Decommissioning offshore installations: guidance and associated policy proposals

Closes 31 Oct 2025

Opened 5 Sep 2025

Overview

The UK Government has prepared draft guidance to provide clarity on how proposals for a derogation from OSPAR Decision 98/3 will be considered. This consultation invites stakeholders’ comments on this draft guidance. It also invites stakeholders’ comments on proposed policy changes on decommissioning offshore oil and gas infrastructure.

Read the consultation document on GOV.UK.

Why your views matter

This consultation will be of particular interest to those who prepare decommissioning programmes for offshore oil and gas installations and pipelines. Given the wider public interest, the draft guidance and policy changes will also be of interest to other stakeholders including but not limited to consultees of decommissioning programmes.

Give us your views

Audiences

  • Central government
  • General public
  • Legal representative
  • Non-departmental public bodies
  • Non-Government Organisations
  • Oil and Gas
  • The Devolved Administrations
  • Trade bodies

Interests

  • International
  • Oil and Gas
  • Taxation