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DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT REPORT
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Norwegian Continental Shelf
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Operators forecast just over 112,600 tonnes of topsides from 14 platforms will be removed over the next decade,
all in the Norwegian North Sea.
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The next removal is scheduled for 2018, following the successful single-lift removal of the 13,500 tonne YME
platform in August this year by the Pioneering Spirit heavy lift vessel.
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The bulk of activity over the decade is forecast between 2019 and 2024, peaking at close to 43,000 tonnes
in 2024.
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Just over 84,700 tonnes of substructure from 12 platforms will be removed between 2016 and 2025, again all in
the Norwegian North Sea.
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Substructure removal is due to begin in 2019, with the majority of activity concentrated between 2019 and 2022,
but peaking at 30,000 tonnes in 2025.
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The forecast for substructure removal mirrors the forecast for topside removal, with a time lag of around a year.
Figure 22: Forecast Number of Topside Modules and Topside Weight to be Removed
on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Number of Topside Modules to be Removed
Tonnes to be Removed
Topside Weight
Topside Modules
Source: Oil & Gas UK
Increased Uncertainty
in Forecasts
Topside Removal
Weight (Tonnes) 2016 to 2025
Number 2016 to 2025
Norwegian North Sea
112,612
102 modules on 14 platforms
Norwegian Sea
No activity
No activity
Barents Sea
No activity
No activity