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May 2, 2018

Lessons from Thailand on the Importance of Devising and Implementing Detailed Decommissioning Regimes

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David Beckstead, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group and a member of the firm’s regional energy and infrastructure practice, has authored an article on “Lessons from Thailand on the Importance of Devising and Implementing Detailed Decommissioning Regimes” for the Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence Journal.  The peer-reviewed academic journal covers laws related to oil, gas, and energy and has been published by Maris BV since 2003.

David’s article covers the following topics:

  • Decommissioning basics.
  • A legislative history of decommissioning in Thailand, including: The development of Thailand’s Petroleum Act, decommissioning obligations in concession agreements, introduction of legal provisions on decommissioning activities to the Petroleum Act, introduction of the Decommissioning Regulation to the Petroleum Act, and regulatory hurdles.
  • Unresolved issues, including: Who pays decommissioning costs if the concessionaire transfers installations to the state, whether it is desirable for the state to assume coordinating responsibility for decommissioning, and considerations that the Department of Mineral Fuels should take into account when approving the Decommissioning Plan.
  • Lessons from other jurisdictions.

To read David’s article, please download the PDF below.

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