The United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) expects to have 879,011 metric tons of combined weight of topsides in the North Sea removed by 2028 and 341,548 metric tons of combined weight of substructure removed. The majority of this weight will be removed from the Northern North Sea and West of Shetland.
Forecast weight of topsides and substructures to be removed from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) from 2019 to 2028 (in metric tons)
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Oil and Gas UK. (August 22, 2019). Forecast weight of topsides and substructures to be removed from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) from 2019 to 2028 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/749416/forecast-ukcs-weight-of-structures-to-be-removed/
Oil and Gas UK. "Forecast weight of topsides and substructures to be removed from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) from 2019 to 2028 (in metric tons)." Chart. August 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749416/forecast-ukcs-weight-of-structures-to-be-removed/
Oil and Gas UK. (2019). Forecast weight of topsides and substructures to be removed from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) from 2019 to 2028 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749416/forecast-ukcs-weight-of-structures-to-be-removed/
Oil and Gas UK. "Forecast Weight of Topsides and Substructures to Be Removed from The United Kingdom Continental Shelf (Ukcs) from 2019 to 2028 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749416/forecast-ukcs-weight-of-structures-to-be-removed/
Oil and Gas UK, Forecast weight of topsides and substructures to be removed from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) from 2019 to 2028 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749416/forecast-ukcs-weight-of-structures-to-be-removed/ (last visited June 29, 2022)