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Midstream and Downstream Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations Under Section 232 and 233 of the Petroleum Industry Act (2021). DRAFT DATE: 10/06/2022
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(b) Provide the Authority with necessary information to enable the Authority to indicate on its website that the programme has been issued for consultation alongside a link to the consultation programme; (b) Choose the mode of consultation appropriate for effective and inclusive engagement with stakeholders, taking into account the nature and location of the project and the key issues to be consulted on; (d) Ensure that appropriate information and risks are disclosed to stakeholders in a timely, understandable, accessible and appropriate manner and format, well in advance of the proposed consultations; (e) Hold meetings with relevant stakeholders, communities likely to be affected and the public to explain the impact and proposed mitigation measures, and to receive their oral or written views; (f) Where the consultations involve holding meetings, ensure that the venues of and time for the meetings are convenient to the relevant stakeholders, communities likely to be affected by the project and the public; and (g) Ensure that the comments received during consultations are recorded, made publicly available and taken into account. 17. The report of the public consultation including measures taken by the licencee to take into account the outcome of the consultations shall be submitted to the Authority with the application. Execution of a decommissioning and abandonment programme 18. (1) Once an application of a decommissioning and abandonment programme has been approved by the Authority, a licencee shall commence execution of the programme. (2) A licencee shall keep the Authority informed of the progress of the execution of the programme, including providing regular reports and updates envisaged under the approved programme in the form prescribed by the Authority. The Authority may request meetings with a licencee at which progress could be reviewed. Changes to the approved decommissioning and abandonment programme 19. Any revisions to the programme shall be subject to the approval by the Authority. If a licencee contemplates any changes to the approved decommissioning and abandonment programme, such changes shall be submitted to the Authority for review and approval. Post-Completion of Decommissioning and Abandonment Programme 20(1) Once a licencee has executed the approved decommissioning and abandonment programme, the licencee shall in writing notify the Authority of the completion of the decommissioning and abandonment programme. (2) A licencee shall upon the completion of the decommissioning and abandonment programme submit to the Authority a written report stating out measures established by the licencee for the monitoring, maintenance and management of any remains of installations or pipelines that may still exist, pursuant to the scope and duration of the monitoring requirements under the decommissioning and abandonment programme approved by the Authority.
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