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Steps through the regulatory process - exploration. DECC: award of exclusive Petroleum Exploration & Development Licence after open competition. Local Authority Planning Permission. EA/SEPA Statutory Consultee. DECC: online well application for <96 hr testing
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Steps through the regulatory process - exploration DECC: award of exclusive Petroleum Exploration & Development Licence after open competition Local Authority Planning Permission EA/SEPA Statutory Consultee DECC: online well application for <96 hr testing DECC checks with HSE/EA/SEPA before issuing well consent • EA/SEPA • Notices • Abstraction licences • Discharge and radioactive substances regulations permits HSENotification DECC: 90-day extended well test (EWT), if required, setting limit on hydrocarbons produced, vented or flared. Exploration Well
Steps through the regulatory process - development Exploration Well success Local Authority Planning Permission EA/SEPA Statutory Consultee DECC: Field Development Plan DECC checks with HSE/EA/SEPA , before issuing Field Development Consent, setting production, vent and flare limits • EA/SEPA • Notices • Abstraction licences • Discharge and radioactive substances regulations permits HSE Notification Commercial development