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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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Oil production share of selected countries in Europe and CIS 2022
- Premium Statistic Oil production in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2022
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom - crude oil production and trade 2010
- Basic Statistic Quarterly indigenous crude oil and NGLs production in the United Kingdom 2010-2023
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- Basic Statistic North Sea: UK government revenue 2008-2023
- Premium Statistic Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom 1960-2022
Production
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- Premium Statistic Productivity of United Kingdom Continental Shelf 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Number of wells on United Kingdom Continental Shelf 2010-2018, by type
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom Continental Shelf's capital investment 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Operating costs of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Unit operating costs of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf 2010-2018
- Basic Statistic Supply of gas from the UKCS in Great Britain (GB) 2015-2019
- Premium Statistic Undeveloped resources discovered on the UKCS 2018, by break-even oil price
- Premium Statistic Forecasted production growth of UKCS after transfer of ownership 2018-2030
Decomissioning
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- Premium Statistic Costs of oil platform decommissioning on the UKCS 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Oil well decommissioning forecast in the UK 2023-2032, by well type and region
- Premium Statistic North Sea: forecast weight of decommissioned structures for removal 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic North Sea: forecast tonnage to be brought ashore 2017-2025
Enterprises and employment
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- Premium Statistic Enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry UK 2008-2017
- Basic Statistic UK turnover of the crude oil & natural gas extraction industry 2009-2018
- Basic Statistic Number of oil & gas extraction companies in the UK in 2023, by turnover
- Basic Statistic Number of oil & gas extraction enterprises in the UK in 2023, by employment size
- Premium Statistic Employment in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry UK 2008-2017
- Premium Statistic Offshore oil and gas industry employment in the United Kingdom 2013-2019
Further related statistics
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- UKCS: oil infrastructure decommissioning expenditure share 2014-2022, by type
- Value of selected major oil and gas projects worldwide 2016
- Total oil and gas platform decommissioning costs in Pacific OCS by task 2014
- Global expenditures on offshore oil platform decommissioning 2013-2040
- Employee number in the oil and gas industry in Norway 2008-2018, by sector
- Oil and natural gas liquids industry value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2014
- Distribution of cost overruns of global oil and gas megaprojects post-FID 2014
- North Sea oil wells 2014, by country
- Average age of North Sea oil installations 2013, by country
- Percentage of global oil and gas megaprojects facing schedule delays 2014, by type
- Number of oil and gas fields on the Norwegian shelf 2018, by status
- Percentage of global oil and gas megaprojects facing cost overruns 2014, by region
- Distribution of global deepwater oil wells by activity 2013-2015
- Average cost overrun of global oil and gas megaprojects 2014, by region
- Global market value of oil & gas automation and control systems 2019 & 2030
- North Sea oil well decommissioning expenditure forecast UK by value chain 2020-2029
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- Employee number in the oil and gas industry in Norway 2008-2018, by sector
- Oil and natural gas liquids industry value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2014
- Distribution of cost overruns of global oil and gas megaprojects post-FID 2014
- North Sea oil wells 2014, by country
- Average age of North Sea oil installations 2013, by country
- Percentage of global oil and gas megaprojects facing schedule delays 2014, by type
- Number of oil and gas fields on the Norwegian shelf 2018, by status
- Percentage of global oil and gas megaprojects facing cost overruns 2014, by region
- Distribution of global deepwater oil wells by activity 2013-2015
- Average cost overrun of global oil and gas megaprojects 2014, by region
- Global market value of oil & gas automation and control systems 2019 & 2030
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Topics
Oil industry in the U.S.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 April 26, 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 April 26, 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: April 26, 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 April 26, 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/