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1 Jul 2019 able to influence the course of future oil and gas production through prudent use of its powers, electricity generation as UK decarbonisation proceeds through the the lowering of tax rates, the fall in drilling rig rates and renewed industry gradually undermined by falling utilisation as operating costs are  The leading global oil, gas and energy news resource. Covering the latest oil and gas news including shale, lng, drilling, exploration and production. Rigged: How the oil and gas industry is undermining future generations Posted 8th May 2018 & filed under Blog . The Prime Minister has just met the boss of Toshiba to discuss a likely high strike price for producing nuclear energy for the UK. Rigged: How the North Sea oil and gas industry is undermining future generations. This paper explains how each child in the UK could be handed a toxic bill of up to £3,000 if the government allows North Sea oil and gas companies to escape their decommissioning obligations. Rigged: how the North Sea oil and gas industry is undermining future generations. Document type Report Corporate author(s) Intergenerational Foundation A report describes strategy to ensure the continued health and development of the UK oil and gas industry. Subjects described include safety, the supply chain growth, the PILOT partnership Shutting down oil and gas operations in the North Sea is likely to cost double the government’s current target, leaving younger generations with a hefty tax bill. An analysis of current Rigged: How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations estimates that the bill for the expensive legacy of decommissioning 3,000 pipelines covering 8,000 kilometres, 5,000 wells, 250 fixed installations and 250 subsea production systems, could exceed £80 billion, more than double the current government target estimate.

1 Jul 2019 able to influence the course of future oil and gas production through prudent use of its powers, electricity generation as UK decarbonisation proceeds through the the lowering of tax rates, the fall in drilling rig rates and renewed industry gradually undermined by falling utilisation as operating costs are 

1 Jul 2019 able to influence the course of future oil and gas production through prudent use of its powers, electricity generation as UK decarbonisation proceeds through the the lowering of tax rates, the fall in drilling rig rates and renewed industry gradually undermined by falling utilisation as operating costs are  The leading global oil, gas and energy news resource. Covering the latest oil and gas news including shale, lng, drilling, exploration and production. Rigged: How the oil and gas industry is undermining future generations Posted 8th May 2018 & filed under Blog . The Prime Minister has just met the boss of Toshiba to discuss a likely high strike price for producing nuclear energy for the UK. Rigged: How the North Sea oil and gas industry is undermining future generations. This paper explains how each child in the UK could be handed a toxic bill of up to £3,000 if the government allows North Sea oil and gas companies to escape their decommissioning obligations.

29 Apr 2018 Shutting down oil and gas operations in the North Sea is likely to cost How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations”.

Rigged: How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations estimates that the bill for the expensive legacy of decommissioning 3,000 pipelines covering 8,000 kilometres, 5,000 wells, 250 fixed installations and 250 subsea production systems, could exceed £80 billion, more than double the current government target estimate. environmental costs of oil and gas. There is also an opportunity cost to public subsidy towards oil and gas. It creates a bias of five to one in the support public finances gives to fossil fuels compared to renewables. Because of these contradictions, this report argues that the UK oil and gas industry is undermining young and future generations. Andrew Simms is an author, analyst and campaigner. His books include The New Economics, Rigged: How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations, 2018 A foundation for the future, Earthscan 2005) Real World Environmental Outlook

29 Apr 2018 Shutting down oil and gas operations in the North Sea is likely to cost How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations”.

Our research allows us to identify areas where younger and future generations are at most risk of intergenerational unfairness. Our research areas range from health and education to housing, employment, taxation, pensions, government debt, voting, population change and environmental degradation. Overview – How the oil and gas sector is rigging the future against the young 8 2. The North Sea oil and gas industry 10 3. Costs, tax breaks and who pays 13 Costs of decommissioning 14 Other jurisdictions 17 4. The intergenerational burden 19 Other impacts of the UK approach to decommissioning 20 The burden on young people 22 5. Apr.29.2018: Rigged: How the UK Oil and Gas Industry is undermining future generations. This paper explains how each child in the UK could be handed a toxic bill of up to £3,000 if the government allows North Sea oil and gas companies to escape their decommissioning obligations. Andrew Simms is an author, analyst and campaigner. His books include The New Economics, Rigged: How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations, 2018 A foundation for the future, Earthscan 2005) Real World Environmental Outlook Shutting down oil and gas operations in the North Sea is likely to cost double the government’s current target, leaving younger generations with a hefty tax bill. An analysis of current government figures suggests the goal of £39bn to dismantle the region’s pipelines and wells is a significant underestimate. Instead, a figure of over £80bn is cited as a far more realistic slowly—particularly oil and gas firms, airlines, carmakers, and meat producers—a trend led by growing grass roots movements such as Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future. Related supply chain disruption will become a meaningful risk. In turn, investors will reduce exposures to carbon intensive industries—including critical sectors explores how Wales, through the Well-b eing of Future Generations Act 2015, is putting values and the needs of future generations at the top of the agenda in an uncertain world. S he urges the rest of Britain to follow in their footsteps. The current system is failing and needs to change.

15 Jan 2017 An oil rig in the North Sea in this way undermines the legitimacy of the economic system he adds. North Sea oil and gas production is well past its peak. in public works benefits future as well as the current generation.

29 Apr 2018 Shutting down oil and gas operations in the North Sea is likely to cost How the UK oil and gas industry is undermining future generations”. 15 Jan 2017 An oil rig in the North Sea in this way undermines the legitimacy of the economic system he adds. North Sea oil and gas production is well past its peak. in public works benefits future as well as the current generation. 4 Sep 2019 The topside of the decommissioned Brent Delta oil rig stands in a quay in Several hundred oil drilling platforms in the North Sea are due to be The trust said in a letter to Shell: “Considering the oil and gas industry has built up decades for future generations and the preservation of human life on earth. 7 Nov 2019 Over $26 billion is to be spent on UK decommissioning by 2030,” said Paul Main, a Wood By that time, companies will be spending more on removing redundant oil and gas facilities than developing new fields, he said. But a brush with the worst oil slump in a generation sent his career on a detour and  1 Jul 2019 able to influence the course of future oil and gas production through prudent use of its powers, electricity generation as UK decarbonisation proceeds through the the lowering of tax rates, the fall in drilling rig rates and renewed industry gradually undermined by falling utilisation as operating costs are  The leading global oil, gas and energy news resource. Covering the latest oil and gas news including shale, lng, drilling, exploration and production. Rigged: How the oil and gas industry is undermining future generations Posted 8th May 2018 & filed under Blog . The Prime Minister has just met the boss of Toshiba to discuss a likely high strike price for producing nuclear energy for the UK.