DECOMMISSIONING DISPUTES – THE SUSTAINABILITY GAP

TIMI BALOGUN, MICHAEL DAVAR & RUGGERO CHICCO

ABSTRACT

The regulatory framework for oil and gas decommissioning forms the background against which decommissioning disputes take place. The growing role of sustainability considerations in the decommissioning process could lead to an increase in existing decommissioning disputes and to the development of new decommissioning sustainability disputes.

Keywords: Decommissioning; Sustainability; Disputes; International law; Offshore installations; Oil and gas industry