Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
210Requirement to apply for variation of field development plan
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210 Requirement to apply for variation of field development plan
(1) A petroleum production licensee must apply to the Minister to accept a variation of a field development plan if—
(a) the licensee intends to make a major change in relation to the recovery of petroleum from the field; or
(b) there is a new licensee for the licence, unless the new licensee agrees in writing to continue operations in accordance with the current accepted field development plan; or
(c) the Minister has requested the licensee, under regulation 213, to vary the accepted field development plan.