has submitted, for the consideration of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, a draft Topsides Decommissioning Programme for the Indefatigable (Inde) 18A platform, in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Act 1998. It is a requirement of the Act that interested parties be consulted on such decommissioning proposals.

Topsides – The two Inde 18A platforms, Drilling (AD), and Production (AP), are connected by two 45.7m long bridges, east and west. Both platforms are of similar construction steel jackets. The Inde 18A AD platform comprises of a cellar deck, main deck, and helideck. The Inde 18A AP platform consists of a cellar deck, main deck and upper deck.

The Inde Hub is in Block 49/18A in the Southern North Sea, approximately 70 miles north east of Bacton Gas Terminal. Inde 18A is a normally unmanned installations (NUI) are located as follows:

• Inde 18A (49/18A):Latitude: 53° 21' 48.6646” N, Longitude: 02° 34’ 11.2378” E

Perenco UK Ltd hereby gives notice that a digital copy of the Inde 18A Topsides Decommissioning Programme can be viewed and downloaded online at www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-decommissioning-of-offshore-installations-and-pipelines.

Representations regarding the Inde 18A Topsides Decommissioning Programme should be submitted in writing or electronically to the following address, where they should be received by closing date 3rd September 2021 and should state the grounds upon which any representations are being made.

Decommissioning Team, Perenco UK Ltd, 3 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0HR.

Email: Decom-Consultation@uk.perenco.com

Date: 6th August 2021

Decommissioning Team, Perenco UK Ltd, 3 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0HR