Installing huge numbers of wind turbines in the North Sea will soon clash with demands for decommissioning oil and gas platforms, according to a major industry study.
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has published its 2023 Decommissioning Insight Report highlighting a £20bn spending forecast for the next decade and projecting that this year will see spend top £2bn for the first time ever.
However supply chain demands for removal of platforms are expected to clash with efforts to install hundreds of wind turbines.
News article on 21 November 2023 by Allister Thomas from energyvoice.com
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