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Midstream and Downstream Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations 2023

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(2)  A licensee shall make an application to the Authority for the approval
to decommission and abandon any midstream or downstream petroleum facility
or infrastructure on land at least 24 months before the date of the Programme.
(3)  An application under subregulation (2) shall be accompanied by a
Programme in a Form prescribed by the Authority which shall comprise of —
(a) the location of the facility intended to be decommissioned and
abandoned ;
(b)  the part of the facility intended to be decommissioned and abandoned,
including a single installation or pipeline ;
(c) an executive summary, outlining the background to the
decommissioning and abandonment proposals and highlighting the essential
features of the proposed method of decommissioning and abandonment,
the chosen decommissioning and abandonment options, key execution
decisions, key risk management considerations and details on schedule ;
(d) background information, supported by diagrams, schematics and
relevant photographs including —
(i) location and main infrastructure map of all land areas relevant to
the Programme,
(ii) the relative location, geographical information system, type, and
status of any other adjacent facilities (such as high-tension power lines,
pipelines, midstream installations and facilities) which would have to be
taken into consideration,
(iii) information about any commercial activity in the area, and
(iv) any other background information relevant to consideration of
the Programme ;
(e) description of items to be decommissioned and abandoned, inclusive
of diagrams, covering —
(i) support structure for fixed installations at the time of removal (type,
size, arrangement and weights),
(ii) land based loading facilities relevant to the Programme, and
(iii) any other installed items ;
(f )  removal and disposal methods stating —
(i) the removal and disposal option, describing the removal method
and the disposal route, recognising any potential trans-frontier shipment
of wastes, considering that installations and structure on land, except for
buried transportation pipelines and gathering lines, shall be completely
removed and the environment restored to its original condition,
(ii) an indication of how the principles of the waste hierarchy will be
met as well as complying with waste regulations, the extent to which the
installation or any part of it, including the topsides and the materials