There are currently approximately 2,200 oil and gas wells on the Norwegian continental shelf that are either producing/injecting or are defined as temporarily abandoned wells.
These wells will one day have to be plugged and permanently abandoned for an eternity.
In order for oil and gas wells to be plugged and secured in a robust and responsible manner in the future, we as an industry depend on continuous improvement in the use of new technology, sharing of learnings after incidents and development of new technology and new methods to reduce costs and ensure robustness in future permanent PP&A operations.
On the Norwegian shelf, the activity level and costs of future plugging operations are estimated to be significant, both for the individual operator, license partner and for Norwegian society.
The industry will also have to prepare for a high level of activity within this discipline and ensure continuous competence and capacity for many decades to come.
Havtil supports the industry's' work on developing and qualifying new technology that will streamline plugging operations, ensure competency development and reduce costs with P&A on the day the "big wave" of P&A operations starts.
If anyone has any wishes to present/suggest a presentation during the conference, please contact Nina Ringøen.
For questions regarding registration, please send an email to: siren.osebak@havtil.no
We look forward to seeing you there.