Decommissioning Insight 2022

Data from Norway was collected by Norsk Olije Og Gass (Offshore Norge), a trade association representing the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Norwegian data came from seven operators allowing greater insights as detailed in this section. Data from The Netherlands was provided by NexStep, a joint initiative of the state-owned Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) and the Dutch oil and gas industry represented by Element NL. OEUK also collected data directly from operators in Denmark to develop a wider picture of the North Sea.

Country

Number of wells

Topsides (t)

Substructures (t)

73% 74% 76%

UK

Figure 16c Substructure mass decommissioning in the north sea

16%

11 % 10%

The Netherlands

160,000

UK

Norway

140,000

The Netherlands

120,000

Denmark (2021 forecast)

8 %

14 %

11 %

Norway

100,000

80,000

60,000

3 %

1 %

3 %

40,000

Denmark

20,000 Substructures to be decommissioned (t)

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

Source: OEUK, NSTA, NexStep, OFFSHORE NORGE

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