The Infrastructure Code of Practice (ICOP) is a non-statutory code that sets out principles and procedures to guide all those involved in negotiating third party access to oil and gas infrastructure on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Its purpose is to facilitate the utilisation of infrastructure for the development of remaining UKCS reserves through timely agreements for access on fair and reasonable terms, where risks taken are reflected by rewards.
The Code has been developed by the UK Offshore Operators Association (the predecessor of Oil and Gas UK) in consultation with the UK Department of Trade and Industry (the predecessor of DECC - Department for Energy and Climate Change) and a wide range of other parties.
By their endorsement of the Code, parties make a commitment to be guided by its principles and procedures.
TotalEnergies E&P UK signed up to the principles of ICOP in 2004, when the Code was introduced.
Gryphon
The Gryphon field is in Quad 9 and is located approximately 201 miles north east of Aberdeen at a water depth of 112m. It is primarily in block 9/18b although a small portion extends into 9/18c.
Elgin
The Elgin field is located in Block 22/30b and Block 22/30c of the UK sector of the North Sea, approximately 200 km east of Aberdeen in a water depth of 92m. The Franklin and West Franklin satellites are situated 5.5 km south of Elgin in Block 29/5b and Block 29/4d at a similar depth.
Northern North Sea
TotalEnergies owns 100% equity of its Northern North Sea hub centred on the Alwyn Area which consists of the Alwyn North platforms (NAA and NAB linked by a bridge), the Dunbar platform and a series of subsea fields tied back to these installations.
Greater Laggan
The Greater Laggan Area consists of four producing subsea fields (Laggan, Tormore, Glenlivet and Edradour) that are tied back to the Shetland Gas Plant (SGP) at Sullom Voe on the Shetland Islands via a long-distance 143 km flowline system.
Culzean
The Culzean field is located in Block 22/25a of the UK sector of the Central North Sea, approximately 240km due east of Aberdeen (57° 00’42”N 01°50’16”E) in a water depth of approximately 88m. The Culzean field covers three reservoirs.
SEAL
The SEAL pipeline system transports sales quality gas from the TotalEnergies operated Elgin Franklin area assets to the Bacton Gas Terminal on the Norfolk coast which is operated by Shell. The Bacton Terminal then redelivers the gas into the National Transmission System.