The offshore wind and Oil & Gas sectors are historically largely separate. This project seeks to exploit synergies between the two in order to reduce the costs associated with O&G abandonment. Specific objectives are to:
• Identify hotspots where the two sectors, have the strongest synergies, e.g. hub locations
• Assess the potential to exploit existing O&G infrastructure, e.g. for O&M, CCS, geothermal energy and/or hydrogen
• Analyze how the planned, staged abandonment could optimally be aligned with offshore wind developments
• Assess the potential for cost reductions achievable through the above insights