The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 15) Order 1989

Made: 11th May 1989

Coming into force: 12th June 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[^f00001] 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. 15) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 12th June 1989.

2

In this Order–

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

• “the platform” means the offshore installation known as the Leman 49/27 BT platform, which is situated above the Leman Bank gas field east of the coast of Norfolk;

• “the platform apparatus” means all 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[^f00002] which are part of the 1970 Bacton pipe-line and attached to the platform;

• “the riser” means that part of the 1970 Bacton pipe-line which connects the platform to that part of the 1970 Bacton pipe-line lying in, or in close proximity to, the sea-bed and extending outwards from the platform;

• “the 1970 Bacton pipe-line” means so much of the 30 inch pipe-line, brought into use in 1970 and lying between the platform and the Amoco Terminal situated at Bacton in the county of Norfolk, as is a controlled pipe-line.

3

For the purposes of Part III of the Act, except section 33(2), the platform apparatus and the riser shall together be treated as a pipe-line and the remainder of the 1970 Bacton pipe-line 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 the Schedule hereto are hereby designated as the owners of the platform apparatus and the riser and the persons specified in Part II of the Schedule are hereby designated as owners of the remainder of the 1970 Bacton pipe-line.

SCHEDULE

PART I — designated owners of the 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.

• Canadian Superior Oil (UK) Ltd., whose registered office is at Mobil Court, 3 Clements Inn, London WC2A 2EB.

• Deminex UK Oil and Gas Ltd., whose registered office is at Bowater House, 68 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LD.

• Gas Council (Exploration) Limited, whose registered office is at Rivermill House, 152 Grosvenor Road, London SW1V 3JL.

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

• Sun Oil Britain Limited, whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Sun Oil House, 80 Hammersmith Road, London W14 8YS.

• Superior Oil (UK) Ltd., whose registered office is at Mobil Court, 3 Clements Inn, London WC2A 2EB.

• Texas Eastern North Sea, Inc., whose principal place of business in the United Kingdom is at Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5LE.

PART II — designated owners of the remainder of the pipe-line

• 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.

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

• Gas Council (Exploration) Ltd., whose registered office is at Rivermill House, 152 Grosvenor Road, London SW1V 3JL.

• Shell U.K. Ltd., 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.

Signed

Peter Morrison — Minister of State, — Department of Energy — 11th May 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates owners of the pipe-line which lies between the Leman 49/27 BT platform, an offshore installation situated above the Leman Bank gasfield east of the coast of Norfolk, and the Amoco terminal at Bacton in Norfolk. The companies listed in Part I of the Schedule are designated as owners of the riser, apparatus and works which are all part of the pipe-line and are attached to the platform. The companies listed in Part II of the Schedule are designated as owners of those parts of the remainder of the pipe-line which are in controlled waters, that is, the territorial sea and areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1975 c. 74.

[^f00002]: Section 33(1) was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23), section 25(1).