Oil & Gas UK Decommissioning Insight 2014

Figure 12: Forecast Number of Topside Modules to be Removed in the Central and Northern North Sea from 2014 to 2023

1

80

Increased Uncertainty in Forecasts

2

70

60

3

50

40

4

30

20 Number of Topside Modules

5

10

6

0

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Source: Oil & Gas UK

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Weight (tonnes) 2014 to 2023

Number 2014 to 2023

Total Expenditure 2014 to 2023

Topside removal

159,600

146 modules on 13 platforms

£1 billion

Platform types

Integrated platforms

130,000

Platforms

27,000

NUIs

2,600

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