Glossary
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Integrated Development Concept
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Integrated Development Concept
Integrated development concept as mentioned under simpler facilities without accommodation litera c, means facilities with gangway connections. The simpler facility can, however, be connected to other facilities through a pipeline system. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Facilities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceEnvironmental Data
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Environmental Data
Environmental data means data on oceanography, seismology and meteorology, including data that is of significance for the flight weather service. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory GuidanceEnvironmental Data
Data on natural conditions (environmental data) as mentioned in the second subsection, means data on oceanography, seismology and meteorology, including data that is of significance for the flight weather service. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Facilities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceDesign to Handle Controlled Well Flow
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Design to Handle Controlled Well Flow
Design to handle controlled well flow as mentioned in the first subsection, means a) equipment used for production and injection of gas, fluids and solids, b) need for equipment in case of changes in preconditions, for instance, failure of barrier elements. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Facilities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceAlternative System for Activation
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Alternative System for Activation
An alternative system for activation as mentioned in the fourth subsection, means a system that is acoustically operated, ROV operated or remote-controlled in some other way. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Facilities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceEnvironmental Assessment
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Environmental Assessment
“Environmental assessment” means, in respect of a project, an assessment of the environmental effects of the project that is conducted in accordance with this Act and the regulations; évaluation environnementale. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationComprehensive Study List
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Comprehensive Study List
“Comprehensive study list” means a list of all projects or classes of projects that have been prescribed pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 58(d); liste d'étude approfondie. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationComprehensive Study
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Comprehensive Study
“Comprehensive study” means an environmental assessment that is conducted pursuant to sections 21 and 21.1, and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered pursuant to subsections 16(1) and (2); étude approfondie. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationAssessment by A Review Panel
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Assessment by A Review Panel
“Assessment by a review panel” means an environmental assessment that is conducted by a review panel established pursuant to section 33 and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered under subsections 16(1) and (2); examen par une commission. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. LegislationOffshore Revenue Threshold
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Offshore Revenue Threshold
“Offshore Revenue Threshold” means a cumulative amount of $200 million in gross federal revenue entitlement from production in the Offshore Area, calculated on a stand alone project-specific basis. Shortfall of petroleum deliveries in the Province For the purposes of this section, “shortfall of petroleum deliveries in the Province” means deliveries of petroleum that are inadequate to supply, on commercial terms,- the end use consumption demand in Nova Scotia;
- the feedstock requirements of industrial facilities that are in place in the Province on January 31, 1986; and
- the feedstock requirements of any refining facility located in the Province which was not in place on January 31, 1986, provided that the feedstock requirements required to satisfy the demand of industrial capacity, as of January 31, 1986, in the Provinces of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, have been met.