Oil & Gas UK Decommissioning Insight 2014

DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT 2014

Figure 4: Forecast of Total Decommissioning Expenditure on the UK Continental Shelf by Work Breakdown Structure Component and Project Type from 2014 to 2023

ALL UKCS Projects

Subsea Projects

100%

100%

8% 11%

90%

90%

Removals: 8%*

Removals: 19%*

80%

80%

10%

70%

70%

7%

60%

60%

18%

50%

50%

Well P&A: 67%

67%

Well P&A: 44%

40%

40%

26%

30%

30%

Breakdown Structure Component

Breakdown Structure Component

20%

20%

Proportion of Total Expenditure For Each Work

Proportion of Total Expenditure for Each Work

16%

10%

Owners' Costs: 21%

10%

Owners' Costs: 9%

0%

0%

CNS and NNS Facilities Removal Projects

SNS and IS Facilities Removal Projects

100%

100%

90%

90%

12% 7%

Removals: 20%*

9%

Removals: 27*%

80%

80%

13%

70%

70%

60%

60%

9%

33%

Well P&A: 33%

50%

50%

18%

40%

40%

30%

30%

Well P&A: 49%

Breakdown Structure Component

Breakdown Structure Component

26%

31%

20%

20%

Owners' Costs: 34%

Proportion of Total Expenditure For Each Work

Proportion of Total Expenditure for Each Work

10%

10%

0%

0%

Source: Oil & Gas UK

Operator Project Management Wells (Platform and Subsea)

Facility Running/Owner costs

Platform Wells

Subsea Wells

Facility/Pipeline Making Safe

Topsides Preparation Substructure Removal

Topside Removal

Subsea Infrastructure Removal

Pipelines

Topsides and Substructure Onshore Recycling Monitoring * Indicates expenditure clearly identified as removal

Site Remediation

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