Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

Part 8 U.K. Oil activities

Chapter 7 U.K. [F1 REDUCTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGE FOR ELIGIBLE OIL FIELDS]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 8 Ch. 7 heading substituted (1.4.2013) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 22 paras. 17, 21(2); S.I. 2013/744, art. 2

Interpretation U.K.

354 “Ultra heavy oil field” U.K.

(1) In this Chapter “ultra heavy oil field” means an oil field with oil at—

(a) an API gravity below 18 degrees, and

(b) a viscosity of more than 50 centipoise at reservoir temperature and pressure.

(2) For that purpose API gravity, in relation to oil, is the amount determined by the following calculation—

where G is the specific gravity of the oil at 15.56 degrees celsius.