De Commission Costs????5 Jan 2024 06:36
Good Morning, one thing mentioned recently about the Millions of Dollars that JSE are squireling. away into the Decommissioning Trust Fund for future costs, at the end of field live , is quite an interesting topic, while im pleased that JSE are funded for future costs, while other large operators like woodside currently do not have to put aside millions of dollars into the fund upfront,
I think JSE should publicize in their accounts the actual amount that they hold in these accounts and which fields they cover, i dont think they actually show this at present?,
As the money lies in these accounts and gather interest payments, they could in fact offer up a return to investors if the actual costs are less than predicted, or yes maybe they will have to find extra cash if they exceed. predicted costs ,
However it does show that JSE have at least financially secured themselves for this work to be done in several years time unlike other operators like Diversified oil and gas for instance.
it is also worth noting that as the work to decommission oil and gas fields becomes more industry normal, with new technologies continually being developed these costs can be drastically reduced, imo
it is a topic worth further discussion. and i would like more detailed information from the Company and the Industry in general how these costs are calculated? are they based on the here and now and actual quotations from decommissioning Companies?. then add in inflation costs etc?, its an interesting topic, imo