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§ 4 Definitions

In these regulations, the following is meant by

  1. the Activities Regulations,
    Regulations 29 April 2010 No. 613 relating to conduct of petroleum activities, with amendments


  2. the responsible party,
    the operator and others participating in activities covered by these regulations, without being a licensee or owner of an onshore facility


  3. injection,
    injection of CO2 in subsea reservoirs, including drilling of injection wells, injection, as well as construction, placement, operation and use of a facility for injection


  4. facility,
    installations, plants and other equipment for exploitation of subsea reservoirs for storage of CO2, but excluding supply and utility vessels or vessels that transport CO2 in bulk. Facility also includes pipelines and cables unless otherwise determined


  5. the Facilities Regulations,
    Regulations 29 April 2010 No. 634 relating to relating to design and outfitting of facilities, etc. in the petroleum activities, with amendments


  6. operator,
    the legal (private or public) person that on behalf of the licensee handles the day-to-day management of transport and exploitation of subsea reservoirs for storage of CO2


  7. the Framework Regulations,
    Regulations 12 February 2010 No. 158 relating to health, safety and the environment in the petroleum activities and at certain onshore facilities, with amendments


  8. licensee,
    body corporate, or multiple such persons, which according to Regulations relating to storage and transport of CO2 on the shelf holds a licence for surveying, exploration or exploitation of subsea reservoirs for storage of CO2, or for installation and operation of facilities for transport of CO2. If a licence is granted to multiple such persons jointly, the term licensee may include both the licensees together and the individual participant


  9. safety legislation,
    the national laws and Regulations relating to storage and transport of CO2 on the shelf and decisions taken pursuant to these within the scope, cf. Section 2


  10. the Management Regulations,
    Regulations 29 April 2010 No. 611 relating to management and the duty to provide information in the petroleum activities and at certain onshore facilities, with amendments


  11. exploitation,
    all activities linked to storage and monitoring of CO2 in subsea reservoirs, including development, injection of CO2, seismic data acquisition for monitoring, cessation and permanent storage of CO2, as well as planning of such activities, but excluding transport of CO2 in bulk in vessels


  12. Technical and Operational Regulations,
    Regulations 29 April 2010 No. 612 relating to technical and operational matters at onshore facilities in the petroleum activities etc., with amendments


  13. transport,
    shipment of CO2 via pipeline as well as construction of a pipeline, placement, operation and use of a facility for transport
Section last changed: 25 February 2020

Re litera c on injection
Re litera d on facility
It is emphasized that, among other things, detached well structures of various types that are placed on the seabed with, among other things, wellhead, christmas tree and well template, fall under the facility concept. The same applies to equipment in the well and the well itself. That is, unless otherwise stated in the context, requirements for facilities will also apply to this equipment, etc.
By pipelines is meant pipelines for the transport of CO2 and other fluids with associated safety systems, valves, locks, corrosion protection systems and other equipment.

Re litera f on operator
Re litera h on licensee
Re litera k on exploitation
The definition of exploitation is adapted to the scope of these regulations based on Regulations relating to storage and transport of CO2 on the shelf Section 1-6 letter t.

Re litera m on transport