From BP’s Caroline White presentation titled “Waste Management for Offshore Decommissioning” presented at Decom North Sea Conference 2011:

BP’s own lessons learned from the decommissioning of NW Hutton in 2008 with the onshore disposal comprised:

• Not to underestimate detailed understanding of waste required in planning and through various project stages
• Have a clear strategy for waste quantification, removal, transportation and onshore management, jointly agreed by all parties
• Have good document management and record maintenance through installations lifetime, engineering down and cleaning phases
• Importance of good communications and clear expectations
• Clear understanding and communication of regulatory requirements to all parties
• Early and ongoing engagement with regulators