Overview

Penspen’s UK Offshore Pipeline Legislation Awareness course describes the government departments and non-government agencies involved, the procedures to be followed, the duties that must be complied with and the authorisations that must be obtained.

The course addresses all the relevant planning, major accident hazard, environmental protection and decommissioning legislation for offshore pipelines, as well as the operational and the decommissioning phases of onshore pipelines. Aimed at: – Ideally suited for those that operate trunk pipelines to the beach.

Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the relevant UK legislation to those whose work involves the planning, design, construction, commissioning and decommissioning of offshore oil and gas pipelines.

Contents

• Introduction and Overview of Pipeline Legislation
• What is a Pipeline?
• Getting Permission to Build the Pipeline
• Getting Permission to Pre-dredge, to Place Articles on the Seabed and to Discharge Substances into the Sea
• Designing and Building the Offshore Pipeline Safely
• Operating the Pipeline Safely
• Dealing with Emergencies
• Protecting the Environment
• Getting Authorisation to Decommission