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1987 No. 1332

OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 48) Order 1987

Made

23rd July 1987

Coming into force

1st September 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987(1) (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 48) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st September 1987.

2.  Safety zones are hereby established around the installations specified in Column 2 of the Schedule hereto (being installations stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act applies) having a radius of five hundred metres from the point as respects that installation which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to European Datum (1950) specified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Schedule.

Peter Morrison

Minister of State,

Department of Energy

23rd July 1987

Article 2

SCHEDULESAFETY ZONES

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NumberName or other designation of the offshore installationLatitude NorthLongitude East
1South Cormorant Well W461°11'23.80"01°06'15.60"
2South Cormorant Well P561°10'52.40"01°08'31.40"
3South Cormorant A UMC61°09'39.10"01°06'38.20"
4South Cormorant Well P161°07'50.90"01°06'55.10"
5Beryl Well 9/13—1559°36'15.54"01°29'02.32"
6Beryl Well 9/13—20B59°35'10.27"01°32'05.34"
7Beryl Well 9/13—6A59°34'30.26"01°32'36.98"
8Beryl Well 9/13—159°32'59.33"01°31'55.38"
9Beryl Well 9/13A—2459°30'43.35"01°30'43.35"
10Balmoral Well 16/21b—1258°15'09.71"01°03'25.45"
11Balmoral Well 16/21a—7z58°14'41.80"01°06'17.94"
12Balmoral Well 16/21a—1658°13'42.66"01°08'57.88"
13Balmoral Well 16/21b—1458°13'36.41"01°03'39.29"
14Balmoral Well 16/21b—4A58°12'39.97"01°10'34.00"
15Buchan Well 21/1—1057°53'33.45"00°00'43.17"
16Buchan Well 21/1—857°53'30.60"00°00'48.39"
17Innes Well 30/24—3256°16'37.29"02°39'05.67"
18Innes Well 30/24—2456°16'05.14"02°39'49.04"
19Duncan Well 30/24—1956°12'01.19"02°40'25.74"
20Argyll Well 30/24—1856°11'38.45"02°46'43.23"
21Argyll Well 30/24—1556°11'20.42"02°41'19.27"
22Argyll Well 30/24—556°11'17.12"02°47'09.80"
23Argyll Well 30/24—1456°11'14.74"02°46'26.93"
24Duncan Manifold56°11'11.90"02°43'27.54"
25Duncan Well 30/24—2256°11'11.10"02°42'10.79"
26Argyll Well 30/24—1756°10'47.00"02°43'03.80"
27Audrey Template53°32'25.86"02°00'57.01"
28Thames Well 49/28—0153°07'25.60"02°25'32.60"
29Hewett Well 48/30—853°05'13.13"01°51'03.01"
30Thames Well 49/28—C153°02'41.90"02°34'29.40"
31Hewett Well 48/30—953°02'09.00"01°52'31.00"
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NumberName or other designation of the offshore installationLatitude NorthLongitude West
32Claymore Template T158°28'28.71"00°15'20.43"
33Claymore Template T358°25'55.30"00°15'32.60"
34Scapa Template58°25'39.02"00°19'04.49"
35Texaco Highlander Well 14/2058°24'10.00"00°07'20.00"
36Petronella Wellhead58°20'25.50"00°05'30.25"
37Buchan Well 20/5a—157°54'14.22"00°00'35.88"
38Morecambe Bay Well 110/2A—853°56'24.04"03°40'21.78"
39Morecambe Bay Well 110/2A—753°55'05.99"03°39'42.73"

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones, having a radius of 500 metres from a specified point, around the installations specified in the Schedule to the Order and stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of that Act applies (these include territorial waters and waters in areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29)).

Vessels (which for this purpose include hovercraft, submersible apparatus and installations in transit) are prohibited from entering or remaining in a safety zone except with the consent of the Secretary of State or in accordance with regulations made under section 23(1) of the Act (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1331)).

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