Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
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Stabilisation<br />
Materials<br />
A ‐ 30<br />
Offshore Petroleum Production and<br />
Pipelines (Assessment of <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Effects) Regulations 1999 (as amended<br />
2007) (as amended by the Energy Act<br />
2008 (Consequential Modifications)<br />
(Offshore <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection)<br />
Order 2010)<br />
Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996 (as<br />
amended 2003)<br />
OSAPR Recommendation 2006/5 on a<br />
management scheme for offshore<br />
cuttings piles<br />
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (as<br />
amended 2011)<br />
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010<br />
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (as<br />
amended 2011)<br />
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010<br />
Stage 2 – Detailed discussions submission and consideration of a draft programme<br />
Stage 3 – Consultations with interested parties and the public<br />
Stage 4 – Formal submission of a programme and approval under the Petroleum Act<br />
Stage 5 – Commence main works and undertake site surveys<br />
Stage 6 – Monitoring of site<br />
Balloch Field Development <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />
Appendix A – Review of Legislation<br />
Although there is no statutory requirement to undertake an EIA at the decommissioning stage, the decommissioning<br />
programme should be supported by an EIA. The ES submitted for the development takes decommissioning into account,<br />
however due to the lengthy period between the project sanction and decommissioning , the requirement for a detailed<br />
assessment of decommissioning is deferred until closer to the time of actual decommissioning and submitted as part of<br />
the Decommissioning Programme.<br />
These Regulations, administered by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provide requirements for the safe<br />
decommissioning of pipelines.<br />
This recommendation outlines the approach for the management of cuttings piles offshore. The assessment of the<br />
disposal options of cuttings takes into account a number of factors, including timing of decommissioning.<br />
Although most activities associated with exploration or production/storage operations that are authorised under the<br />
Petroleum Act or Energy Act are exempt from the MCAA, this exemption does not extend to decommissioning<br />
operations. A licence under the MCAA (and the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010) will be required for all decommissioning<br />
activities including:<br />
Removal of substances or articles from the seabed<br />
Disturbance of the seabed (e.g. localised dredging to enable cutting and lifting operations)<br />
Deposit and use of explosives that cannot be covered under an application for a Direction.<br />
Disturbance of the seabed e.g. disturbance of sediments or cuttings pile by water jetting during abandonment<br />
operations<br />
FEPA Licence was required for deposit of stabilisation or protection materials related to decommissioning operations,<br />
however, this has been replaced by the MCAA (see above). A licence under these acts will be required for all<br />
decommissioning activities and for any deposits, removals or seabed disturbance during abandonment