Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
164Object of Part
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164 Object of Part
The object of this Part is to ensure that a greenhouse gas injection and storage activity is undertaken in a way which ensures that the storage—
(a) is safe and secure; and
(b) occurs in accordance with an approved site plan that—
(i) describes any current injection and storage operations of the applicant; and
(ii) describes any proposed injection and storage operations of the applicant; and
(iii) identifies risks associated with the proposed project and demonstrates that these risks have been, or will be, eliminated or reduced to as low as practicable; and
(iv) provides for the monitoring of the activity in a way which will identify any new or increased risks in a timely manner; and
(v) provides for any necessary risk elimination or control measures to be taken.