Australia, experts have warned, with investors and taxpayers facing the biggest losses from the f...

Canadian companies are distributing billions to investors but treading water on clean up obligations.

Delay is now almost inevitable in UK oil and gas decommissioning. A major legal case offers a timely lesson on pre-funding to ensure operators spend more time cleaning up than in the courtroom.

First-of-its-kind economic modelling in the UK has delivered a wake up call on the need for urgent oil and gas decommissioning work in the North Sea.

Redwater Insights said 500 North Sea oil and gas wells are already overdue for decommissioning, and a further 1,700 are due to be plugged.

Redwater Insights has commissioned research into the employment and economic impacts from oil and gas decommissioning in the UK. The report was conducted by Paul Keenlyside and Dr Jana-Maria Albrecht ...

A new forum for research and analysis on the risks associated with oil and gas decommissioning liabilities. First up: understanding Asset Retirement Obligations.