Description, Purpose, Status, and Materials Since early 2009, the Bank has been leading a “Toward Sustainable Decommissioning of Oil Fields and Mines Initiative” (the “Initiative”) to assist governments in resource-rich countries in the process of undertaking earlier, more systematic, comprehensive, and responsive planning of the decommissioning and closure phase of mining and oil and gas production operations. The Initiative falls under the environmental pillar of the Petroleum Governance Initiative (PGI), a collaboration between the World Bank and the Government of Norway. First Workshop in Washington, DC—April 22, 2009 A First Workshop with “Project Stakeholders” was hosted by the World Bank on April 22, 2009 in Washington D.C. About 40 representatives of the extractives sectors, government representatives, World Bank experts and other participants convened to provide input on the possible content and key issues to be addressed by the Toolkit. Building on the outcomes of the First Workshop, a Draft Toolkit “Toward Sustainable Decommissioning of Oil Fields and Mines: A Toolkit to Assist Government Agencies” covering the essential economic, social, environmental, regulatory and technical aspects of decommissioning was prepared and shared with stakeholders.  | First Workshop Participants |
An Issues Paper outlining challenges and opportunities believed to be important to the process of decommissioning and closure was prepared and shared at this meeting. Second Workshop in London—September 4, 2009 Subsequently, a Second Workshop was held in London, UK, on September 4, 2009 to seek additional input and comments on the Draft Toolkit from stakeholders that were involved with the Initiative and knowledgeable of decommissioning issues in the mining and oil and gas industry, as well as NGO’s and government agencies. 
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Third Third Workshop in Accra—September 9, 2009 A Third Workshop, held in Accra, Ghana on September 9, 2009 was organized to outline the work and share outputs completed by the World Bank and its consultants, in context of the PGI Environmental Pillar. The target audience was practitioners and technical experts within the government authorities of countries in Sub Saharan Africa. Initial reactions and specific comments were received and opportunities for improvement of and future updates to the Toolkit were discussed. Towards Sustainable Decommissioning and Closure of Oil Fields and Mines: A Toolkit to Assist Government Agencies This Toolkit is a living document or tool designed to increase the level of awareness on decommissioning and closure issues. It serves as guidance to government authorities, institutions and regulatory agencies, in natural-resource rich, developing countries, seeking to establish or improve closure and decommissioning programs for the extractives sectors. The initial draft Toolkit was prepared in August 2009 (version 1.0), revised in November 2009 (version 2.0) and updated in March 2010 (version 3.0) with input from a select and diverse group of stakeholders from private sector companies, industry organizations, non-governmental institutions, government authorities, experts and practitioners involved in different aspects of oil and gas and mining decommissioning and closure. Development of this Toolkit was funded under the environmental pillar of the PGI, a collaborative effort launched by the World Bank and the Government of Norway in 2006. Toolkit Structure The Road Map below depicts the structure and contents of the Toolkit. The complete Toolkit "Towards Sustainable Decomissioning and Closure of Oil Fields and Mines: A Toolkit to Assist Government Agencies" version 3.0 was issued on March 2010. Executive Summary (.4  MB) / Full Report (3 MB) Individual tools and the General Guidance are linked to their relevant images below. 
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