Month: September 2025

sustain:able presenting at SPE Symposium in Perth

Posted on by Pawel Rybczynski

CODA Partner sustain:able will be presenting at the SPE Symposium: Asia Pacific Decommissioning and Well P&A, taking place in Perth Australia, 11–12 November, 2025

Their paper, titled “Optimising Decommissioning Strategies: A Case Study on Emissions and Cost Reduction in Offshore Operations” presents a comparative assessment of full infrastructure removal, partial removal, and leave-in-situ scenarios, focusing on emissions and costs.

The study demonstrates how emissions forecasting tools can be applied to offshore decommissioning to identify high-impact activities, optimise vessel and power use, and highlight opportunities for cost and emissions savings. Using a North Sea case study, the analysis compares scenarios ranging from full infrastructure removal to partial removal and leave-in-situ options, showing that lower-emission strategies can often align with lower overall costs.

By integrating emissions into decommissioning planning, operators can make more informed decisions, reduce carbon liabilities, and strengthen ESG performance. These insights are highly relevant to Australia as the industry prepares for a wave of decommissioning projects, with regulators and stakeholders increasingly expecting emissions-informed strategies alongside cost efficiency and safe execution.

For more information about the symposium or to register, visit the SPE website.

Northern Endeavour Phase 2 Request for Tender

Posted on by Pawel Rybczynski

The Department of Industry Science and Resources has released a request for tender (RFT) on AusTender for a lead contractor to deliver phase 2 of the program.

Submissions close 1 December.

Phase 2 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program includes permanently plugging and abandoning 9 wells in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields.

The Department is seeking proposals from organisations to complete phase 2 in 2 stages.

Stage 1

Project management, engineering, logistics, regulatory approval (including achieving Registered Operator status), subcontracting and procurement activities to:

  • Design and plan to permanently plug and abandon the wells.
  • Develop a Stage Gate Review Pack outlining a pricing model with detailed budget, risk profile and Performance Management Framework.
  • Achieve Registered Operator status and monitor and maintain the Laminaria Corallina oil fields.
Stage 2

Includes:

  • Permanently plugging and abandoning the wells.
  • Project management, engineering, procurement and field monitoring.
  • Meeting all regulatory requirements, including a National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) approved Safety Case.

You must complete all work in line with the priorities of the project. In order of importance, the priorities include:

  • Achieving outstanding safety, health and environmental performance.
  • Achieving quality outcomes through good industry practice and standards.
  • Effectively managing risk and change.
  • Complying with all regulatory requirements and timeframes.
  • Achieving a technically compliant solution that balances compliance with value for money.
  • Aligning delivery with environmental, social and governance expectations.

Interested parties must:

  • Register to submit proposals through the AusTender website.
  • Address all requirements in the RFT or we may exclude your proposal from evaluation.

The Department will hold 4 industry briefing sessions for interested parties. Each briefing will cover a different topic including commercial, technical, regulatory and financial aspects of the RFT.

The Department will hold the briefings during the week of 22–26 September 2025.

To register for the briefings, please email the contact officer at LamCorProcurement@industry.gov.au and include:

  • Your company name.
  • The name of the attendees and which briefing they will be attending.
  • The email addresses of all attendees.
  • Confirmation that attendees have read and understood the briefing protocols including in the RFT documents.

You can read more about decommissioning the Northern Endeavour on the Department of Industry, Science and Resources’ website.