Don’t approach offshore petroleum installations, warns Interior Ministry

Published: 21 September 2024

No unauthorized person shall approach maritime facilities within a distance
of less than 500 metres

NT Bureau
Doha

The Interior Ministry has cautioned the public against approaching offshore petroleum installations (main and ancillary) and warned of severe legal consequences for anyone violating the rule.

In a post on social media, the Ministry cited Law No. 8 of 2004 on the Protection of Maritime Petroleum and Gas Installations, which states, under its Article 3, that no unauthorized person shall approach maritime facilities within a distance of less than 500 metres.

Article 4 of the same law states that fishing or leaving fishing gear at a distance of less than 500 metres from maritime facilities is prohibited.

In a previous post, the Ministry had stated that in case of anyone approaching under 500 metres for any purpose of the vital above sites, the violator may incur a fine of QR100,000 and get imprisonment for up to 3 years, or one of the two penalties.