NESP MaC Project 1.19 - Scoping Study: Horizon scan of key science questions in the decomm

A 2021-2022 scoping study from the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub addressing the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. The project aimed to build scientific evidence to inform decisions between full removal and in-situ reuse, culminating in a collaborative scientific paper. Outputs include a published open-source article in a peer-reviewed journal.

Use Cases

• Identify key research priorities for offshore decommissioning based on the project's scientific road map.
• Inform regulatory decisions on sea dumping permits versus full removal based on the outlined scientific evidence.
• Guide the development of artificial reef programs using decommissioned infrastructure based on the study's findings.

Strengths

• Project outputs include a published open-source article in a peer-reviewed journal.
• The study addresses a defined global issue with clear regulatory contexts (OPGGS Act 2006, Sea Dumping Act 1981).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Scoping study and horizon scan conducted as part of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.

Time Range

2021-2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 05:49:59.059565; freshness should be verified.