Decommissioning

Decommissioning Optimization in a Multioperator Landscape

The optimization model presented in the complete paper is the first multioperator offshore network-optimization model that considers decommissioning in the Netherlands.

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Fig. 1—Relative overall decommissioning costs of several scenarios (midcase input).

Total offshore decommissioning expenditures (ABEX) for the Netherlands are significant, currently estimated at more than EUR 5 billion. This equals one-third of the total future offshore revenues. Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), the state participant in all offshore gas assets, is responsible for approximately 40% of decommissioning costs. EBN is investigating opportunities to reduce these costs without compromising safety or environmental standards.

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