Don Field Decommissioning Programme (pdf, 7.8MB) null - BP

Don Field Decommissioning ProgrammeDON-BP-0011 IntroductionApproval of the Don Field Decommissioning Programmes is governed by therequirements of the Petroleum Act 1998, which is administered by the Department ofEnergy and Climate Change (DECC).2 Permits and ConsentsA Permits and Consents Register, developed by the Project Team, is used to control thepermits and consents required to undertake the decommissioning work.Management of the Permits and Consents Register is controlled by the project SafetyEngineer. The register, and the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) managementsystem that controls its content and operation, will be audited and verified throughoutthe project to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.Items for inclusion in the Permits and Consents Register include, but are not limited to: Legislation, as listed in Paragraph 3 Notification requirements to the Health and Safety Executive under Regulation 22 ofthe Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 SI 1996 No 825 Approval of a well abandonment programme in accordance with the obligationcontained in the petroleum production licence3 Relevant LegislationThe Don decommissioning project will be subject to the requirements of UK and EUlegislation, in addition to other international treaties and agreements. The key pieces oflegislation are: Petroleum Act 1998The Petroleum Act requires the Section 29 Notice Holders to produce aDecommissioning Programme through which permission to decommission may begranted. This is the primary legislation governing the project. The DecommissioningProgramme must include a summary of the EIA. OSPAR Decision 98/3 (the ‘Sintra’ agreement):The OSPAR Decision 98/3 prohibits the disposal of redundant installations at sea, butprovides potential derogation from this requirement for a small number of morecomplicated circumstances.Note: Subsea installations are not separately identified in the Decision, but fall withinthe definition of a steel installation or a concrete installation.Licences Associated with the Disposal OptionMay 2011 14-1