Decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms: A systematic literature review of factors involved in the process

This paper aims to identify the relevant factors to consider in the decommissioning process of offshore oil and gas platforms. In five databases, using a systematic literature review of articles published from 1999 to 2020, 88 papers were analyzed. The factors were then grouped into two dimensions:...

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Published in:Ocean engineering 2022-07, Vol.255, p.111428, Article 111428
Main Authors: Vidal, Priscila da Cunha Jácome, González, Mario Orestes Aguirre, Vasconcelos, Rafael Monteiro de, Melo, David Cassimiro de, Ferreira, Paula de Oliveira, Sampaio, Priscila Gonçalves Vasconcelos, Silva, Djalma Ribeiro da
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Language:English
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Dismantling process
Factors
Literature review
Offshore oil and gas platforms
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Summary:This paper aims to identify the relevant factors to consider in the decommissioning process of offshore oil and gas platforms. In five databases, using a systematic literature review of articles published from 1999 to 2020, 88 papers were analyzed. The factors were then grouped into two dimensions: (i) effect and (ii) technique in which we identified 161 factors for the decommissioning planning of offshore oil and gas platforms. The category with the highest relative importance in the decommissioning effect dimension was environmental (51%), and in the technical dimension it was the project management category (49%). The relevant factors depend on the specifics of each platform, such as the type of platform and the region where it is located. The results contribute to the evaluation of decommissioning studies over time and highlights areas of offshore platform decommissioning that need further research. The global list of factors can be used as a basis for the planning of offshore oil and gas platform decommissioning and in other offshore industries. •Publications on decommissioning offshore platforms has increased since 2014.•It was identified 161 factors involved in the process of decommissioning offshore oil and gas platforms.•The factors were grouped in two dimensions: (i) effect and (ii) technique.•A case-case analysis to evaluate the factors are relevant for decommissioning offshore platforms.
ISSN:0029-8018
1873-5258
DOI:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.111428