The Netherlands Regulatory lessons learnt

1. The Netherlands
Regulatory lessons learnt
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
Hedwig Verhagen

2. Regulatory lessons learnt
• General
• Specific: Storage Permit Experience

3. General regulatory lessons learnt
• EU Directive CCS:
+ strict implementation policy
+ layered approach (law, administrative order,
regulation, compliance & supervision)
– balance: detail/rules & flexibility
– room to incorporate practical experience
+ projects help regulation - vice versa
- liability remains issue (ETS-allowances)
- external safety: lack of standardized models
(pipelines)
± it is not all about regulation : stakeholder
engagement

4. Specific regulatory lessons learnt
• Storage permit experience
• Taqa gas field P18-4 (ROAD-project)

5. Specific regulatory lessons learnt
Storage Permit Experience: Taqa field P18-4

6. Specific regulatory lessons learnt
Storage Permit Experience: Taqa field P18-4

7. Specific regulatory lessons learnt
Taqa field P18-4 – draft permit
+ experienced authorities
+ room for direct contact
+ clear competences - responsibilities
+ balance: rules & compliance
+ "future proof": work with updates

8. Specific regulatory lessons learnt
Taqa field P18-4 – draft permit
Issues:
• length of procedure (change in legislation)
• timing:
• need to know everything upfront: evolving
knowledge
• operational status of plans: evolving
• post closure – transfer: uncertainty
• financial security – content
• ETS rights (3 months uncontrolled leakage)
• measures for wells in adjacent reservoir (P15-9)

9. Specific regulatory lessons learnt
Taqa field P18-4 – draft permit
Commission Advisory Opinion
• 6 months (documents, meetings)
• enabled corrections to draft permit for public consultation
round
• positive opinion: suitability storage location, delimitation
storage site, requirements for storage, CO2 stream, financial
security
• general comment on present operational status of plans, Cion
to be contacted on updates