Norwich, Pipeline Decommissioning Programme

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Petroleum Act 1998 Guinevere PL874 and PL875 Pipeline Decommissioning Programme

Perenco Gas (UK) Limited has submitted, for the consideration of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, a draft Pipeline Decommissioning Programme for Guinevere PL874 and PL875, in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Act 1998. It is a requirement of the Act that interested parties be consulted on such decommissioning proposals. Pipelines - The Guinevere pipelines PL874 and PL875 are in the Guinevere field. The Guinevere pipelines (approx. 7km in length) are located within Block 48/17b in the SNS. The two infield pipelines, PL874 and PL875 connected the removed Guinevere installation to the Lancelot installation, which remains operational under Perenco operatorship.

The pipelines are not situated within an environmentally sensitive area, the nearest Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Southern North Sea SAC, is 17km northeast of the Guinevere 500m safety zone. The Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge SAC are 19km south west. The co-ordinates of the former Guinevere Platform were Latitude: 53° 24' 53" North, Longitude: 01° 16' 25" East.

Perenco Gas (UK) Limited hereby gives notice that a digital copy of the draft Guinevere PL874 and PL875 Pipeline Decommissioning Programme can be viewed and downloaded online at www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-decommissioning-of-offshore-installations-and-pipelines.

Representations regarding the Guinevere PL874 and PL875 Pipeline Decommissioning Programme should be submitted in writing or electronically to the following address, where they should be received by closing date 13th May 2024 should state the grounds upon which any representations are being made.

Decommissioning Team, Perenco UK Ltd, 3 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0HR

Email: Decom-Consultation@perenco.com