Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2025
112Authorised activities—petroleum retention lessee
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112 Authorised activities—petroleum retention lessee
For the purposes of subsection 135(3) of the Act, a petroleum retention lessee is authorised, in accordance with the conditions (if any) to which the lease is subject:
(a) to explore in the lease area for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; and
(b) to explore in the lease area for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; and
(c) to carry on such operations, and execute such works, in the lease area as are necessary for those purposes.