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Order No. 181/2012 approving the Regulation for Natural Gas Underground Storage.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, Série I, No. 111, 8 June 2012, pp. 2946-2961.
Subject
Energy, Mineral resources
Keyword
Authorization/permit Transport/storage Natural gas Research
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Order approves the Regulation for underground storage of natural gas. The Regulation, consisting of 7 Chapters and 1 Annex, provides for the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform research, designing, construction, exploitation within the National territory for undergroud storage of natural gas. The Regulation is divided as follows: Definitions (Chap. I); Geological research (Chap. II); Undergournd deposit designing (Chap. III); Infrastructure security (Chap. IV); Periodical inspections (Chap. V); Certification (Chap. VI); Final provisions (Chap. VII). The Annex specifies the details for underground natural gas escavation.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 140/2006 establishing the legal regime for transport and underground storage of natural gas.

Legislation | Portugal | 2006

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Transport/storage, Natural gas, Concession

Source: FAO, FAOLEX