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 2003 to 31st October 2003, she gave a direction, in respect of 25 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/	Date
Project	Block	Direction
Number	Number	Issued
D/1941/2003	Talisman Energy (UK)	13/28a	03/10/03
Limited
W/1920/2003	Shell U.K. Exploration &	29/3a	07/10/03
Production Limited
W/1944/2003	CNR International (U.K.)	3/8	14/10/03
Limited
W/1942/2003	BP Exploration Operating	16/28	15/10/03
Company Limited
W/1956/2003	BP Exploration Operating	204/20	17/10/03
Company Limited
W/1959/2003	BP Exploration Operating	204/20	17/10/03
Company Limited
W/1961/2003	Shell U.K. Exploration &	22/11	21/10/03
Production Limited
W/1952/2003	Apache North Sea Limited	22/6a	23/10/03
W/1954/2003	Mobil North Sea Limited	9/13a	24/10/03
W/1955/2003	Shell U.K. Limited	49/19	24/10/03
W/1957/2003	Shell U.K. Limited	211/29	24/10/03
W/1893/2003	RWE Dea UK Exploration	49/7a	27/10/03
Limited
W/1960/2003	Shell U.K. Limited	23/27	27/10/03
W/1962/2003	Shell U.K. Limited	23/27	27/10/03
W/1899/2003	BHP Billiton Petroleum	110/13b	28/10/03
Limited
W/1900/2003	BHP Billiton Petroleum	110/13b	28/10/03
Limited
D/1975/2003	Talisman Energy (UK)	13/28a	29/10/03
Limited
W/1951/2003	Talisman Energy (UK)	14/18	29/10/03
Limited
W/1967/2003	GDF Britain Limited	49/2a	29/10/03
W/1970/2003	Encana (U.K.) Limited	13/26	29/10/03
W/1953/2003	Mobil North Sea Limited	9/13a	30/10/03
W/1958/2003	ENI UK Limited	16/21	30/10/03
W/1963/2003	Conocophillips (U.K.)	44/22b	30/10/03
Limited
D/1969/2003	ENI UK Limited	16/21	31/10/03
W/1976/2003	Apache North Sea Limited	21/10	31/10/03

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 Environmental ManagementTeam@dti.gsi.gov.uk