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

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the exploitation of the Sillimanite 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 Sillimanite 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 Sillimanite Field and the rights and obligations of the Parties in relation thereto;

Considering that the Licensees have the intention to exploit the Sillimanite 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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    “Competent Authority” refers to a body exercising certain functions on behalf of the Party for the implementation of this Agreement. In the United Kingdom, this means the Oil and Gas Authority (the OGA) which has been granted a range of powers to exercise functions and in the Netherlands, this means the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. In both cases, this includes any successor organisation authorised to perform the relevant functions at present exercised by said authorities;

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    “Development Plan” means a programme specifying the relevant works, that may be amended from time to time, and which the relevant Competent Authority has approved or served on the Licensee for the exploitation of the Sillimanite Field;

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    “Licensee” means the holder of a licence issued by one of the Parties or their relevant Competent Authority to exploit the part of the Sillimanite Field on the Continental Shelf appertaining to that Party, together with any individual or body corporate appointed by that Party or their relevant Competent Authority 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 Sillimanite Field;

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    “Redetermination” means a review of the levels of hydrocarbons contained in the Sillimanite Field in accordance with the Licensees’ Agreement, which may be followed by a re-establishment of the allocation of such hydrocarbons and unit interests between the Licensees;

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

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    “Unit Operator” has the meaning given in Article 2(3).

Article

2

Exploitation of the Sillimanite 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 19th day of July 2018, in the English language.

For the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,

M.R.P.M. CAMPS

For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

P. WILSON

Annex

Delimitation of the Sillimanite Field

The area of the Sillimanite 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 degrees 26’ 16.918”N

2 degrees 45’ 6.862”E

B

54 degrees 25’ 44.997”N

2 degrees 49’ 11.221”E

C

54 degrees 24’ 42.978”N

2 degrees 49’ 29.450”E

D

54 degrees 23’ 32.056”N

2 degrees 46’ 19.932”E