Topic: Liability is Forever: Risk Elements in the Implementation of Decommissioning and Well P&A
Lecturer: Dr Brian G Twomey, Reverse Engineering Services Ltd
Dr. Brian Twomey established Reverse Engineering Services Ltd (RESL) over 30 years ago; a specialist consultancy solely focused on the decommissioning, abandonment, and recycling of onshore and offshore facilities, pipelines, wells, subsea systems and ships. In this lecturer program, he shared optimal learnings and critical project reflections from projects globally about decommissioning and well P&A. Experience illustrates that effective decommissioning must be planned years in advance of execution, ideally in parallel from the construction stage. Moreover, decommissioning should be managed as carefully as project development to mitigate looming liabilities for existing operators and future generations.
SPE Japan is glad to have him as one of the distinguished lecturer this year. We appreciate his visit and insightful talks, and look forward to seeing the Japan section members in the next distinguished lecture program.