Decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms: A systematic literature review of factors involved in the process

PCJ Vidal, MOA González, RM de Vasconcelos… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to identify the relevant factors to consider in the decommissioning process
of offshore oil and gas platforms. In five databases, using a systematic literature review of …

Environmental Impact Assessment for the decommissioning of offshore wind farms

R Hall, E Topham, E João - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of renewable energy developments, particularly offshore wind, means that
worldwide there are hundreds of artificial structures in the marine environment that will at …

Theory, practice, and design criteria for utilizing artificial reefs to increase production of marine fishes

DJ Pondella, JT Claisse, CM Williams - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Increasing the production of marine fishes is a tractable goal with wide socioeconomic and
ecological appeal. Ecosystem restoration projects that increase the amount of suitable …

Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity

DL McLean, LC Ferreira, JA Benthuysen… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Offshore platforms, subsea pipelines, wells and related fixed structures supporting the oil
and gas (O&G) industry are prevalent in oceans across the globe, with many approaching …

Habitat value of subsea wells and pipelines for fishery target species in Australia

D McLean, CW Speed, MJ Birt, J Colquhoun… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Subsea pipelines and wells installed to support the oil and gas industry represent some of
the most extensive and numerous anthropogenic structures throughout global marine …

[HTML][HTML] The role of acoustic telemetry to assess the effects of offshore wind infrastructure on fish behaviour, populations and predation

AWJ Bicknell, S Gierhart, M Newton, R Main… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Inshore and offshore coastal regions are becoming increasingly occupied by anthropogenic
infrastructure. This trend will continue with the drive for offshore renewable energy …

[HTML][HTML] A global review of ocean ecosystem accounts and their data: Lessons learned and implications for marine policy

GH Cummins, ML Navarro, K Griffin, J Partridge… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the ocean ecosystem's contribution to the environment, economy and human
wellbeing, its condition and value need to be accounted for in decision making for a healthy …

Marine life and fisheries around offshore oil and gas structures in southeastern Australia and possible consequences for decommissioning

TL Sih, K Cure, IN Yilmaz, D McLean… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Gippsland Basin is the location of Australia's oldest offshore oil and gas (O&G)
structures, with hydrocarbon production beginning in the 1960s. The Bass Strait flows over …

Resources and population traits modulate the association patterns in the common bottlenose dolphin living nearby the Tiber river estuary (Mediterranean Sea)

DS Pace, S Ferri, G Giacomini, C Di Marco… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sociality and ecological drivers that can influence individual association patterns are
infrequently considered in wildlife management, although they are essential aspects …

Industry remotely operated vehicle imagery for assessing marine communities associated with subsea oil and gas infrastructure on the continental shelf of South-East …

D Ierodiaconou, D McLean, MJ Birt, T Bond… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Offshore oil and gas (O & G) infrastructure provides hard substrata of structural
complexity in marine environments and has been shown to have ecological value …