Pipelines

THE OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PRODUCTION AND PIPE-LINES (ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS) REGULATIONS 1999

PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS

Pursuant to regulation 6(1), 6(2) and 6(6) of the above Regulations, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry hereby gives notice that, in the period from 1st October to 31st October, she gave a direction, in respect of 16 relevant projects, that the application for consent for those projects need not be accompanied by an environmental statement. The projects were as follows:

DTI	Undertaker Name	Quad/	Project	Direction
Project	Block	Issued
Number	Number	Date
D/1678/	Shell U.K.	211/29	Development	09/10/02
2002	Exploration &
Production Limited
D/1668/	BG International	47/3c	Pipeline	10/10/02
2002	Limited
D/1669/	BG International	42/28b	Pipeline	10/10/02
2002	Limited
D/1667/	BG International	47/3c	Pipeline	11/10/02
2002	Limited
D/1658/	Shell UK Limited	211/26	Development	11/10/02
2002
D/1674/	Kerr-McGee	9/18b	Development	11/10/02
2002	Oil (UK) Plc
D/1677/	BP Exploration	22/20	Injection	11/10/02
2002	Operating Company
Limited
D/1647/	BP Exploration	204/20	Injection	14/10/02
2002	Services Limited
D/1679/	Shell UK Limited	23/22a	Development	14/10/02
2002
D/1683/	Phillips Petroleum	30/2c	Exploration	14/10/02
2002	Company United
Kingdom Limited
D/1665/	BG International	22/5b	Development	18/10/02
2002	Limited
D/1663/	BP Exploration	206/8	Pipeline	22/10/02
2002	Operating Company
Limited
D/1664/	BP Exploration	206/8	Pipeline	22/10/02
2002	Operating Company
Limited
D/1558/	Chevron Europe	16/26	Development	25/10/02
2002	Limited
D/1589/	Chevron Europe	16/26	Development	25/10/02
2002	Limited
D/1694/	Kerr-McGee North	3/3	Development	25/10/02
2002	Sea (UK) Limited

Details of the directions and the reasons for giving them can be found on the Oil and Gas Directorate website by clicking on: - “Environmental Impact Assessment - Web Comments”, to be found at http://www.og.dti.gov.uk/environment/permits/eiadirections.htm

Alternatively, hard copies of the details of the directions given can be obtained by telephoning Elaine McLaughlin on 01224 254102, faxing on 01224 254019 or using the e-mail address Environmental ManagementTeam@dti.gsi.gov.uk