6 July 2007
On Monday, 25 June 2007, the Draft Petroleum Pipelines Regulations were
gazetted for public comment in accordance with Section 33 of the Petroleum
Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No 60 of 2003).
The objectives of the Act, amongst others, are to:
* promote competition in the construction and operation of petroleum
infrastructure
* promote the efficient and orderly development, operation and use of petroleum
infrastructure
* ensure safe and efficient transport, loading and storage of petroleum
* promote equitable access to pipelines, loading and storage facilities
* facilitate investment
* provide for the security of petroleum infrastructure
* promote competitive participation by historically disadvantaged South
Africans in the petroleum pipeline industry by means of licence
conditions
* promote the development of competitive markets
* promote access to affordable petroleum products
* ensure an appropriate supply of petroleum to meet market requirements.
Setting and approval of tariffs and facilitating third party access to
storage facilities are among other objectives of the draft regulations.
The draft regulations also deal with the lodging, acceptance, and evaluation
of construction and operating licences for petroleum pipelines.
A tariff setting methodology, which is part of the regulations, will
encourage investments in petroleum infrastructure.
The draft regulations can be obtained from Government Communications (GCIS)
offices; government printers and can also be downloaded from http://www.dme.gov.za/pdfs/energy/30009%2025-6%20Min%20and%20En.pdf.
The Department of Minerals and Energy urges the general public, all
stakeholders and interested and/or affected parties to comment on these draft
regulations.
For more information concerning the draft regulations, please contact Ms E
Marabwa or Mr A Cogills at 012 317 8697.
Enquiries:
Siseko Njobeni
Director: Communication
Cell: 082 453 2434
Issued by: Department of Minerals and Energy
6 July 2007
