The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005

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permit application form

THE OFFSHORE PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES (OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL) REGULATIONS 2005

OIL DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM

DATA ON THIS FORM MAY BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC (SEE SECTION D)

This form permits the applicant to apply for a permit for the discharge of oil during the course of offshore operations controlled under the Petroleum Act 1998.

Application forms must be completed in full, and submitted toDECC at least 28 days before the permit is required to ensure that determination of the application does not delay the proposed activity. The preferred method of submission is in electronic format (using the e-mail address below). For further information in relation to completing the application form and applying for a permit, please consult the Guidance Notes (https://www.og.berr.gov.uk/environment/opaoppcr_guide.htm).

Up-dates to the oil discharge permit application, and requests for variations to the oil discharge permit, should be made by revising the appropriate sections of the original application. All the changes must be clearly highlighted. Application up-dates will retain the same reference number, and will replace the previous submission. Requests for permit variations will be automatically assigned an amended permit reference number, by adding a suffix to the original permit reference number (e.g./1, /2, /3 etc).

All queries regarding the oil discharge permit should be addressed to:

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Energy Development Unit

Offshore Environment and Decommissioning

Atholl House, 86-88 Guild Street

Aberdeen AB11 6AR

Tel: 01224 254054 / 254033

Fax: 01224 254019

E-mail:

For DECC Use OnlyReference No:
(If the application relates to a permit variation, a suffix will be added to the original reference number).

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Section A: General Information

Section A1: Application Reference Details

Is this an application to update an existing oil discharge permit applicationYes/No
or to vary an existing oil discharge permit?

If “Yes”, please state the OPPC permit reference number:

Does this application relate to a PON15 application for a direction and/or chemical permit? Yes/No

If “Yes”, please state the PON15 reference number:

Section A2(i): Applicant Details(Asset Manager, Operations Manager or Equivalent)

Name of Operator (see Section 5 of Guidance Notes):
Registered Company Number of Operator
Name of Contact authorised to submit application on behalf of the operator e.g. Asset Manager.
Company Position:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Email Address:

Section A2(ii): Applicant Details (person submitting application e.g. Environmental Advisor)

Name of Operator (see Section 5 of Guidance Notes):
Registered Company Number of Operator
Name of Person dealing with permit application on a day to day basis (if different from above) e.g. Environmental Advisor):
Company Position:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Email Address:

Section A2(iii): Invoicee Details

To be completed for all applications, amending existing entries as necessary. All amendments should be clearly highlighted.

If the Invoicee is the Applicant in Section A2, please tick this box and move to Section A3.
Name of Operator
Registered Company Number of Operator
Name of Contact
Company Position:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Email Address:
Purchase Order Number (where applicable)

Section A3: Installation/Facility/Pipeline Details

Section A3.1 (To be completed for all installations and facilities)

Name or Identifier of ‘Host’ Discharging Installation / Facility:

Type of Installation / Facility: (Platform / NUI / FPSO / FPU / FSU / MoDU / Other (please specify)

Location:

Quad No

Block No

Field / Prospect Name

Latitude

Longitude

Datum

Tied Back Installations / Facilities Contributing to Oil Discharges:

Name or Identifier of Tied Back Installation / Facility / Type of Installation / Facility e.g.Platform, Sub-sea Satellite, etc / Operator of Installation / Facility

Section A3.2 (To be completed for pipelines)

Name or Identifier of Pipeline:

Pipeline No:

Location:

Quad

No /

Block No

Country

Facility

Latitude

Longitude

Datum

Start

End

Section B: Permit Requirements

What type of permit is required?Life/Term*

(* delete as appropriate)

What permit schedules are required (schedules are only required for waste streams that contain oil)?

Schedule
Number / Description of Operation /

Date of Commencement

Date of Cessation **

1 / Produced Water Discharges to Sea:
1a Containing more than 2 tonnes of dispersed oil per year
1b Containing 2 tonnes or less of dispersed oil per year
1d Batch
1e Well Testing
1f Concrete Deepwater
2 / Produced Water Injection/Re-injection
3 / Displacement Water Discharges to Sea
4 / Drainage System Discharges
6 / Sand / Scale Discharges:
6a Online backwashing of produced sand/scale
6b Offline backwashing of produced sand/scale
6cProduced sand/scale injection/re-injection
7 / Discharges Not Covered Above (please specify, see AppendixA of Guidance Notes):
7a Drill Cuttings and Associated Drilling Fluid Discharges
7b Well Intervention Discharges to Sea
7c Drill Cuttings and Associated Drilling FluidInjection/Re-Injection
7d Well Clean Up Operations
7e Pipeline Discharges to Sea
7f Maintenance and Cleaning Discharges
7g Decommissioning Activities
7h Miscellaneous Oil Discharges to Sea

(** to be completed for activities to be covered by a term permit, or time-limited activities to be included in a life permit)

Section C: Schedule Requirements

Separate copies of Section C should be completed for each Schedule identified in Section B, and all sections of the form should be completed for each Schedule. Where separate schedules are required for similar waste streams, for example a host installation with two produced water streams discharging via separate outlets, separate copies of Section C should be completed for each waste stream. Where it is not possible to provide all of the requested information, for example, it may not be possible to provide fully-completed Sections C3 – C6 for some drainage discharges, an explanation should be provided. Further information in relation to completion of Section C can be found in Annex A of the Guidance Notes. It should be noted that the Department does not expect applications to contain excessive detail, and that the Department will contact the applicant if it requires further information.

Schedule
Number:
Description of Operation:
Section C1 / Description of sources and types of hydrocarbons, e.g. crude oil, lubricating oil, fuel oil etc.:
Section C2 / Description of any process / treatment system designed to minimise the oil content of the discharge stream, including details of relevant storage and treatment capacities, clean-up specification, etc. Where appropriate, relevant process flow diagrams and specifications, etc should be appended to support the application. Reference should also be made to any treatment of the discharge stream immediately prior to discharge, to prevent the formation of surface sheens:
Section C3 / Taking into account Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP) provide a brief assessment to justify the measures proposed to minimise pollution. Where applicable, details of any improvement programmes planned to reduce the oil content of the discharge stream over time should be provided. The assessment must also provide brief details of any potential environmental impacts associated with the discharge.
For applications associated with existing discharge streams the demonstration of BAT and BEP should focus on how the existing equipment is being managed to minimise oil discharged. Where there is no intention to upgrade equipment to match the performance of more recent technologies a justification should be included within the assessment.
For new applications the BAT element of the assessment must include consideration of the most recent technologies and justify the selected option. Brief details of alternative disposal or treatment options considered should be included.
In all cases, it should be noted that BAT incorporates the concept of “not entailing excessive costs” and, where appropriate, a cost benefit analysis can be included in the justification.
Note: Where any information required within this Section C3has already been submitted as part of another DECC environmental regulatory application associated with the discharge and proposed operation, e.g. Environmental Statement or PON15,the relevant ES or permit reference number should be provided.
Section C4 / For the calendar year of the application and the following two calendar years, or for the duration of the operation, estimatethemaximum and average production of the discharge stream under stable operating conditions (m3/day, or m3/year for liquid waste streams, or kg/day or kg/year for solid waste streams), including details of methods used to calculate or measure production rate, and any anticipated increase in the production rate during the above period. For co-mingled discharge streams it will be necessary to confirm how the aggregate production will be measured or calculated:
Section C5 / For the calendar year of the application and the following two calendar years, or for the duration of the operation, estimate themaximum andaverage oil content of the discharge stream under stable operating conditions (mg/l for liquid waste streams, or mg/kg for solid waste streams), and/or total quantity of oil to be discharged to the sea (kg/day, kg/year or kg/operation). For produced water streams it will be necessary to confirm the average dispersed oil content andthe total quantity of dispersed oil to be discharged to the sea during the above period. For co-mingled discharge streams it will be necessary to confirm how the aggregate dispersed oil content or discharge quantity will be measured or calculated:
Section C6 / Details of the method used to measure the volume discharged, or the method used to calculate (or estimate) the average daily production of the discharge stream (this should include an estimate of the uncertainty of the measurement or calculation, e.g. +/- 10% for produced water discharges).
Section C7 / Details of the discharge stream sampling facilities, current sampling and analysis strategies and the results of the most recent analyses (see relevant section of OPPC Guidance Notes). Applications relating to the discharge of produced water should be accompanied by monthly average dispersed oil concentrations for the previous 12 months, and should be additionally accompanied by the bi-annual produced water sampling and analysis data specified in the OPPC Guidance Notes. For discharge streams other than produced water, applications should confirm whether routine sampling and analysis is feasible, and the results of any relevant analyses. Where possible, the latter should include monthly average oil concentrations for the previous 12 months or, if this is unavailable, data relating to the 6 most recent discharge operations. Where analytical data is submitted in support of an application, the date of the sampling and analyses should be confirmed:
Section C8 / Details of discharge facilities (including details of relevant caisson monitoring, control and alarm systems to prevent over-filling; and details of discharge location in relation to sea surface and sea bed), or injection / re-injection facilities (including well information and details of any monitoring undertaken to confirm integrity of disposal facility):
Section C9 / Additional information considered to be relevant to the application. Where additional information is not available, or relevant, leave this section blank:

Section D: Disclosure of Information

Is there any information contained within, or provided in support of, this application that you consider should not be released to the public on the grounds that its disclosure:

a)would be contrary to the interests of National Security; or

b)would prejudice to an unreasonable degree your, or some other person’s, commercial interests, or those of a third party?

If the answer to either a) or b) is YES, please indicate which information should be withheld, and provide a full justification, in the box below.

Section E: Declaration

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a statement known to be false or misleading in a material particular where such a statement is made in connection with, or for the purpose of, any application for a permit, the renewal of a permit or the variation of a permit under The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005. Operators should therefore carefully check the information provided prior to submission of the application, to ensure that the details provided are correct. Operators should also ensure that they have attached or appended any relevant documents referred to in the application.

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