Decommissioning Insight 2018
7.2 Topsides and Substructure Removals Figure 25 shows the forecast topside weight to be removed from the Norwegian, Dutch and Danish Continental Shelves between 2018 and 2027. The majority of the topsides removals activity is taking place after 2022, with 255,935 tonnes (72 per cent) of topsides being removed from this date onwards.
Figure 25: Topside Weight to be Removed in Norway, Netherlands and Denmark
90,000
Norway
Netherlands
Denmark
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
Topside Weight to be Removed (tonnes)
10,000
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Source: Oil & Gas UK, OGA, Nexstep
More than 130,000 tonnes are slated for removal on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, just over 150,000 tonnes from the Dutch Continental Shelf and almost 64,000 tonnes from the Danish Continental Shelf.
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