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

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<strong>Don</strong> <strong>Field</strong> <strong>Decommissioning</strong> <strong>Programme</strong>DON-<strong>BP</strong>-001Definitions (cont’d)Riser(s)Rock DumpTubulars, flexible or rigid pipe that connects the topsides facilities tothose on the seabed.A mixture of natural rock used to reinstate the depth of cover overlines or for stabilising the seabed against scouring. Rock dumpcontaining smaller particles may also be called gravel dump.SSafety CaseSection 29Notice HoldersServingSpanA document required by law under the Offshore Installations (SafetyCase) Regulations, SI 1992/No 2885 for fixed and mobile Installationsoperating in British waters and in UK designated areas of thecontinental shelf. The document describes the Installation systems,management of health and safety, and control of major hazards.The mechanism by which the Government balances taxpayerprotection and increasing UKCS productivity through licence trading isby the serving and withdrawal of notices under Sections 29 and 31(5)of the Petroleum Act 1998, as amended by the Energy Act 2008.Notices under Section 29 of the Petroleum Act may be served onthose persons (ie Section 29 Notice Holders) with any interest of akind set out in Section 30(1) of the Petroleum Act in respect of eachindividual offshore Installation on the UKCS, and in respect of Section30(2) of the Petroleum Act in respect of each individual offshorepipeline. These Section 29 notices require the recipient to submit adecommissioning programme at such time as the Secretary of Statemay call for it.A strong outer layer of material used to protect the inner layer of acable or umbilical.A stretch of pipeline or umbilical that has become unsupported.Statutory Instrument(SI)Statutory Instruments are parts of UK law, separate from Acts ofParliament, which do not require full parliamentary debate beforebecoming law. These are usually brought to Parliament by aGovernment Minister, exercising legislative powers delegated tothem by an Act of Parliament.TTonneTopsidesA metric unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms or approximately2204.6 pounds.Installation facilities above the waterline.May 2011vii

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