Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland inzake de exploitatie van het ORCA-veld

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the Exploitation of the Orca Field

The Kingdom of the Netherlands

and

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”:

Considering that there is a gas field, known as the Orca Field, which extends across the dividing line as defined in the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf under the North Sea between the two Countries, done at London on 6 October 1965;

Having regard to the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the Exploitation of single geological structures extending across the Dividing Line on the Continental Shelf under the North Sea, done at London on 6 October 1965 under which the Parties have undertaken to seek agreement as to the manner in which any such structure or field shall be most effectively exploited and the manner in which the costs and proceeds relating thereto shall be apportioned;

Desiring therefore to make an agreement about the exploitation of the Orca Field and the rights and obligations of the Parties in relation thereto;

Noting in this connection that there are a number of relevant issues, such as environmental protection, health and safety and physical protection of installations, which are covered by other international agreements or by the laws of the European Union;

Considering that the Licensees have the intention to exploit the Orca Field by a platform on the Dutch Continental Shelf;

Have agreed as follows:

Article

1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement:

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    “Licensee” means the holder of a licence issued by one of the Parties to exploit the part of the Orca Field on the Continental Shelf appertaining to that Party, together with any individual or body corporate appointed by that Party to participate on its behalf in the exploitation of that part;

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    “Licensees’ Agreement” means the agreement which is, or will be, entered into by the Licensees for the exploitation of the Orca Field;

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    “Orca Field” means the gas field in the area delimited in the Annex to this Agreement;

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    “Development Plan” means the plan for the exploitation of the Orca Field.

Article

2

Exploitation of the Orca Field

Article

3

Rights and Obligations of the Parties

Article

4

Entry into force and Duration

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

DONE in duplicate at The Hague this 27th day of November 2013 in the English language.

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands,

M.R.P.M. CAMPS

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

SIR GEOFFREY DOYNE ADAMS

Annex

Delimitation of the Orca Field

The area of the Orca Field is bounded by a line joining, in the sequence shown, the points set out below defined by coordinates of latitude and longitude on WGS 84 Datum:

A

54° 12’ 38.9421” N

2° 47’ 31.2590” E

B

54° 11’ 56.4209” N

2° 48’ 25.7732” E

C

54° 10’ 07.4375” N

2° 49’ 44.4733” E

D

54° 10’ 36.4672” N

2° 51’ 57.7158” E

E

54° 09’ 52.0860” N

2° 52’ 37.7788” E

F

54° 09’ 07.0808” N

2° 53’ 48.1361” E

G

54° 08’ 14.2138” N

2° 54’ 30.5305” E

H

54° 06’ 57.1987” N

2° 51’ 06.7096” E

I

54° 08’ 01.5605” N

2° 49’ 57.4987” E

J

54° 07’ 30.4866” N

2° 49’ 04.3564” E

K

54° 08’ 16.8019” N

2° 47’ 52.2446” E

L

54° 09’ 26.4567” N

2° 45’ 44.5040” E

M

54° 09’ 36.2259” N

2° 45’ 43.4556” E

N

54° 10’ 25.3077” N

2° 43’ 54.9146” E

O

54° 10’ 57.3073” N

2° 43’ 54.9283” E

P

54° 11’ 55.7368” N

2° 45’ 57.0573” E

Q

54° 12’ 01.0634” N

2° 45’ 50.9016” E