1 Citation and commencement
(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2025.
(2) This Order comes into force 21 days after the day on which it is made (“the general coming into force date”), except for article 2(2) which comes into force as provided in article 2(3).
Propose a change2 Establishment of safety zones
(1) A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of the Schedule (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of 500 metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of the Schedule.
(2) A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of the Schedule (being an installation to be stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of 500 metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Part 2 of the Schedule.
(3) Paragraph (2) comes into force, as respects each installation—
(a) on the general coming into force date, where the installation arrives at its station before that date; and
(b) when the installation arrives at its station, in any other case.
Propose a changeSchedule Installations
Article 2
Part 1 Installations stationed at the time this Order is made
(1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude
Teal West Development, Teal West Field, Block 21/24d | 57° 16.48’N | 0° 46.38’E
Victory PLEM (North), Victory Field, Block 207/1a | 60° 58.07’N | 01° 54.61’W
Victory PLEM (South), Victory Field, Block 207/1b | 60° 50.11’N | 01° 48.19’W
Part 2 Installations not stationed at the time this Order is made
(1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude
Belinda Wellhead, Belinda Field, Block 21/30f | 57° 03.11’N | 0° 56.63’E
Gryphon Alpha, Gryphon Field, Block 9/18 | 59° 21.62’N | 01° 34.16’E
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