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Petroleum Development Act
The state-owned company PETRONAS is the only operator having the exclusive rights to exploring and exploiting onshore or offshore petroleum in
Petroleum Administration Act
The Petroleum Administration Act sets the regulatory framework for the oil production, refining, import and export. The establishment of a permit by a central competent authority is needed for any
Petroleum Act
The Petroleum Act creates the Petroleum Committee, entitled to regulate and award concessions for the petroleum exploration and production in Thailand. Section 113 allows the Minister to award concessions to holders of Exclusive Petroleum Exploration Licences. The petroleum…
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act 2024
The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act 2024 sets the regulatory framework for the licencing rights to oversee oil fields in South Africa. The award for petroleum right is done through a competitive administrative licensing
Petroleum Industry Act
Article 1 Section 3 (3) states that The licensee or lessee shall use his best endeavours to increase so far as possible with his existing facilities, the supply of petroleum or petroleum products, or both, for the Federal Government to the extent required by the Minister.…
Petroleum Act
The Petroleum Act provides the legal framework for oil extraction in Kenya. Art 11 gives the Cabinet Secretary to issue directions for regulations under Article 127 which has clauses relating to terms and conditions for petroleum
Proclamation no. 295/1986: Ethiopian Petroleum Operations Proclamation
Article 5 of the proclamation sets that the Government may undertake petroleum activities through contractors with a petroleum agreement. Article 20 provides for the Minister to require contractor to supply crude oil from their share of production to the Government for domestic…
Law No. 99-93 of August 17, 1999, promulgating the Hydrocarbons Code
The Hydrocarbons code sets the regulatory framework for oil and gas exploitation in Tunisia. Only association permits with the state-owned company can be contracted for the prospection, research and exploitation of
Iran Petroleum Contract
The Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC) sets a new framework for oil exploration in Iran. Licences can be granted under the control of the National Iranian Oil Company with joint venture, and minimum production targets are required in a field development
Law No. 21-90 relating to the research and exploitation of hydrocarbon deposits (Hydrocarbons Code)
The Hydrocarbons Code provides with the framework for petroleum activities in Morocco. It includes licences and special permits of up to 20 years for the research and exploitation of oil, of which less than 25% of the operating fields must belong to the
Royal Order No. A/212 on the Organization of the Supreme Council for Petroleum and Minerals Affairs
The Supreme Council for Petroleum and Minerals Affairs aims at: 1 - Determining and approving policies and strategies for oil, gas and other hydrocarbon materials in light of national circumstances and interests, including determining production quantities and approving pricing…
Law no.86 of 1956 relating to mines and quarries
The law states that the control the oil and gas resources are exclusive to the Government of Egypt, and concession agreements can be granted for exploration and
Law No. 19-13 Governing hydrocarbon activities
Art 121 states that the satisfaction of the national demand for hydrocarbons is a priority. Depending on the contract, the state-owned enterprise (Sonatrach)s share surpass 51% of the capital. The state-owned agency ALNAFT may ask co-contractor to increase
Law On Hydrocarbon Resources
The Law sets the regulatory framework for oil and gas extraction in the country. Exploration and production licenses can be granted by the national agency, with licence validity periods of up to 20
Law on Production Sharing Agreements in Offshore Oil Operations
The Law on Production Sharing Agreements in Offshore Oil Operations sets the legal framework for offshore oil exploration and exploitation. The National Company shall be granted with the right of share participation at the rate of not less than 50 % as a
Law on Oil and Gas
The Law on Oil and Gas provides with the regulatory framework for hydrocarbon production. It notably states two types of special permits related to the development of oil & gas deposits, ranging from five to ten years, and can be extended to 20
Regulations on consideration of requests for receipt of mineral right for exploration and production of minerals or for geological studying of subsoil
Right to use by subsoil plots is granted to legal entities in which the share of the Russian Federation in the authorized capital constitutes more than 50% or of which the Russian Federation has the right directly or indirectly to dispose of more than 50% of total quantity of…
Hydrocarbon Operations Regulation
The Hydrocarbon Operations Regulation sets the regulatory framework for oil and gas production in Ecuador. The annual and multi-year supply and demand is planned between delegates from the Sectoral Ministry, Secretariat of Hydrocarbons, Hydrocarbon Regulation and Control Agency…
Law 26.741 on the achievement of hydrocarbon self-sufficiency
This law sets the achievement of self-sufficiency in hydrocarbons, as well as the exploration, exploitation, industrialization, transportation and commercialization of hydrocarbons to be a national public interest and a priority objective for Argentina. 51% of the state-owned…
National Hydrogen Strategy
The Ministry of Trade and Industry published in October 2022 Singapore's National Hydrogen Strategy. The role of low-carbon hydrogen to achieve the transition toward net zero by 2050 is identified, with particular focus to the power sector, due to limited domestic resources, and…
Law No.06/10 on Sugar Cane Production for Biofuels
The law regulates sugar cane for production of biofuel. Under this law, foreign companies producing biofuel must sell part of it to the state-owned oil firm SONANGOL. It also requires foregin companies to take up social responsibilities such as provision of medical assistance,…
Law 939 to promote the production and commercialization of biodiesel
The biofuels programme for diesel engines in Colombia began in December 2004 with the approval from the Congress of Law 939, whose objective was to stimulate the production and commercialization of biofuels, from vegetable or animal origin. Among others, this Act authorized an…
Policy guideline for the promotion of sustainable biofuels production in Colombia (Conpes 3510)
In 2008, The National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) led by the National Planning Department (DNP), made a guideline document for the National Biofuel Policy. This document assesses the development of the biofuels market in Colombia as a result of the…
National Strategy for Green Hydrogen
Chile's Ministry of Energy presented a hydrogen strategy with 3 main objectives: - Have 5GW of electrolysis capacity under development by 2025; - Produce the cheapest green hydrogen in the world by 2030; - Be among the world's three largest hydrogen exporters by 2040. Policy…
Green H2 Incubator
This initiative is aimed at supporting early, competitive projects for end-use hydrogen technologies including transport, industry, power generation and logistics. Support in pilot design (stage 1) and cofinancing (stage 2) for a total of 400,000 USD for all projects.…
National Strategy on Green Hydrogen (2023-2050)
The National Strategy for the Development of the Hydrogen Economy is a public policy tool that outlines action lines and goals until 2050 to provide a clear pathway towards the low-emission hydrogen development in
Decree on safety stocks of petroleum products
This decree sets the framework for emergency stocks of oil and petroleum products. Mandatory stocks are held and managed by PETROCI, a public agency with the federal State as sole
Petroleum Act
The Act aims to provide the regulatory framework of upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum activities. Among them, importers and distributors are set to maintain minimum security stocks of oil and petroleum products to ensure reliability of supply. The Tanzania Petroleum…
Law on Commodity Reserves
The Law on Commodity Reserves mirrors the European Union’s Directive 2009/119/EC and lays out a specific legal framework concerning the protection of Serbia's energy supply by stockholding oil and other petroleum products. Commodity reserves are managed by the
Regulation for the Marketing of Liquid Fuels and Other Products Derived from Hydrocarbons
This regulations sets the global framework over marketing activities of liquid fuels and derived products. It notably includes an obligation to maintain minimum stocks for all liquid fuels for producers and wholesale distributors based on their average daily sales volume in the…
National Strategic Stocks Regulations
The regulation sets a maximum strategic reserve equivalent to 60 days of national demand of petroleum products. The authority shall maintain the reserve established as national strategic
The Law on Energy (Энергетика туралы заң)
The law includes provisions for maintaining strategic reserves of energy, including oil, to respond to supply disruptions. The law was last amended in
Natural Gas Enterprise Act
The Natural Gas Enterprise Act sets the policy framework for the development of gas enterprises. It notably includes an obligation for natural gas production or import enterprises to store a minimum defined days of tank capacity on their
Petroleum Administration Act - Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The law sets the framework for strategic stocks of oil and petroleum products of not less than 60 days of average domestic petroleum sales and usage. Regarding article 24, Government Petrolum Fund is required to maintain an stock of 30-day demand for usage and the refining and…
Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP
The decree requires companies to adhere to the oil stockpiling regulations to meet national energy security
The Law on Petroleum
This Law outlines the responsibilities of the state in ensuring national energy security, which includes establishing and maintaining reserves of oil and petroleum products. The law was first introduced in 1993 and mainly amended in 2022 to open Viet Nam’s petroleum sector to…
Decision 1/23 on gas storage
This decision translates the EU Regulation 2022/1032 on gas storage to Ukraine's policy framework. The volumes vary every year and are decided by government
Law on Minimum Stocks of Oil and Petroleum Products
The Law on Minimum Stocks of Oil and Petroleum Products implements the European Union’s Directive 2009/119/EC and lays out a specific legal framework concerning the protection of Ukraine's energy supply by stockholding oil and other petroleum products. The volume of minimum…
Fuel Trade Act, B.E. 2543
The Fuel Trade Act, B.E.2543 requires all refiners, importers, and retailers in private sector to have oil stockpiles. Private sector parties are not allowed to use their oil stocks at their discretion without governmental permission even if their oil stockpile levels exceed…
Emergency Decree of the Remedy and Prevention of Shortage of Fuel OIls (B.E. 2516)
The Emergency Decree enforced in 1973 gives the Prime Minister the right to direct companies to prevent all types of fuel shortages. While the Emergency Decree specifically provided powers to address fuel shortages during times of crisis, the Fuel Trade Act, B.E. 2543 introduced…
National Energy Act - Strategic stocks petroleum policy and implementation plan
This plan amended the National Energy Act of 2008 to maintain reserves equivalent to 60 days of net imports in both crude oil and refined products for the Strategic Fuel Fund. Licensed manufacturers and wholesalers are required to hold 14 days of refined
Transmission Code - Regulation on emergency fuel inventory
The regulation requires all generation companies to maintain fuel reserves to cover at least 60 days of generation companies' normal operations. This requirement was reduced from 90 to 60 days of emergency fuel supplies in 2013 to reduce business
Law 09-71 on Security Stocks
This law sets the framework for "security stocks" of specific sensitive products, including pharmacetical, agricultural and oil products. Security stocks must be hold by rafineries (30 days), distributors (60 days) and filling centres (60
Public Policy on Natural Gas Storage
The Public Policy on Natural Gas Storage establishes the obligation to create a minimum of 5 days of strategic natural gas inventory (45 trillion cubic feet) by
Public Policy on Minimum Storage of Petroleum Products
This document sets out the general framework for the storage of oil and petroleum products in Mexico. The minimum storage policy is mandatory for marketing and distribution permit holders that sell gasoline , diesel and jet fuel to service stations or end users. These policies…
The Petroleum (Minimum Operational Stock) Regulations
These regulations aims at providing a strategic reserve of petroleum products in the country, along with ensuring the continuity of supply of petroleum products in case of disruption of supply of the products, and stabilising domestic prices of petroleum products. The minimum…
Law No. 96 of 2024 regarding energy buffer reserves
The purpose of this law is to regulate the energy buffer reserves, including the amount of reserves, their procurement, maintenance, use and recovery. The expected reserves is 51 days of oil
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Programme
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas created the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Programme and the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited in 2004 to construct Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs) facilities as well as a Special purpose vehicle (SPV) to build and…
Seven Year Action Plan to Enhance Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Efforts
The Seven-Year Action Plan to Enhance OIl and Gas Exploration and Development Efforts aims at increasing China's oil and gas strategic reserves between 2019 and 2025 by bolstering China's upstream development. Oil companies are entitled to increase reserves and production from…
State Commodity Reserves Act
This Act transposes the EU Directive 2009/119 on the obligation of Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products. The Republic of Slovenia is responsible for the maintenance of