1988 No. 982

PIPE-LINES

The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 11) Order 1988

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33(3) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 19751 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) 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. 11) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st July 1988.

2

For the purposes of Part III of the Act, BP Petroleum Development Limited, whose registered office is at Britannic House, Moor Lane, London EC2Y 9BU, is hereby designated as the owner of so much of the pipe-lines specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto as are controlled pipe-lines and the owner of the controlled pipe-lines specified in Part II of the Schedule.

Peter MorrisonMinister of State,Department of Energy

SCHEDULEDESCRIPTION OF PIPE-LINES

Article 2

PART I

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Route of Pipe-lines From

To

Nominal diameter in inches

Date brought into use

West Sole WA Platform

Easington Shore Terminal

16

1.4.67

West Sole WB Platform

Easington Shore Terminal

24

25.12.82

PART II

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Route of Pipe-lines From

To

Nominal diameter in inches

Date brought into use

Magnus Platform

Ninian Central Platform

24

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/7A-3

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/12-5

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/12-6

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/12A-10

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/12A-11

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/12A-12A

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

Magnus Subsea Well 211/12A-13

Magnus Platform

6.625

14.8.83

West Sole WB Platform

Subsea Tee on West Sole WA Platform

16

1.4.67

West Sole WC Platform

West Sole WB Platform

12.75

25.12.71

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates BP Petroleum Development Limited as the owner of the pipe-lines described in the Schedule. In the case of the pipe-lines specified in Part I of the Schedule, the designation applies only to those parts which are in controlled waters, that is the territorial sea and areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29).

The pipe-lines referred to in Part I of the Schedule lie between installations above the West Sole gasfield and British Gas’s terminal at Easington in Humberside. Those referred to in Part II lie between different installations above the West Sole gasfield (situated north east of the coast of Humberside), between installations above the Magnus and Ninian oilfields (situated north east of the Shetland Islands), and between specified wells into the Magnus oilfield and an installation above that oilfield.