Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
220Grant of greenhouse gas‑related pipeline licence—offer document
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220 Grant of greenhouse gas‑related pipeline licence—offer document
(a) the application is for a pipeline licence in relation to the construction, in the offshore area, of a greenhouse gas pipeline for—
(ii) the conveyance of a greenhouse gas substance from a place outside a petroleum production licence area to a place in the petroleum production licence area; and
(i) if paragraph (a)(i) applies—the greenhouse gas substance is a by‑product of petroleum recovery operations carried on under the petroleum production licence; or
(ii) if paragraph (a)(ii) applies—the greenhouse gas substance is to be injected into the seabed or subsoil for the purpose of enhancing petroleum recovery operations carried on under the petroleum production licence; and
(c) the applicant is not the petroleum production licensee; and
(d) the application has not been rejected under section 217(2)—
the Minister may give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the Minister is prepared to grant the applicant the pipeline licence.
(a) the application is for a pipeline licence in relation to the construction, in the offshore area, of a greenhouse gas pipeline for—
(ii) the conveyance of a greenhouse gas substance from a place outside a petroleum production licence area to a place in the petroleum production licence area; and
(i) if paragraph (a)(i) applies—the greenhouse gas substance is a by‑product of petroleum recovery operations carried on under the petroleum production licence; or
(ii) if paragraph (a)(ii) applies—the greenhouse gas substance is to be injected into the seabed or subsoil for the purpose of enhancing petroleum recovery operations carried on under the petroleum production licence; and
(d) each of the following has been complied with—
(i) the conditions to which the petroleum production licence is, or has from time to time been, subject;
the Minister must give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the Minister is prepared to grant the applicant the pipeline licence.
(a) the application is for a pipeline licence in relation to the construction, in the offshore area, of a greenhouse gas pipeline for—
(ii) the conveyance of a greenhouse gas substance from a place outside a petroleum production licence area to a place in the petroleum production licence area; and
(i) if paragraph (a)(i) applies—the greenhouse gas substance is a by‑product of petroleum recovery operations carried on under the petroleum production licence; or