Part 2: Carbon dioxide capture, storage etc and hydrogen production, transport and storage Chapter 2: Decommissioning of Carbon Storage Installations Section 95: Provisions relating to Part 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998
The decommissioning of offshore installations and pipelines used for carbon dioxide storage purposes is covered by Part 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998, as modified by section 30 of the Energy Act 2008 ("Modified Part 4 PA"). This section amends section 30 of the Energy Act 2008, including: amending the definition of carbon storage installation; clarifying that notices, requiring the recipient to submit a decommissioning programme, may be served on those with a licence under section 18 of the Energy Act 2008; and enabling further modifications to Modified Part 4 PA, in relation to the establishment of decommissioning funds to meet decommissioning costs, as set out in section 92: Financing of costs of decommissioning etc. This section also includes an amendment to section 29(6) of the Petroleum Act 1998.