Environmental statement - Flyndre and Cawdor - Maersk Oil

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Consenting Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements EIA EC Directive 85/337 (the EIA Directive) (as amended by Directives 97/11, 2003/35 and 2009/31) Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipelines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999 (as amended 2007) (as amended by the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010) Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement Appendix A - Register of Environmental Legislation Under the EIA Directive all Annex I projects are considered to have an effect on the environment and require EIA (and consequently an Environmental Statement (ES)), this includes oil and gas exploration and production projects and more recently, under Directive 2009/31, certain CCS projects. Regulator: Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change will take into consideration environmental information in making decisions regarding consents for offshore developments and projects. A statutory ES and public consultation is mandatory for: new field developments or increase in production where production is predicted to exceed 500 tonnes of oil per day or 500,000 cubic meters or more per day of gas; new pipelines or extensions to pipelines of 800mm diameter and 40km or more in length a project which has, as its main object, a storage or unloading activity, and in the respect of related installations, or the construction of a pipeline conveying combustible gas or carbon dioxide (under the amendments made by the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010). A formal process has been established for the submission of an ES and public consultation which involves: Submission of the ES to DECC and their advisors (Environmental Authorities); The ES must be advertised in the national and local press; The ES must be available for public consultation for at least 28 days following the advertisements (longer if this includes a public holiday); The public may request a copy of the ES and the maximum allowable charge which may be made for this is £2; The public, Environmental Authorities, consultees and other organisations make their comments to DECC; DECC may require more information/clarifications from the operator or may require resubmission of the ES should they feel that they have insufficient information on which to evaluate the environmental implications of the proposed project. Following consideration, DECC may issue a project consent which is then advertised in the Gazette, following which there is a six week period during which those who feel ‘aggrieved’ by this decision may challenge it. The requirement for a Statutory ES is at the discretion of the Secretary of State for: Smaller developments and pipelines; Exploration, appraisal and development wells and any sidetracks; Production consent variations and renewals. If a Direction as to the requirement for an ES is desired then the following Petroleum Operations Notice 15 (PON15) online application A ‐ 4 D/4114/2011
Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement Appendix A - Register of Environmental Legislation Field Development Plan Pipeline Works Authorisation Petroleum Act 1998 Regulator: DECC Petroleum Act 1998 Regulator: DECC forms on the UKOilPortal should be used: PON 15b when seeking a direction for drilling a proposed well including new sidetrack wells and/or seeking a chemical permit; PON 15c when seeking a direction for a proposed pipeline and/or seeking a chemical permit; PON 15d when seeking a direction for proposed development (or for variation, renewal or extension of a production consent) and/or seeking a chemical permit; PON15e seeking a chemical permit during decommissioning operations (not on portal – paper version of application form can be found at https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/regulation/pons/index.htm and should be emailed to the Environmental Management Team at DECC); PON 15f seeking a chemical permit during workover/well intervention operations. Operator is required to submit plans for development of field to DECC for approval. Construction of a pipeline is prohibited in, under or over controlled waters, except in accordance with an authorization granted by the Secretary of State (known as the Pipeline Works Authorisation – PWA). Application for authorisation is made under Section 14 of the Act , to the Secretary of State; the Secretary of State decides whether applications are to be considered or not. If not to be considered reasons will be given; if an application is being considered, the Secretary of State will give directions with respect to the application; the applicant is to publish a notice giving such details as directed by the Secretary of State, allowing 28 days from first publication of the notice for public consultation; publication must provide a map and such other information as directed by the Secretary of State and must make these available for public view during the specified period; notice must also be provided to any other parties as directed by the Secretary of State; the Secretary of State considers any representations and issues authorisation. The PWA process addresses the requirements for DEPCON (Deposits Consent) required under the Petroleum Act 1998. The DISCON (Discharge Consent) has now been replaced by the requirement to get a permit (with a PON 15c) under the OCR 2002. Model Clauses of Authorisation In the Submarine Pipeline Works Authorisation (PWA) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change will authorise the project to construct and to use the submarine pipelines and associated equipment, subject to a number of terms and conditions, including; the pipeline shall be used only for the transport of condensate, not of oil; the pipeline shall be constructed, installed and subsequently maintained in conformity with the plans, specifications and other information furnished by the project; the pipeline shall be used and operated in accordance with the requirements and shall be maintained in a proper state of D/4114/2011 A ‐ 5
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