在西北欧大陆架,预计有250～275座海上平台,在不久的将来要退役,从而被全部或部分地迁移。这就意着出现一个巨大产业。1994年初,史密斯·雷亚能源公司称这一最新产业为废弃业。通常公认,迁移费用由政府及经营者共同负担。但其比例各国不同。如英国 On the northwestern Europe continental shelf, it is estimated that 250 to 275 offshore platforms will be decommissioned in the near future and will be fully or partially relocated. This means that there is a huge industry. In early 1994, Smith and Rey Energy called the latest industry an abandoned industry. It is generally acknowledged that the relocation costs are borne jointly by the government and the operators. However, their proportions vary from country to country. Such as the United Kingdom