ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Petroleum Act
39. Petroleum field decommissioning plan
Edition: 2026-07-24 · In force
39. Petroleum field decommissioning plan
(1)A contractor shall submit a field decommissioning plan to the Authority before a production permit to install and operate the facilities is issued.(2)The plan referred to in subsection (1) shall contain proposals for continued production or shut down of production, decommissioning of facilities and any other information required under the regulations.(3)The decommissioning of facilities referred to in subsection (2) may constitute further use of the facilities in the upstream petroleum operations, other uses, complete or partial removal and disposal or abandonment.(4)The Authority may on receipt of the plan require further information and evaluation, or may require a new or amended decommissioning plan.(5)The contractor may from time to time as directed by the Authority update the decommissioning plan as shall be provided for in the regulations made under this Act.