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1. Foreword 5 2. Key Findings 6 3. Introduction 9 3.1 Survey Development and Methodology 9 3.2 Decommissioning Forecasting 9 4. 2015 Decommissioning Survey Results 11 4.1 Annual Forecast Expenditure 11 4.2 Regional Breakdown 12 4.3 Oil Price Impact 14 4.4 Forecast Expenditure by Decommissioning Component 15 5. Actual Decommissioning Expenditure and Activity in 2014 19 6. Supply Chain Capability 20 7. Decommissioning Activity Forecast 2015 to 2024 21 7.1 Well Plugging and Abandonment 21 7.2 Facilities and Pipeline Making Safe and Topside Preparation 29 7.3 Removal 35 7.4 Pipeline Decommissioning 45 7.5 Onshore Recycling and Disposal 48 7.6 Site Remediation and Monitoring 51 8. Appendices 52 9. Glossary 54DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT
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