The Australian Government is now operating in line with Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Australia’s Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap is the government’s plan to create a domestic decommissioning industry.
Oil and gas titleholders will spend an estimated $60 billion to decommission offshore infrastructure over the next 30–50 years. This roadmap shows how we can grow our decommissioning industry to maximise the benefits for the Australian economy and our environment, and support a Future Made in Australia.
The roadmap sets out a path for Australia to:
Building a domestic decommissioning industry is part of a Future Made in Australia. Creating this industry will build on Australia’s strengths to support new jobs for our skilled offshore workforce, develop domestic capabilities, and attract investment for Australian businesses across the decommissioning value chain. A domestic decommissioning industry will also play a part in Australia’s transition to net zero.
Decommissioning is the final stage in the offshore oil and gas production lifecycle. It involves the safe and environmentally responsible removal of offshore oil and gas facilities and their associated infrastructure. To help build a domestic decommissioning industry in Australia, we have created a roadmap that focuses on 5 key areas of opportunity:
To support the roadmap, the government formed an Offshore Decommissioning Directorate in December 2024. The directorate will:
We will build on Australia’s strengths to create a domestic decommissioning industry by acting across 5 key areas:
Disclaimer: The images in the roadmap do not necessarily represent facilities being decommissioned at the time of publication
