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Figure 9 shows atmospheric emissions when normalised against production. As production has declined from
2000, the emissions per unit production have increased on the UKCS. However, since 2013, the emission intensity
has begun to fall. This downward trend continues in 2015 even with an increase in production, resulting in a
carbon emission intensity of 22,000 tonnes per million boe.
Figure 9: Offshore Atmospheric Emissions per Unit Production
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Source: EEMS July 2016, BEIS
*The factor used to calculate CO values from fuel consumed was amended in EEMS in 2015; the resulting
value is shown as a dotted line.