The United Kingdom has ramped up its decommissioning activity in recent years. In 2021, some 150 oil wells are expected to have been dismantled, up from 84 wells the previous year. The UK is looking to decommission nearly 600 more oil wells until 2024.
Number of offshore oil production units dismantled in the United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by area
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Oil industry in the U.S.Oil and Gas UK. (November 22, 2021). Number of offshore oil production units dismantled in the United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322539/forecast-uk-decommissioning-activities/
Oil and Gas UK. "Number of offshore oil production units dismantled in the United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by area." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322539/forecast-uk-decommissioning-activities/
Oil and Gas UK. (2021). Number of offshore oil production units dismantled in the United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322539/forecast-uk-decommissioning-activities/
Oil and Gas UK. "Number of Offshore Oil Production Units Dismantled in The United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322539/forecast-uk-decommissioning-activities/
Oil and Gas UK, Number of offshore oil production units dismantled in the United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322539/forecast-uk-decommissioning-activities/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of offshore oil production units dismantled in the United Kingdom in 2020 and 2021, by area [Graph], Oil and Gas UK, November 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322539/forecast-uk-decommissioning-activities/