The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 3) Order 1990

Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 1219

PIPE-LINES

The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 3) Order 1990

Made

8th June 1990

Coming into force

1st July 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. 3) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st July 1990.

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975;

“North West Hutton” means the offshore installation known as the North West Hutton Platform which is situated above the North West Hutton oil field, north-east of the Shetland Islands;

“Cormorant A” means the offshore installation known as the Cormorant A Platform which is situated above the South Cormorant oil field, north-east of the Shetland Islands;

“the pipe-line” means the 20 inch nominal diameter pipe brought into use in April 1983 which lies between North West Hutton and Cormorant 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 Cormorant A; and

“the riser,” means that section of the pipe-line which connects Cormorant A to that section of the pipe-line which lies in, or in close proximity to, the sea-bed and extends outwards from Cormorant 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 hereto are hereby designated as the owners of the remainder of the pipe-line.

Peter Morrison

Minister of State,

Department of Energy

8th June 1990

Article 4

SCHEDULE

PART I designated owners of platform apparatusand riser

• Amerada Hess Limited, 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, WestGate, Ealing, London W1X 0AN.

• ARCO British Limited whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at ARCO House, 48 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 0AN.

• Britoil plc, whose registered office is at 301 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5DD.

• Britoil (Alpha) Limited, whose registered office is at Britannic House, Moor Lane, London EC2Y 9BU.

• Chevron U.K. Limited, whose registered office is at 2 Portman Street, London W1H 0AN.

• Chevron U.K. Offshore Exploration Company Limited whose registered office is at 2 Portman Street, London W1H 0AN.

• Conoco (U.K.) Limited, whose registered office is at Park House, 116 Park Street, London W1Y 4NN.

• Deminex UK Oiland Gas Limited, whose registered office is at Bowater House, 68 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LD.

• Enterprise Oil plc, whose registered office is at 5 Strand, London WC2N 5HU.

• Esso Explorationand Production UK Limited, whose registered office is at Esso House, Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JW.

• Monument Explorationand Production Limited, whose registered office is at 17 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JA.

• Mobil North Sea Limited, whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Mobil Court, 3 Clements Inn, London WC2A 2EB.

• Premier Consolidated Oilfields PLC, whose registered office is at 25 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4EZ.

• Santa Fe Exploration (U.K.) Limited whose registered office is at Parnell House, 19/28 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LZ.

• 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.

• Ultramar Exploration Limited, whose registered office is at 141 Moorgate, London EC2M 6TX.

PART II designated owners of remainder of pipe-line

• Amerada Hess Limited, 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 W1X 0AN.

• Britoil plc, whose registered office is at 301 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5DD.

• Chevron U.K. Offshore Exploration Company Limited whose registered office is at 2 Portman Street, London W1H 0AN.

• Conoco (U.K.) Limited, whose registered office is at Park House, 116 Park Street, London W1Y 4NN.

• Enterprise Oil plc, whose registered office is at 5 Strand, London WC2N 5HU.

• Mobil North Sea Limited, whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is Mobil Court, 3 Clements Inn, London WC2A 2EB.

• Texas Eastern North Sea, Inc., whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5LE.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates owners of the pipe-line lying between the North West Hutton and the South Cormorant oil fields situated north-east of the Shetland Islands. 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 Cormorant A platform, and the companies listed in Part II of the Schedule are hereby designated as owners of the remainder of the pipe-line.

(1)

1975 c. 74.

(2)

Section 33(1) was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23), section 25(1).