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5. Actual Decommissioning Expenditure and Activity in 2014
Analysis was carried out to assess actual decommissioning activity in 2014 versus forecasts.
Figure 6: Forecast versus Actual Decommissioning Activity
Decommissioning Activity
2014 Forecast Activity
2014 Actual Activity
Platform well P&A
37
30
Subsea well P&A
19
20
Mattresses
11
11
Subsea infrastructure
253 tonnes
253 tonnes
Pipelines
27 kilometres
0.2 kilometres
Number of modules for
'making safe'
33
34
Number of modules for topside
preparation
5
0
Tonne of topsides to be removed
10,000 tonnes
0
Tonnes of substructure to be
removed
3,000 tonnes
0
Much of the planned decommissioning activity was undertaken last year. The forecast expenditure on
decommissioning for 2014 was £1 billion compared to the actual expenditure of just over £800 million.
Activities that were not carried out have been postponed to this year or until later in the decade. In some cases,
this could reflect the current market and the need to defer decommissioning expenditure to improve cash flow.
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