The United Kingdom Continental Shelf is forecast to have a total of 2,164 wells decommissioned between 2023 and 2032. Of these wells, more than half are located in the Central North Sea. The majority of wells to be decommissioned are platform wells.
Forecast number of oil wells to be dismantled on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) between 2023 and 2032, by well type and region
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Offshore Energies UK. (November 13, 2023). Forecast number of oil wells to be dismantled on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) between 2023 and 2032, by well type and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/749371/forecast-ukcs-oil-well-decommission/
Offshore Energies UK. "Forecast number of oil wells to be dismantled on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) between 2023 and 2032, by well type and region." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749371/forecast-ukcs-oil-well-decommission/
Offshore Energies UK. (2023). Forecast number of oil wells to be dismantled on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) between 2023 and 2032, by well type and region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749371/forecast-ukcs-oil-well-decommission/
Offshore Energies UK. "Forecast Number of Oil Wells to Be Dismantled on The United Kingdom Continental Shelf (Ukcs) between 2023 and 2032, by Well Type and Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749371/forecast-ukcs-oil-well-decommission/
Offshore Energies UK, Forecast number of oil wells to be dismantled on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) between 2023 and 2032, by well type and region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749371/forecast-ukcs-oil-well-decommission/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Forecast number of oil wells to be dismantled on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) between 2023 and 2032, by well type and region [Graph], Offshore Energies UK, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/749371/forecast-ukcs-oil-well-decommission/
