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Statutory Instruments
PIPE-LINES
Made
22nd December 1989
Coming into force
19th January 1990
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33(2) and (3) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975(1)and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after giving those persons affected an opportunity of being heard with respect to the matter, hereby makes the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 33) Order 1989, and shall come into force on 19th January 1990.
2. In this Order —
“the Act” means the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975;
“Auk A” means the offshore installation known as the Auk A platform, which is situated above the Auk oilfield, east of the Fife Region of Scotland;
“Fulmar A” means the offshore installation known as the Fulmar A platform, which is situated above the Fulmar oilfield, east of the Fife Region of Scotland;
“the pipe-line” means the 8 inch nominal diameter pipe brought into use during 1986, which lies between Auk A and Fulmar A and the apparatus and works associated therewith;
“the platform apparatus” means all of the apparatus and works of a kind specified in paragraph (a), (aa), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 33 (1) of the Act(2)which are part of the pipe-line and attached to Fulmar A; and
“the riser” means that section of the pipe-line which connects Fulmar A to a section of the pipe-line which lies in, or in close proximity to, the sea-bed and extends outwards from Fulmar A.
3. For the purposes of Part III of the Act, except section 33(2), the platform apparatus and the riser shall together be treated as a pipe-line and the remainder of the pipe-line shall be treated as a separate pipe-line.
4. For the purposes of Part III of the Act, the persons specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto are hereby designated as the owners of the platform apparatus and the riser, and the persons specified in Part II of the Schedule are hereby designated as the owners of the remainder of the pipe-line.
Peter Morrison
Minister of State,
Department of Energy
22nd December 1989
Article 4
Amerada Hess Ltd., whose registered office is at 2 Stephen Street, Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 1PL.
Amoco (U.K.) Exploration Company, whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Amoco House, West Gate, Ealing, London W5 1XL.
Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd., whose registered office is at Esso House, Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JW.
Shell U.K. Limited, whose registered office is at Shell-Mex House, Strand, London WC2R 0DX.
Texas Eastern North Sea, Inc., whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5LE.
Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd., whose registered office is at Esso House, Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JW.
Shell U.K. Limited, whose registered office is at Shell-Mex House, Strand, London WC2R 0DX.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates owners of the pipe-line which lies between the Auk A platform, an offshore installation situated above the Auk oilfield east of the Fife Region of Scotland and the Fulmar A platform an offshore installation situated above the Fulmar oilfield east of the Fife Region of Scotland. The companies listed in Part I of the Schedule are designated as owners of the apparatus and works and the riser which are part of the pipe-line and which are installed on or beneath the platform, and the companies listed in Part II of the Schedule are designated as owners of the remainder of the pipe-line.
Section 33(1) was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23), section 25 (1).
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