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Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 1740

PIPE-LINES

The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 28) Order 1988

Made

6th October 1988

Coming into force

31st October 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33(3) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975(1) (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. 28) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 31st October 1988.

2.  For the purposes of Part III of the Act, each person specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto is hereby designated as the owner of so much of the pipe-line specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto as is a controlled pipe-line.

Peter Morrison

Minister of State,

Department of Energy

6th October 1988

Article 2

SCHEDULE

PART IDESIGNATED OWNERS

Britoil p.l.c., whose registered office is at 301 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5DD.

Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd., whose registered office is at Esso House, Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JW.

Shell U.K. Ltd., whose registered office is at Shell-Mex House, Strand, London WC2R 0DX.

Union Texas Petroleum Ltd., whose registered office is at Bowater House, 68 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LR.

PART IIDESCRIPTION OF PIPE-LINE

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Route of pipe-line
FromTo
Nominal diameter in inchesDate brought into use
Sean PPShell U.K. Ltd.3010.6.86
PlatformBacton Terminal

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the companies listed in Part I of the Schedule as owners of that part of the pipe-line described in Part II of the Schedule which lies in controlled waters, that is, the territorial sea and areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29). The pipe-line lies between the Sean gasfield, situated east of the coast of Lincolnshire, and the Shell terminal at Bacton in Norfolk.