Lifecycle
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Country / jurisdiction: United Kingdom · Year: 2010 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary
Oil refineries, as included in the EU Emissions Trading System, must have a greenhouse gas emissions permit from the Environmental Agency, Scottish Environmental Agency, or Northern Ireland Environmental Agency.
This includes VOCs (and methane) emitted from storage and handling facilities, oil/water separation systems, other vents, flare systems, etc.
The government issued a guidance note for inventory reporting, in line with the regulation.
Official source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/110/contents/made
Source
https://www.iea.org/policies/8914Canonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.