The Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Disclosure of Protected Material after Specified Period) Regulations 2018

Pipeline deposit information

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19.—(1) Where the OGA grants consent to a pipeline deposit proposal, this regulation applies to the following information relating to a deposit in respect of which that consent was granted—

(a)the number assigned to the pipeline to which the deposit relates;

(b)the dates on which the process of placing the deposit on the seabed started and finished or is expected to start and finish;

(c)the type, size and quantity of the material which is used or expected to be used;

(d)the geographic coordinates of the location of the deposit on the seabed.

(2) Where this regulation applies, the OGA (or a subsequent holder) may publish the information after the date on which the OGA grants consent to the pipeline deposit proposal.

(3) In this regulation—

“deposit” means any material placed on the seabed for the protection or support of a pipeline;

“pipeline deposit proposal” means a proposal submitted pursuant to a pipeline works authorisation to place a deposit on the seabed—

(a)

during the construction of the pipeline, or

(b)

for the maintenance of the pipeline.