Sustainable Decommissioning Plan and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global South: A Case Study of a Matured Province (Bahrain Oil Field)

This paper discusses sustainable decommissioning plan and corporate social responsibility (CSR) for a matured province in the Global South (GS) using Bahrain field in Bahrain as a case study.Crude oil remains a strong source of revenue (80%) in Bahrain while the majority of the government budget is funded by the oil and gas industry].Matured province is a field attaining its economic limit after primary and secondary recovery effort.It involves high cost of operations for a given output.This paper proposes a holistic view of the relationship and interconnection of system within the oil and gas industries.Decommissioning occurs when the operational cost of operating the oil and gas platform is greater than revenue.Bahrain oil field has tentatively reached its limit of 217 x10 6 boe/day.This amount to 88% of its total recoverable reserves in 2022 and hence the need for a viable decommissioning plans.Despite a high level of stakeholders' involvement in decommissioning, the level of disclosure was set to be very low.An innovative PESTLE is said to be essential in any decommissioning of a matured province.Considering the age of the Bahrain field and the use of different technologies to enhance the recovery of oil, the infrastructures might be dilapidated.There is no clear evidence of oil and gas decommissioning legislation in Bahrain, however, there are international laws guiding oil and gas operators.Bahrain is a mature field given the age of the oil fields, and production projected decline.This paper reinforces the need for every oil and gas company to carry the stakeholders along in their operation and ensure that their basic needs are provided in ethical manners and also improving the lives of the workforce, families and society at large which has been revealed to have significant relationship with organisational performance Future work in respect of decommissioning plan and CSR will include visitation to various sites in the Global South in an attempt to produce a viable and sustainable plan that addresses the specificity of various regions.