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 February 2003 to 28th February 2003, 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 Project	Quad/Block	Direction
Number	Undertaker Name	Number	Issued Date
D/1682/2002	BG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	13/24a	03/02/03
W/1687/2002	BG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	13/24a	03/02/03
W/1688/2002	BG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	13/24a	03/02/03
W/1739/2002	MARATHON OIL U.K., LTD.	16/7a	03/02/03
W/1731/2002	KERR-MCGEE NORTH SEA (U.K.)	15/20a	06/02/03
LIMITED
W/1780/2003	CNR INTERNATIONAL (U.K.)	3/3	07/02/03
LIMITED
W/1760/2003	CNR INTERNATIONAL (U.K.)	211/19a	11/02/03
LIMITED
W/1762/2003	CNR INTERNATIONAL (U.K.)	3/3	17/02/03
LIMITED
W/1743/2002	BURLINGTON RESOURCES	110/12	20/02/03
(IRISH SEA) LIMITED
W/1761/2003	SHELL U.K. EXPLORATION &	49/9a	20/02/03
PRODUCTION LIMITED
W/1768/2003	SHELL U.K. EXPLORATION &	9/10	20/02/03
PRODUCTION LIMITED
W/1763/2003	BP EXPLORATION OPERATING	211/12	24/02/03
COMPANY LIMITED
W/1758/2003	SHELL U.K. LIMITED	49/26	25/02/03
W/1751/2002	ENCANA (U.K.) LIMITED	20/7a	26/02/03
W/1766/2003	MOBIL NORTH SEA LIMITED	9/13a	27/02/03
W/1769/2003	MARATHON OIL U.K., LTD.	16/13	27/02/03

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 EnvironmentalManagementTeam@dti.gsi.gov.uk