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Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) reshape Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning sourcing priorities

Published Feb 27, 2026, 6:14 AM AWST•APAC•Full category signal
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Top move

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language

Key takeaways

  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.[1]
  • The lead signals for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning are no longer just descriptive; they point to immediate sourcing implications around cost pressure.[2]
  • Lead move: Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning.[3]

What changed since last run

  • Lead coverage has rotated toward "Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)", shifting the brief toward more immediate execution implications.

Key facts

  • Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and sub
  • Read the full study Studies Projects Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Developin
  • Read the full study Studies Projects Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioni
  • Skip to content Who is CODA, what we do, who we work with, and why we’re here More about CODA
  • CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary o
  • With this as context, CODA was created to bring together industry, technology suppliers, rese

Why it matters

The lead signals for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning are no longer just descriptive; they point to immediate sourcing implications around cost pressure. Lead move: Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning. That shifts Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning focus toward cost pressure and changes the ask to Petrofac. The practical read-through is that buyers should tighten supplier challenge, pricing discipline, and contract optionality before the next decision gate

Cost / money

  • Lead move: Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning. That shifts Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning focus toward cost pressure and changes the ask to Petrofac.[1]
  • Signal: CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade. That shifts Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning focus toward cost pressure and changes the ask to Wood.[2]
  • Signal: The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). That shifts Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning focus toward cost pressure and changes the ask to Worley.[3]
  • The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable.[1]

Supplier / commercial

  • This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers.[1]
  • This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing.[2]
  • This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids.[3]
  • Use Milestone payments. Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.[1]

Safety / operations

  • Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene.[1]
  • Where supplier availability tightens, schedule pressure can spill into safety or quality risk if teams start accepting late substitutions or compressed mobilization windows.[2]

What to watch

  • Watch whether Petrofac starts using Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets.[1]
  • Watch whether Petrofac starts using About Us - Centre of Decommissioning as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets.[2]
  • Watch whether Petrofac starts using CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets.[3]
  • Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA creates cost pressure. Trigger: Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning.[1]

Top stories

Story 1Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

Signal strongSource-grounded
Source notes [1]Read source

What happened

Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning. Read the full study Studies Projects Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Developing the foundations for a cohesive strategy and path forward to building a skilled domestic workforce equipped to meet future challenges. This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers

Buyer takeaway

For Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

  • Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and sub
  • Read the full study Studies Projects Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Developin
  • Read the full study Studies Projects Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioni
  • Skip to content Who is CODA, what we do, who we work with, and why we’re here More about CODA
Story 2Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

About Us - Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

Signal strongSource-grounded
Source notes [2]Read source

What happened

CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade. With this as context, CODA was created to bring together industry, technology suppliers, research organisations and government to help to grow and prepare Australian industry to support future decommissioning projects and maximise local ability to deliver this work. This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing

Buyer takeaway

For Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning, this is mainly an availability and execution signal; sequencing, fallback coverage, and supplier responsiveness may matter more than list price

Cost / money

Tighter availability often shows up later as expediting, standby, or substitution cost. The immediate job is to see where delays could become avoidable spend

Supplier / commercial

Capacity pressure usually strengthens supplier leverage. Check who can still commit on timing, what backup coverage exists, and whether current contract language protects against slippage

Safety / operations

Where supplier availability tightens, schedule pressure can spill into safety or quality risk if teams start accepting late substitutions or compressed mobilization windows

What to watch

Watch lead times, crew or vessel allocation, and whether suppliers are quietly narrowing commitment windows before the next sourcing gate

Key facts

  • CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary o
  • With this as context, CODA was created to bring together industry, technology suppliers, rese
  • Our work In collaboration with industry partners, CODA has commissioned a series of studies t
  • CODA’s Signal relevance for sourcing, contract, or supplier-risk decisions in this category (
Story 3Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database

Signal strongSource-grounded
Source notes [3]Read source

What happened

The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). ” Data Sources The Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database is built from credible, publicly available sources, including DCCEEW’s Australian waste and resource recovery infrastructure database (2022) and other publicly available industry data from State and Territory regulatory bodies. This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids

Buyer takeaway

For Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning, this is mainly an availability and execution signal; sequencing, fallback coverage, and supplier responsiveness may matter more than list price

Cost / money

Tighter availability often shows up later as expediting, standby, or substitution cost. The immediate job is to see where delays could become avoidable spend

Supplier / commercial

Capacity pressure usually strengthens supplier leverage. Check who can still commit on timing, what backup coverage exists, and whether current contract language protects against slippage

Safety / operations

Where supplier availability tightens, schedule pressure can spill into safety or quality risk if teams start accepting late substitutions or compressed mobilization windows

What to watch

Watch lead times, crew or vessel allocation, and whether suppliers are quietly narrowing commitment windows before the next sourcing gate

Key facts

  • The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste a
  • ” Data Sources The Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database is built from credible, publicly
  • Where possible, CODA has mapped the capability and capacity of facilities across 43 distinct
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VP Snapshot

Executive Risk & Action View

The biggest executive exposure for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning is cost pressure because today's lead stories point to faster-moving supplier and commercial decisions than the current brief cadence alone would suggest.

Overall
66
Cost
89
Supply
30
Schedule
22
Compliance
15

Top signals

30-180dcost

Signal 1: Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers.

Signal 2: About Us - Centre of Decommissioning

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing.

Signal 3: CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids.

Recommended actions

Category ManagerDue 5d

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

ContractsDue 10d

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

Category ManagerDue 21d

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

Risk register

RiskTriggerMitigation
Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA creates cost pressure.Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning.Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.
About Us - Centre of Decommissioning creates cost pressure.CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade.Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.
CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database creates cost pressure.The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

CM Snapshot

Category Manager Decision Detail

Today's priorities

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers.

Due 3d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing.

Due 7d

medium

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids.

Due 10d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Supplier radar

Petrofac

high

Observed supplier signal

Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning.

Commercial implication

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers.

Next step: Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

Wood

medium

Observed supplier signal

CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade.

Commercial implication

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing.

Next step: Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

Worley

high

Observed supplier signal

The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).

Commercial implication

This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids.

Next step: Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

Negotiation levers

Use Milestone payments

When to use: Use when Petrofac cites Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language.

Expected outcome: Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Use Abandonment liability allocation

When to use: Use when Wood cites About Us - Centre of Decommissioning to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language.

Expected outcome: Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Use Bonding requirements

When to use: Use when Worley cites CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language.

Expected outcome: Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Talking points

Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning conditions are now tactical: the latest signals justify immediate outreach to Petrofac and a clause-by-clause contract refresh.
Use today's signal mix to challenge vessel day rates, confirm heavy-lift vessel availability, and preserve fallback options before leverage deteriorates.

Supplier radar

SupplierSignalImplicationNext stepConfidence
PetrofacOver USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning.This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers.Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.high
WoodCODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade.This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing.Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.medium
WorleyThe data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids.Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.high

Negotiation levers

  • Use Milestone payments — Use when Petrofac cites Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language. — Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

    high confidence

  • Use Abandonment liability allocation — Use when Wood cites About Us - Centre of Decommissioning to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language. — Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

    medium confidence

  • Use Bonding requirements — Use when Worley cites CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language. — Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

    high confidence

What to do / What to watch

What to do now

  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: Complete this within 3 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.

    [1]
  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: Complete this within 7 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.

    [2]
  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: Complete this within 10 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.

    [3]

Next few weeks

  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

    [1]
  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around About Us - Centre of Decommissioning, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

    Owner: Contracts

    Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

    [2]
  • Email Petrofac to reconfirm vessel day rates, keep quote validity short around CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database, and push for milestone payments instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the supplier capacity now visible in the brief.

    [3]
  • Prepare use milestone payments for the next negotiation cycle.

    Why: Deploy it because Use when Petrofac cites Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language.

    Owner: Contracts

    Expected outcome: Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

    [1]

Longer view

  • Use the current signal mix to tighten quarter-ahead sourcing scenarios and supplier optionality plans.

    Why: Prepare now because repeated cross-source signals are pointing to a more fragile commercial environment than a headline-only read suggests.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: A cleaner quarter-ahead demand, budget, and fallback-supplier plan.

    [1]

What to watch

  • Watch whether Petrofac starts using Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets
  • Watch whether Petrofac starts using About Us - Centre of Decommissioning as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets
  • Watch whether Petrofac starts using CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets
  • Centre of Decommissioning Australia CODA creates cost pressure.: Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning
  • About Us - Centre of Decommissioning creates cost pressure.: CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade
  • CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database creates cost pressure.: The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
  • Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning conditions are now tactical: the latest signals justify immediate outreach to Petrofac and a clause-by-clause contract refresh
  • Use today's signal mix to challenge vessel day rates, confirm heavy-lift vessel availability, and preserve fallback options before leverage deteriorates

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  • Baltic Dry: Baltic Dry should be used as a negotiation boundary for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle

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[1] Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

decommissioning.org.au · n.d.

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Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and substructures equivalent to 75x Eiffel Towers Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Northern Territory Decommissioning Location Study Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database Decommissioning Forward Outlook Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioning Industry Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Liability (Australia) Global Review of Decommissioning Planning and Execution Learnings Development of a Decommissioning Innovation and Technology Roadmap Understanding the Opportunity for Local Disposal and Recycling Pathways Studies Projects Australia’s Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulatory Landscape Undertaking a detailed review of the regulatory environment governing onshore and offshore decommissioning. Read the full study Studies Projects Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Developing the foundations for a cohesive strategy and path forward to building a skilled domestic workforce equipped to meet future challenges. This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone payments, and negotiation guardrails with 40, 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect schedule risk buffers

Buyer takeaway

For Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

  • Over USD$40 Billion of work to be undertaken in the next 50 years, including topsides and sub
  • Read the full study Studies Projects Decommissioning Waste Disposal Pathways Report Developin
  • Read the full study Studies Projects Skills Review for the Australian Oil & Gas Decommissioni
  • Skip to content Who is CODA, what we do, who we work with, and why we’re here More about CODA
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[2] About Us - Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

decommissioning.org.au · n.d.

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CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary over the coming 50 years in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry alone – over half of which needs to start within the next decade. With this as context, CODA was created to bring together industry, technology suppliers, research organisations and government to help to grow and prepare Australian industry to support future decommissioning projects and maximise local ability to deliver this work. This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, abandonment liability allocation, and negotiation guardrails with 50 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect contingency pricing

Buyer takeaway

For Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning, this is mainly an availability and execution signal; sequencing, fallback coverage, and supplier responsiveness may matter more than list price

Cost / money

Tighter availability often shows up later as expediting, standby, or substitution cost. The immediate job is to see where delays could become avoidable spend

Supplier / commercial

Capacity pressure usually strengthens supplier leverage. Check who can still commit on timing, what backup coverage exists, and whether current contract language protects against slippage

Safety / operations

Where supplier availability tightens, schedule pressure can spill into safety or quality risk if teams start accepting late substitutions or compressed mobilization windows

What to watch

Watch lead times, crew or vessel allocation, and whether suppliers are quietly narrowing commitment windows before the next sourcing gate

Key facts

  • CODA’s own research shows there is more than US$40billion of decommissioning work necessary o
  • With this as context, CODA was created to bring together industry, technology suppliers, rese
  • Our work In collaboration with industry partners, CODA has commissioned a series of studies t
  • CODA’s Signal relevance for sourcing, contract, or supplier-risk decisions in this category (
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[3] CODA Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database

decommissioning.org.au · n.d.

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The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Database (2022) provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). ” Data Sources The Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database is built from credible, publicly available sources, including DCCEEW’s Australian waste and resource recovery infrastructure database (2022) and other publicly available industry data from State and Territory regulatory bodies. This matters for Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, bonding requirements, and negotiation guardrails with 2022, 43, 0 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect jv consortium bids

Buyer takeaway

For Plug & Abandonment / Decommissioning, this is mainly an availability and execution signal; sequencing, fallback coverage, and supplier responsiveness may matter more than list price

Cost / money

Tighter availability often shows up later as expediting, standby, or substitution cost. The immediate job is to see where delays could become avoidable spend

Supplier / commercial

Capacity pressure usually strengthens supplier leverage. Check who can still commit on timing, what backup coverage exists, and whether current contract language protects against slippage

Safety / operations

Where supplier availability tightens, schedule pressure can spill into safety or quality risk if teams start accepting late substitutions or compressed mobilization windows

What to watch

Watch lead times, crew or vessel allocation, and whether suppliers are quietly narrowing commitment windows before the next sourcing gate

Key facts

  • The data have been collated from publicly available sources, including the Australian Waste a
  • ” Data Sources The Decommissioning Waste Facilities Database is built from credible, publicly
  • Where possible, CODA has mapped the capability and capacity of facilities across 43 distinct
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[4] WTI Crude

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[5] Brent Crude

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[6] Natural Gas

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[7] Baltic Dry

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