The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 21) Order 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 1564

PIPE-LINES

The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 21) Order 1989

Made

16th August 1989

Coming into force

11th September 1989

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. 21) Order 1989, and shall come into force on 11th September 1989.

2.  In this Order –

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

“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 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 each of the pipe-lines and attached to Cormorant A;

“the pipe-lines” means the pipe-lines described in Schedule 1 hereto; and

“the riser,” means that section of each of the pipe-lines 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), in respect of each of the pipe-lines, the platform apparatus and the riser shall together be treated as a pipe-line, and the remainder of each of the pipe-lines 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 Schedule 2 hereto are hereby designated as the owners of the platform apparatus and the riser comprised in each of the pipe-lines, and the persons specified in Part II of that Schedule are hereby designated as the owners of the remainder of each of the pipe-lines.

Peter Morrison

Minister of State,

Department of Energy

16th August 1989

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 DESCRIPTION OF PIPE-LINES

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Route of pipe-lines		Number of pipe-lines lying along the route	Nominal diameter of pipes in inches	Date brought into use
From	To
Cormorant A Platform	South Cormorant Underwater Manifold Centre	1	8	1984
South Cormorant Underwater Manifold Centre	Cormorant A Platform	1	8	1984
Cormorant A Platform	South Cormorant Underwater Manifold Centre	1	5	1983
Cormorant Subsea Well PI	Cormorant A Platform	1	3	1981
North Cormorant Platform	Cormorant A Platform	1	20	1982
South Cormorant Underwater Manifold Centre	Cormorant A Platform	1	8	1983
South Cormorant Underwater Manifold Centre	Cormorant A Platform	2	3	1983

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2

PART I DESIGNATED OWNERS OF PLATFORM APPARATUS AND RISER

• 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.

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

• Britoil p.l.c., 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.

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

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

• 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.

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

• Monument Petroleum Mitre Ltd., whose registered office is at 65 Kingsway, London WC2B 6QT.

• Premier Oil Exploration Ltd., whose registered office is at 25 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4EZ.

• Sante Fe Minerals (UK) Inc., whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Parnell House, 19/28 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LW.

• 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 Ltd., whose registered office is at 141 Moorgate, London EC2M 6TX.

PART II DESIGNATED OWNERS OF REMAINDER OF PIPE-LINES

• 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.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates owners of pipe-lines lying above and between the North and South Cormorant oil fields, situated north-east of the Shetland Islands. The companies listed in Part I of Schedule 2 are designated as owners of those parts of the pipe-lines (including associated apparatus and works) which are installed on or beneath the Cormorant A Platform, and the companies listed in Part II of Schedule 2 are designated as owners of the remainder of the pipe-lines.

(1)

1975 c. 74.

(2)

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