RE: The Q&A is Meaningless31 Oct 2019 17:18
Charlie just for you. I think even you would have to agree that this is almost certainly what has happened.
9.3 If, following a review of the financial information provided by a licensee, the OGA is not satisfied with the licensee’s financial capability, the OGA is empowered to require the licensee to take further action to ensure that the licensee will be able to plug and abandon the well. This action may include, amongst other things, the creation of financial security to ensure that the requisite funds would be available for the plugging and abandonment operation. At an early stage, the Applicant should contact the OGA’s Investor Finance team at investor.relations@ogauthority.co.uk to discuss the forms of security acceptable to the OGA.
https://www.ogauthority.co.uk/media/5003/financial-guidance-august-2018.pdf