The Greater Dunlin Area covers the Dunlin, Dunlin South West, Osprey and Merlin Fields in the Shetland Basin of the northern North Sea, for which the Dunlin Alpha platform served as the production facility until mid-2015. Four subsea Decommissioning Programmes have been approved for pipelines and structures for the Osprey and Merlin Fields, the Dunlin Fuel Gas Import and Power Import infrastructure, and for the Dunlin Alpha to Cormorant Alpha Pipeline (PL5). These programmes with their associated comparative assessment reports and environmental appraisals are accessible below.
Merlin Pipelines and Structures Decommissioning Programme
- Merlin Pipelines and Structures Decommissioning Programmes (DP1) (Non-Derogation)
- Merlin Field Subsea Infrastructure Comparative Assessment
- Merlin Subsea Decommissioning Environmental Statement
- Merlin Field DP Close Out Report – OPRED Approved
Osprey Pipelines and Structures Decommissioning Programme
- Osprey Pipeline and Structures Decommissioning Programmes (DP2) (Non-Derogation)
- Osprey Field Subsea Infrastructure Comparative Assessment
- Osprey Subsea Decommissioning Environmental Statement
- Osprey Field DP Close Out Report – OPRED Approved
Dunlin Fuel Gas Import (DFGI and Dunlin Power Import (DPI) Decommissioning Programmes
- Dunlin Fuel Gas Import (DFGI) and Dunlin Power Import (DPI) Decommissioning Programmes (DP4) (Non-Derogation)
- Dunlin Field Subsea Infrastructure Comparative Assessment
- Dunlin Subsea Decommissioning Environmental Statement
- DFGI DPI Field DP Close Out Report – OPRED Approved
Dunlin Alpha to Cormorant Alpha Pipeline (PL5) Decommissioning Programme
- PL5 Final Decommissioning Programme
- PL5 Comparative Assessment
- PL5 Environmental Appraisal
- PL5 Regulatory Close Out Report - OPRED Approved