The world must rethink plans for ageing oil and gas platforms

Antony Knights; Anaëlle Lemasson; Matthew Frost; Paul Somerfield

doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00645-0

The world must rethink plans for ageing oil and gas platforms

Antony Knights
, Anaëlle Lemasson
, Matthew Frost
, Paul Somerfield

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

Earth’s oceans are awash with ageing energy infrastructure. A change in the law is needed to ensure that these structures are decommissioned in ways that maximize environmental and societal benefits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-37
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature
Volume	627
Issue number	8002
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00645-0
Publication status	Published - 7 Mar 2024

Keywords

Energy
Environmental sciences
Ocean sciences
Policy

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