The United Kingdom has spent around *** billion British pounds on decommissioning obsolete oil and gas wells offshore between 2021 and 2024. In the decade between 2023 and 2032, it is expected that up to ** billion British pounds will be spent cumulatively, more than in any other decade.
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North Sea Transition Authority. (July 9, 2025). Spending on oil and gas well decommissioning in the United Kingdom between 2021 and 2024, with a forecast until 2062 (in billion British pounds) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1469486/uk-oil-and-gas-decommissioning-spending/
North Sea Transition Authority. "Spending on oil and gas well decommissioning in the United Kingdom between 2021 and 2024, with a forecast until 2062 (in billion British pounds)." Chart. July 9, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1469486/uk-oil-and-gas-decommissioning-spending/
North Sea Transition Authority. (2025). Spending on oil and gas well decommissioning in the United Kingdom between 2021 and 2024, with a forecast until 2062 (in billion British pounds). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1469486/uk-oil-and-gas-decommissioning-spending/
North Sea Transition Authority. "Spending on Oil and Gas Well Decommissioning in The United Kingdom between 2021 and 2024, with a Forecast until 2062 (in Billion British Pounds)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 9 Jul 2025, /statistics/1469486/uk-oil-and-gas-decommissioning-spending/
North Sea Transition Authority, Spending on oil and gas well decommissioning in the United Kingdom between 2021 and 2024, with a forecast until 2062 (in billion British pounds) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1469486/uk-oil-and-gas-decommissioning-spending/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Spending on oil and gas well decommissioning in the United Kingdom between 2021 and 2024, with a forecast until 2062 (in billion British pounds) [Graph], North Sea Transition Authority, July 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1469486/uk-oil-and-gas-decommissioning-spending/