The Regime of Decommissioning Ghana's Offshore Hydrocarbon Facilities
Article from: OGEL 1 (2014), in OGEL Special: Offshore Petroleum Exploration and Production: Challenges and Responses
Introduction
The author notes the fact that decommissioning is a big issues and of interest and concern to both government, industry and communities in view of the environmental issues involved and the economic challenges. The paper argues that there is need for the regulatory regime to strike a balance between conflicting interest of economic consideration and environmental protection. It observes that decommissioning in Ghana is presently influenced by the North Sea regime and suggest the need to explore other sustainable alternatives. After an overview of the regime in Ghana's offshore ...