Owner Costs
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Undertake Research to Reduce Risks for Leave in Place
Curation, Digitisation and Life Cycle Management of Key Data
Hands Off 3D Survey and Access Tools for Surface and Subsea Facilities and Pipelines
Smart Contaminate Detection Tool and Management of Contaminates During Operation
Development of Decommissioning Emission Reduction Plan
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Advanced Monitoring and Sampling Techniques
Use Mechanically Connected Risers and Flowlines- Improved Installation and Decommissioning
Deployment of Decommissioning Emission Reduction Plan
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
Well P&A
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Establish Australian Well P&A Working Group
Alternative Wellhead Cut and Recovery Technologies
Alternative Barrier Technologies
Alternative Tubular Removal
Barrier Placement Techniques (PWC)
Rigless Plug and Abandonment (P&A)
Well Data Accumulation and Analysis
Multi-String Wireline Logging
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Developing Technologies
Artificial intelligence and Machine learning
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
Developing Technologies
Facility / Subsea / Pipeline Preparation
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Multifunctional Soaking-Flushing-Pigging Products
Deploy Containerised Power, Control and Comms Switch Room
Develop Hands Free Access Tools
Topsides Cleanliness Optimisation with Respect to Disposal Pathway
Marine Growth Removal Optimisation
Automation of Cleaning/Flushing Process
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Develop or Deploy Advanced Pigging Systems
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
Facility Removal
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Study Floating In-Loading Facility to Optimise In-Country Recycling
Automate/Robotise Cutting Process
Development of Hands-off Rigging and Access Operation
Deployment of New Materials for Rigging
Deploy Advanced Cutting Technologies (e.g. Laser)
Optimise In-Country Marine Assets to Support Decommissioning Plans
Deploy Walk-to-Work Access Technology
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Develop/Adapt Oil & Gas Decommissioning Technology into Offshore Energy (e.g., Wind)
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
Develop/Adapt Oil & Gas Decommissioning Technology into Offshore Energy (e.g., Wind)
Subsea / Pipelines / Flexibles Removal
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Further Develop Reverse S-Lay Concept
Deployment of Leave-in-place related Technologies
Optimise In-Country Marine Asset to Support Decommissioning Plans
Deploy New Materials for Rigging
Deploy Advanced Cutting Technologies (e.g. Underwater Laser)
Develop Optimised Shore-Crossing Removal Equipment
Automation of Seabed pipeline cutting and lifting
Develop Marine Vessel Based System for Flowlines & Umbilicals Removal & Cut to Aid Recycling
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Develop / Deploy Potential Leave-in-Place Compatible Materials
Automation of Vessel Pipeline Cutting and Removal
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
Decontamination / Recycling / Disposal
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Develop/Deploy In-country Flowlines and Umbilicals Recycling Equipment and Feedstock
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
Monitoring
Short Term (0-5 Years)
Post Well P&A Monitoring using Remotely Operated Vehicle and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Medium Term (5-10 Years)
Improved Autonomous Remote Marine Environment Surveying Equipment
Long Term (10-25+ Years)
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