Key Greenhouse Gas Operation

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Key greenhouse gas operation

Key greenhouse gas operation means:

an operation to make a well; or
an operation to inject, on an appraisal basis, a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or
an operation to store, on an appraisal basis, a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation; or
an operation to inject, on an appraisal basis, air, petroleum or water into a part of a geological formation; or
an operation to store, on an appraisal basis, air, petroleum or water in a part of a geological formation; or
an operation to carry out a seismic survey or any other kind of survey; or
an operation to monitor the behaviour of:
1. a greenhouse gas substance; or
2. air; or
3. (petroleum; or
4. water; stored in a part of a geological formation; or
an operation to carry out baseline investigations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of the geological formation; or
an operation to take samples of the seabed or subsoil of an offshore area; or
an operation specified in the regulations.

Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation

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