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The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020
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- 2020 No. 1497
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SCHEDULE 2U.K.Requirement for a screening direction where the definition of “project” applies
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1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), drilling a well or borehole for the purpose of—U.K.
(a)exploring for oil or natural gas, establishing the existence of oil or natural gas, appraising the quantity, characteristics, or quality of oil or natural gas, or getting oil or natural gas; or
(b)activities within section 2(3) or section 17(2) of the Energy Act 2008 (activities related to unloading or storage of combustible gas or the geological storage of carbon dioxide).
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not include—
(a)a well or borehole drilled to a depth of 350 metres or less below the surface of the seabed for the purpose of obtaining geological information about strata; or
(b)a drilling operation where the main purpose is the testing of the stability of the seabed.
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I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
2. Surface installations for the extraction of oil or natural gas.U.K.
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I2Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
3. Extraction of oil or natural gas for commercial purposes where the amount extracted is equal to or less than 500 tonnes per day in the case of oil and equal to or less than 500,000 cubic metres per day in the case of natural gas.U.K.
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I3Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
4. Installations for storage of oil with a capacity of less than 200,000 tonnes.U.K.
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I4Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
5. Activities captured by section 2(3)(a) to (d) of the Energy Act 2008 (activities related to the unloading or storage of combustible gas).U.K.
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I5Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
6. Installations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the purposes of geological storage of carbon dioxide where—U.K.
(a)the carbon dioxide is captured from an installation forming part of a project under paragraph (3); and
(b)the total yearly capture of carbon dioxide is less than 1.5 megatonnes.
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I6Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
7. Pipelines that are—U.K.
(a)for the transport of oil, combustible gas, or chemicals, or for the transport of carbon dioxide streams for the purposes of geological storage of carbon dioxide; and
(b)do not fall under paragraphs 5 or 6 of Schedule 1 or Schedule 3.
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I7Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
8. A change to a project that falls under Schedule 1, except a change to which paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 applies.U.K.
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I8Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
9. A change to a project that falls under this Schedule.U.K.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m., see reg. 1(1)
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