EnQuest will receive USD30 million in cash for management of the decommissioning and for taking on 3.7% of the gross decommissioning costs of the Thistle and Deveron fields, subject to a cap of USD80 million. EnQuest estimates its exposure to costs is currently less than the cash being received.
EnQuest also has an option, exercisable over a 12-month period, to receive a further USD20 million in return for taking on a further 2.4% of the gross decommissioning costs of these fields, subject to a cap of USD59 million.