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Between 2015 and 2024, nearly 2,400 kilometres of pipeline are forecast to be ‘made safe’ in the CNS and
NNS/WofS areas. As seen in Figure 13, activity is not spread evenly across the decade, but is forecast to peak
at close to 750 kilometres of pipeline in 2021, with 11 projects scheduling activity. The majority of activity is
concentrated post-2020 and the forecast largely mirrors that for pipeline decommissioning (see section 7.4).
Figure 13: Forecast Kilometres of Pipeline for ‘Making Safe’ in the
Central and Northern North Sea/West of Shetland
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Kilometres of Pipeline
Increased Uncertainty in Forecasts
Source: Oil & Gas UK
Length (km)
2015 to 2024
Total Expenditure
2015 to 2024
Pipeline 'making safe'
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