Pipe-Lines

PETROLEUM ACT 1998

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SUBMARINE PIPE-LINES WORKS AUTHORISATION

BP Exploration Operating Company Limited hereby gives notice on behalf of itself and the Iranian Oil Company UK Limited, in accordance with the provisions of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Petroleum Act 1998, that it has made an application to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for the grant of an authorisation for the construction and use of a system of pipe-lines for the development of the Rhum field. The application covers pipelines between the Bruce platform and the Rhum sub-sea manifold consisting of: a 16”/22” gas condensate pipe-in-pipe pipeline; a 3” industrial methylated spirit pipeline; an electro-hydraulic control and chemical injection umbilical. In addition, the following will be installed between the subsea manifold and the 3 infield wells: 3 off 8”/14” pipe-in-pipe pipelines; 3 off 2” vent lines; 3 off infield umbilicals. All of the pipelines shall be either trenched and buried or, where this is not possible, protected by mattresses or pipeline protection units. Rock dumping shall be employed at some points along the pipeline.

A map delineating the route of the proposed pipe-lines and providing certain further information may be inspected free of charge at the places listed in the Schedule to this notice from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each weekday from the date that this notice is published until the date mentioned in the next paragraph of this notice.

Pursuant to a direction of the Secretary of State, representations with respect to the application may be made in writing and addressed to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry at the ERDU-LED, Atholl House, 86-88 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6AR (marked FAO Mrs Carol Campbell, Offshore Pipelines Authorisations) not later than 28 January 2005, and should bear the reference “RDBC/001/00235C” and state the grounds upon which the representations are made.

Dr D Latin, Performance Unit Leader

BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, Burnside Road, Farburn Industrial Estate, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 7PB.

24 December 2004

SCHEDULE TO THE NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

PLACES WHERE A MAP OR MAPS MAY BE INSPECTED

BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd Burnside Road Farburn Industrial Estate Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7PB	Department of Trade and Industry Energy Group 3rd Floor, Atholl House 86-88 Guild Street Aberdeen AB11 6AR
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency Room 526 Pentland House 47 Robb’s Loan Edinburgh EH14 1TW	Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency Old Harbour Buildings Scrabster Caithness KW14 7UJ
Orkney Fisheries Association 5 Ferry Terminal Building Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1HU	Fishery Office Alexandra Buildings Lerwick Shetland
Fishery Office 22 East Shore Pittenweem Fife	Scottish Fishermen’s Federation 14 Regent Quay Aberdeen AB11 5AE
Fishery Office 19 Commercial Road Buckie AB56 1UQ	Fishery Office Suite 4, 9th Floor Salvesen Tower Blaikies Quay Aberdeen AB11 5PW
Fishery Office Keith House Seagate Peterhead AB4 6JP	Fishery Office 19 Seaforth Road Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB4 5AR
Highlands and Islands Fishermen’s Association Tigh Dreag North Erriadale Gairloch Ross-shire IV21 2DS	National Federation of Fishermens’ Organisations Marsden Road Fish Docks Grimsby South Humberside DN31 3SG
Fishery Office 1 Marine Parade Eyemouth TD15 5HR	Fishery Office Kirkwall Terminal Building East Pier Kirkwall KW15 1HU