| | Guidance Notes for Industry Decommissioning of Offshore |
| | 0,63 | | MB | Installations and Pipelines under the Petroleum Act 1998 |
| | 113 | | stron |
| | 6476 | | ID | Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
| | 2006 | | rok |
| | CONTENTS |
| | INTRODUCTION 1 |
| | 1. GOVERNMENT POLICY AND THE UK’S INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS 2 |
| | Policy 1.1-1.2 2 |
| | International Obligations 1.3-1.7 2 |
| | The Main Features of OSPAR Decision 98/3 1.8-1.12 3 |
| | 2. LEGISLATION 5 |
| | Description of the Legislation 2.1-2.9 5 |
| | Petroleum Act 1998 2.10-2.12 6 |
| | 3. DECOMMISSIONING OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PETROLEUM ACT 1998 3.1-3.9 7 |
| | 4. CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL SECURITY 4.1-4.2 9 |
| | 5. PLANNING FOR DECOMMISSIONING 10 |
| | The Decommissioning Programme Process 5.1-5.18 10 |
| | Deferral and Phased Decommissioning 5.19-5.24 13 |
| | Median Line Facilities 5.25 14 |
| | Role of Other Government Departments 5.26-5.27 14 |
| | 6. DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMMES 15 |
| | Content 6.1-6.11 15 |
| | Submission 6.12-6.20 17 |
| | Derogation Cases 6.21-6.23 19 |
| | Consultations 6.24-6.29 19 |
| | Approval 6.30 20 |
| | Reporting Progress 6.31-6.32 20 |
| | Changes to Approved Programmes 6.33 21 |
| | 7. THE IMPACT OF OSPAR DECISION 98/3 22 |
| | General 7.1-7.6 22 |
| | Topsides 7.7 23 |
| | Steel Installations weighing less than 10,000 tonnes 7.8-7.9 23 |
| | Steel Installations weighing more than 10,000 tonnes 7.10-7.12 23 |
| | Gravity Based Concrete Installations 7.13-7.14 24 |
| | Floating Installations 7.15-7.17 24 |
| | Sub-sea Installations 7.18-7.19 25 |
| | Exceptional Circumstances 7.20 25 |
| | 8. IMO GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR THE REMOVAL OF OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS |
| | AND STRUCTURES 8.1-8.5 26 |
| | 9. TREATING, KEEPING, DISPOSING OF WASTE 9.1-9.2 28 |
| | 10. PIPELINE DECOMMISSIONING 29 |
| | General Approach 10.1-10.5 29 |
| | Leaving in Place 10.6-10.7 30 |
| | Removal 10.8-10.10 30 |
| | Monitoring 10.11 31 |
| | Deferral 10.12- 10.15 31 |
| | Consultation 10.16 32 |
| | 11. DRILL CUTTINGS 11.1-11.6 33 |
| | 12. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 35 |
| | Environmental Impact Assessment 12.1 35 |
| | Environmental Regulations 12.2-12.8 35 |
| | Environmental Surveys 12.9-12.10 37 |
| | Lophelia Pertusa 12.11 37 |
| | Debris Clearance 12.12-12.15 37 |
| | Sampling Post-Decommissioning 12.16-12.19 38 |
| | Reporting 12.20 38 |
| | 13. CLOSE-OUT REPORTS 13.1-13.2 39 |
| | 14. POST-DECOMMISSIONING MONITORING OF REMAINS 14.1-14.5 40 |
| | 15. MARKING OF REMAINS AND SAFETY ZONES 15.1-15.6 41 |
| | 16. RESIDUAL LIABILITY AND DECOMMISSIONING LEGACIES 16.1-16.4 43 |
| | 17. INDUSTRY CO-OPERATION AND SYNERGY 17.1-17.2 44 |
| | 18. THE UK OIL PORTAL 18.1-18.3 45 |
| | ANNEX A: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING OF OFFSHORE |
| | INSTALLATION 46 |
| | ANNEX B: OSPAR DECISION 98/3 ON THE DISPOSAL OF DISUSED OFFSHORE |
| | INSTALLATIONS 51 |
| | ANNEX C: THE CONTENTS OF A DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMME 63 |
| | ANNEX D: OTHER LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND CONTROL 73 |
| | ANNEX E: ROLE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 82 |
| | ANNEX F: DECOMMISSIONING LIABILITIES 86 |
| | ANNEX G: DECOMMISSIONING SECURITY AGREEMENTS 91 |
| | ANNEX H: STATUTORY CONSULTEES FOR A DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMME 95 |