Oil and Pipelines Agency
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The Oil and Pipelines Agency is a public corporation in the United Kingdom
, formed at the end of 1985 by virtue of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985, which is responsible for the safe, efficient, economic and effective management of the Government Pipelines and Storage System
(GPSS).
The Agency's tasks include maximising private sector usage of the GPSS provided this does not impinge upon its primary purpose of supplying the required fuel for defence purposes and does not require capital investment from public funds. The Agency is the Ministry of Defence
’s professional expert on bulk fuels storage and transportation by pipeline. The GPSS, a strategic defence asset, is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Defence and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) sponsors the Agency as its Managing Agent through the Defence Fuels Group.
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, formed at the end of 1985 by virtue of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985, which is responsible for the safe, efficient, economic and effective management of the Government Pipelines and Storage System
Government Pipelines and Storage System
The Government Pipelines and Storage System is a United Kingdom pipeline system run by the Oil and Pipelines Agency for the MOD. The network consists of some 2,500 kilometres of pipeline and 46 other facilities. The network is interconnected with several private networks...
(GPSS).
The Agency's tasks include maximising private sector usage of the GPSS provided this does not impinge upon its primary purpose of supplying the required fuel for defence purposes and does not require capital investment from public funds. The Agency is the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
’s professional expert on bulk fuels storage and transportation by pipeline. The GPSS, a strategic defence asset, is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Defence and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) sponsors the Agency as its Managing Agent through the Defence Fuels Group.