Oil & Gas UK Decommissioning Insight 2014

Topsides and Substructure Onshore Recycling in the Central and Northern North Sea

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Correlating with the forecast for topside and substructure removal, recycling activity is forecast to be higher from 2016 to 2020 in the CNS and NNS areas, reaching 87,100 tonnes in 2020. However, it is likely that this peak in activity will level out. Figure 21: Forecast of Tonnage Coming Onshore for Recycling and Disposal in the Central and Northern North Sea from 2014 to 2023

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Increased Uncertainty in Forecasts

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Total Weight (Tonnes)

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Topside

Substructure

Other Subsea Infrastructure

Source: Oil & Gas UK

Weight (tonnes) 2014 to 2023

Total Expenditure 2014 to 2023

Onshore recycling

£150 million

Topsides

159,600 65,000 64,200

Substructure

Subsea infrastructure

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