Section 182 - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 - Directions about the rate of recovery of petroleum

182Directions about the rate of recovery of petroleum

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182 Directions about the rate of recovery of petroleum

(1) If petroleum is being recovered in a petroleum production licence area, the Minister may, by written notice given to the licensee, direct the licensee to take all necessary and practicable steps to increase or reduce the rate at which petroleum is being recovered—

(b) from a petroleum pool in the licence area—

to the rate specified in the notice.

(a) a direction is in force under subsection (1) in relation to a licensee; and

(b) the Minister is not satisfied with the steps taken or being taken by the licensee—

the Minister may, by written notice given to the licensee, give the licensee such directions as the Minister thinks necessary and practicable for, or in relation to, the increase or reduction of the rate at which petroleum is being recovered—

(d) from a petroleum pool in the licence area.

(3) In deciding whether to give a direction under this section, the Minister may take into account matters relating to the effects on State revenue of the proposed direction.

(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters that may be taken into account.

(5) The Minister must not give a direction under this section if the direction would require action to be taken that is contrary to good oilfield practice.

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