About | What's On | The University of Aberdeen

About

Course Objectives:

Understand the context of offshore decommissioning.
State the health, safety and environmental and legal considerations
associated with offshore decommissioning.
Identify the ongoing liability obligations post-decommissioning.
Identify improvements in the decommissioning process.
State the environmental considerations of Offshore Decommissioning.
Explain the economic context of offshore decommissioning.
Examine the methods and considerations for cost planning of decommissioning activities. Characterise the requirements for decommissioning an asset offshore.
Recognise the requirements for the onshore dismantling of decommissioned assets.

Topics development and delivery:

1) Offshore decommissioning in context (1hr lecture) developed by Dr Antonios Karadimos
2) Legal obligations (2hrs lecture) 3) Ongoing liability obligations post-decommissioning and improvements in the decommissioning process (1hr lecture) developed by Prof John Paterson
4) Environmental considerations (0.5hrs lecture) developed by Dr Astley Hastings
5) Economic considerations (1.5hrs lecture) developed by Prof Alex Kemp
6) Requirements for decommissioning an asset offshore (2.5hrs lecture) developed by Prof Richard Neilson
7) Onshore dismantling of decommissioned assets (2hrs lecture) developed by Dr David Vega-Maza. Delivered by Dr Alfonso Martinez-Felipe

Case Study

See details of the course in our case study.

Accessibility

Should you require any assistance please contact cpdserivces@abdn.ac.uk to discuss your needs. Our learning platform allows the download of different formats, and we'd be happy to discuss how we can support you.