Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2025
44Criteria for acceptance of field development plan
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44 Criteria for acceptance of field development plan
For the purposes of subsections 43(1) and (4) and 48(1) and (4), the criteria for acceptance of a field development plan, or a varied field development plan, are that:
(a) the plan includes the information specified in subsection 45(1); and
(b) the plan demonstrates that the FDP applicant will conduct pool management in the field in a manner that is:
(i) consistent with good oilfield practice; and
(ii) compatible with the optimum long‑term recovery of the petroleum.