IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019
22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019
Room 308 A, Floor 3
Session information
Legal challenges of decommissioning in the offshore oil and gas sector
Wednesday 25 September (1115 - 1230)
Room 308 A, Floor 3
Committee(s)
Maritime and Transport Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
In Denmark, preparations are being made for the removal of the first wind farm, 30 years after its installation. Following on from our review in Oslo in May 2019 of the status of laws applicable to vessel scrapping, we continue the dismantling theme in Seoul with a look at the offshore sector. Recycling is the focus in many parts of the world. But, in many cases, the legal and regulatory environment has changed substantially since the lifecycle case was originally made for the offshore unit. Who will pay the extra costs involved in decommissioning and recycling, and what are the legal and insurance challenges so posed?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Juliana Pizzolato Furtado Senna | Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Tom David Walters | Holman Fenwick Willan, London, England |
Speakers
| James Bercaw | King & Jurgens, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Grant Hunter | Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Bagsvaerd, Denmark |
| Benjamin Minnee | Heerema Marine Contractors, Leiden, Netherlands |
| Professor Adewale Olawoyin SAN | Olawoyin & Olawoyin, Lagos, Nigeria |