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Project
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Project
“Project” means 1. in relation to a physical work, any proposed construction, operation, modification, decommissioning, abandonment or other undertaking in relation to that physical work, or 2. any proposed physical activity not relating to a physical work that is prescribed or is within a class of physical activities that is prescribed pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 59(b); projet. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProject
“Project” means a work or activity resulting in the production of petroleum in the offshore area that is required to be authorized pursuant to paragraph 142(1)(b); projet. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProject
“Project” means For greater certainty, any construction, operation, modification, decommissioning, abandonment or other undertaking in relation to a physical work and any activity that is prescribed or is within a class of activities that is prescribed for the purposes of the definition “project” in subsection (1) is a project for at least so long as, in relation to it, a person or body referred to in subsection 5(1) or (2), 8(1), 9(2), 9.1(2), 10(1) or 10.1(2) is considering, but has not yet taken, an action referred to in those subsections. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProject
A planned activity undertaken within a limited or fixed duration to achieve a specific objective, often involving design and construction to create or develop an asset. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global StandardsProponent
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Proponent
“Proponent”, in respect of a project, means the person, body, federal authority or government that proposes the project; promoteur. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationProposed Facility
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Proposed facility
Proposed facility means a facility proposed to be constructed, installed or operated. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationProvince
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Province
“Province” does not include the Northwest Territories, Yukon or Nunavut; province. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProvince
“Province” means the province of Nova Scotia; province. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProvincial Act
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Provincial Act
“Provincial Act” means the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act, Chapter 3 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1987, as amended from time to time; loi provinciale. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProvincial Government
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Provincial Government
“Provincial Government” means the lieutenant governor in council of the Province; gouvernement provincial. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProvincial Minister
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Provincial Minister
“Provincial Minister” means the Minister of Mines and Energy of the Province; ministre provincial. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProvincial Minister
“Provincial Minister” means the Minister of Development of the Province or such other Minister of the Crown in right of the Province as may be designated by the Provincial Government for the purpose of entering into an agreement pursuant to this Part; ministre provincial. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationProvincial Minister
“Provincial Minister” means the Provincial Minister within the meaning of either of the Accord Acts; ministre provincial. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. LegislationPublic Servant
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Public Servant
“Public servant” means a person employed in the Public Service of Canada, and includes any other person who is a civil servant within the meaning of the Provincial Act; fonctionnaire . Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationPublic Service
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Public Service
In this section, “public service” has the same meaning as in the Public Service Labour Relations Act. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationPublic Service of Canada
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Public Service of Canada
“Public Service of Canada” has the meaning given the expression “public service” in the Public Service Labour Relations Act, and includes any portion of the federal public administration designated by order in council pursuant to this subsection and for the purposes of this section as part of the Public Service of Canada; administration fédérale. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationPublic Spaces
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Public Spaces
Public spaces are those portions of the accommodation spaces which are used for halls, dining rooms, lounges and similar permanently enclosed spaces. Source: Resolution MEPC.119(52), 2004 amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code), 15 October 2004, International Maritime Organization, Regulatory GuidancePublic Spaces
Public spaces are those portions of the accommodation which are used for halls, dining rooms, lounges and similar permanently enclosed spaces. <Chapter II-2, part A, regulation 3>. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.99(73), amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, 5 December 2000, International Maritime Organization. LegislationPumping Station
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Pumping station
Pumping station means:- a greenhouse gas pumping station; or
- a petroleum pumping station.
Qualified Canadian Exploration Expenditure
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Qualified Canadian Exploration Expenditure
“Qualified Canadian exploration expenditure” has the meaning assigned by subsection 127(9) of the Income Tax Act; dépense admissible d’exploration au Canada. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationQuarry
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Quarry
Quarry: subsurface space formed by limestone production. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007). LegislationQuarry
Meaning of quarry: (1) In these regulations, the term quarry means a quarry of a kind described in subclause (2) or subclause (3), and includes any place in which any material extracted or processed in a quarry is crushed or screened. (2) A quarry is any place— (a) where any person works above ground for the purpose of— (i) extracting any material, other than any coal or any mineral, from the earth; or (ii) processing any material, other than any coal or any mineral, extracted from the earth at that place; and (b) that has an area where any person works above ground for either of the purposes referred to in paragraph (a) and that,— (i) in the case of an area consisting of benches, exceeds 3.5 metres in height, measured from the top of the top bench to the bottom of the bottom bench; or (ii) in any other case, exceeds 3.5 metres in height, measured from its highest to its lowest point,— whether or not the material is extracted or processed for the purpose of commercial gain and whether or not the material is extracted or processed by the use of explosives. (3) A quarry is any place— (a) where any person works above ground for the purpose of— (i) extracting any material, other than any coal or any mineral, from the earth; or (ii) processing any material, other than any coal or any mineral, extracted from the earth at that place; and (b) that has an area where any person works above ground for either of the purposes referred to in paragraph (a) and that,— (i) in the case of an area consisting of benches, does not exceed 3.5 metres in height, measured from the top of the top bench to the bottom of the bottom bench; or (ii) in any other case, does not exceed 3.5 metres in height, measured from its highest to its lowest point,— where the material is extracted or processed either for the purpose of commercial gain or by the use of explosives or both for that purpose and by that means. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. RegulationsRaised Quarterdeck
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Raised Quarterdeck
Raised quarterdeck. A raised quarterdeck is a superstructure which extends forward from the after perpendicular, generally has a height less than a normal superstructure, and has an intact front bulkhead (sidescuttles of the non-opening type fitted with efficient deadlights and bolted man hole covers) (see figure 3.4). Where the forward bulkhead is not intact due to doors and access openings, the superstructure is then to be considered as a poop.
<Chapter I, regulation 3>.
Source: IMO Resolution MSC.143(77), amendments to Annex B to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, 5 June 2003, International Maritime Organization. LegislationReasonable Market Demand
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Reasonable Market Demand
"Reasonable market demand" means the demand for oil or gas for reasonable current requirements for consumption and use within and without the state, together with such quantities as are reasonably necessary for building up or maintaining reasonable working stocks and reasonable reserves of oil or gas or product. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. LegislationReasonable Opportunities
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Reasonable Opportunities
In subsection (1), reasonable opportunities means opportunities that are reasonable in the circumstances, having regard to relevant matters such as— (a) the number of employees employed by the employer; and (b) the number of different places of work for the employees and the distance between them; and (c) the likely potential sources or causes of harm in the place of work; and (d) the nature of the work that is performed and the way that it is arranged or managed by the employer; and (e) the nature of the employment arrangements, including the extent and regularity of employment of seasonal or temporary employees; and (f) the willingness of employees and unions to develop employee participation systems; and (g) the overriding duty to act in good faith. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationReconnaissance Survey
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Reconnaissance Survey
Reconnaissance survey: a survey that does not make use of a drill hole, for the presence of minerals or the presence of terrestrial heat, or for discovering additional information about minerals or terrestrial heat. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). LegislationRecords
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Records
Retrievable information. Source: API SPEC 16C, Specification for Choke and Kill Systems, First Edition, January 1993 (Reaffirmed 2001). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 16RCD, Specification for Drill Through Equipment—Rotating Control Devices, Upstream Segment, First Edition, February 2005. Global StandardsRecord
“Record” includes any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, photograph, film, microform, sound recording, videotape, machine readable record, and any other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and any copy thereof; document. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationRecord
A document stating results achieved or providing evidence of activities performed, including those required by sections 80 and 81 of the Regulations. Note: CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 9000:05. Source: Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceRecovery
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Recovery
The activities after an incident or event to restore essential services and operations in the short and medium term and fully restore all capabilities in the longer term. Adapted from: NIPP. Extended Definition: In cybersecurity, response encompasses both automated and manual activities. Adapted from: National Infrastructure Protection Plan, NCPS Target Architecture Glossary. Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global StandardsRecovery
The ability of a site to withstand and execute service and site restoration plans for affected assets and the reconstitution of operations and services through individual, private sector, nongovernmental, and public assistance programs that identify needs and define resources; provide housing and promote restoration; address long-term care and treatment of affected persons; implement additional measures for community restoration; incorporate mitigation measures and techniques, as feasible; evaluate the incident to identify lessons learned; and develop initiatives to mitigate the effects of future incidents.
Source: API RP 781 Security Plan Methodology for the Oil and Natural Gas Industries.1st Ed. September 2016. Global Standards
Source:API STANDARD 780, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, First Edition, May 2013. Global StandardsRecovery
Recovery, in relation to petroleum, includes all processes directly or indirectly associated with its recovery. This definition does not, by implication, limit the meaning of the expression recovery when used in a provision of this Act other than this Schedule. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationRecovery
Safe and timely resumption of normal operations after an incident. Source: OGP Report No. 415, Asset integrity – the key to managing major incident risks, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, December 2008. Global StandardsRecovery
“Recovery” means the recovery of oil and gas under reasonably foreseeable economic and operational conditions (récupération). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations Source: Drilling and Production Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-317, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. RegulationsRecovery Time
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Recovery Time
Recovery time for a rescue boat is the time required to raise the boat to a position where persons on board can disembark to the deck of the ship. Recovery time includes the time required to make preparations for recovery on board the rescue boat such as passing and securing a painter, connecting the rescue boat to the launching appliance, and the time to raise the rescue boat. Recovery time does not include the time needed to lower the launching appliance into position to recover the rescue boat. <Chapter III, Part A, regulation 3>. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.47(66), adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, 4 June 1996, International Maritime Organization. LegislationRed Sea Area
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Red Sea Area
The Red Sea area means the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12º 28.5΄ N, 43º 19.6΄ E) and Husn Murad (12º 40.4΄ N, 43º 30.2΄ E). Source: Resolution MEPC.201(62), amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (Revised MARPOL Annex V), 15 July 2011, International Maritime Organization. LegislationRegister
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Register
list issued by a certification body, an authority or another registration organization, for certificate holders or persons meeting predetermined criteria Note 1 to entry: A register can be publicly available or for in-house purposes. Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global StandardsRegister
Register:- when used in Chapter 4—has the meaning given by section 467; or
- when used in Chapter 5—has the meaning given by section 519.
Register
Register means a Register kept under section 469. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationRegister
In this Chapter, Register means the Register kept under section 521. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationRegistered Holder
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Registered holder
Registered holder, in relation to a title, means the person whose name is shown in the Register kept under section 469 or 521 as the holder of the title. For this purpose, a title is a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease, petroleum production licence, infrastructure licence, pipeline licence, petroleum special prospecting authority, petroleum access authority, greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease, greenhouse gas injection licence, greenhouse gas search authority or greenhouse gas special authority. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationRegistered Organisation
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Registered organisation
Registered organisation means an organisation registered or an association recognized under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationRegistered Owner
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Registered Owner
"Registered owner" means the person or persons registered as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration, the person or persons owning the ship. However, in the case of a ship owned by a State and operated by a company which in that State is registered as the ship’s operator, "registered owner" shall mean such company. Source: International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001. LegislationRegistrar
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Registrar
“Registrar” means such person as the Board may designate as the Registrar for the purposes of this Division; directeur. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationRegistrar
“Registrar” means- in relation to any area in respect of which the Minister of Natural Resources has administrative responsibility for the natural resources therein, such person as that Minister may designate, and
- in relation to any area in respect of which the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has administrative responsibility for the natural resources therein, such person as that Minister may designate; directeur.