Offshore Decommissioning Directorate

We’re helping to build an effective offshore decommissioning industry to support Australia’s economic transition to net zero.

What we do

We’re working with industry to maximise the benefit of decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure to the Australian economy and the environment.

Growing an offshore decommissioning industry

We’re helping to carry out Australia’s Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap to:

  • grow Australia’s decommissioning industry
  • promote Australia as a place for safe, efficient and environmentally responsible decommissioning 
  • address sector-wide barriers to make decommissioning more efficient
  • help industry and stakeholders interact with regulatory systems.  

Note: the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is still responsible for regulating safety and environmental approvals in Commonwealth waters.

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Australia’s Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap

The roadmap gives a pathway to scale up a domestic decommissioning industry.

Partnering with the decommissioning industry and other sectors

We’re working with industry, unions, state and territory governments, First Nations groups, local communities, international partners and organisations to:

  • encourage collaboration between all decommissioning stakeholders 
  • improve transparency across the decommissioning pipeline 
  • be a trusted partner and advisor on decommissioning policy matters 
  • ensure activities complement the Australian Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda
  • ensure community confidence in regulatory frameworks that decommissioning remains an offshore industry responsibility.

We are establishing partnerships with other governments to collaborate and share knowledge on decommissioning activity. 

Growing the decommissioning industry’s knowledge base 

We support research and development in the industry to promote safe and efficient decommissioning.

Publications we’ve commissioned are:

Latest news

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North rankin complex in the ocean
Offshore Decommissioning Directorate

New roadmap to scale up Australia’s offshore decommissioning industry

Australia’s Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap provides a pathway for governments, industry, workers, and the community to build a domestic industry.
Minister King signing the Aus/Uk agreement
Offshore Decommissioning Directorate

Australia and UK to cooperate on offshore decommissioning

Australia and the UK have made a joint statement on their partnership to strengthen cooperation on offshore oil and gas decommissioning.

More information

Learn how the Australian Government is decommissioning the Northern Endeavour facility and remediating the Laminaria-Corallina oil fields
Read the Western Australia Decommissioning Hub location study on Centre of Decommissioning Australia’s website

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