The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 31) 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[^f00001] (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. 31) 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.

SCHEDULE

PART I — DESIGNATED OWNERS

• Blackfriars Oil and Gas Ltd., whose registered office is at Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC4Y 0JA.

• Elf Oil and Gas Ltd., whose registered office is at 197 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1RZ.

• Hamilton Brothers UK Petroleum Corporation, whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London W1X 6AQ.

• Hamilton Oil GB p.l.c., whose registered office is at Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London W1X 6AQ.

• Renown Petroleum Ltd., whose registered office is at 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3P 3DB.

PART II — DESCRIPTION OF PIPE-LINE

Signed

Peter Morrison — Minister of State, — Department of Energy — 6th October 1988

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 Esmond gasfield, situated east of the North Yorkshire coast, and the Amoco Terminal at Bacton in Norfolk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1975 c. 74.