VDB Loi LNG Briefing Presentation · FSRU and Terminal Import of LNG into Myanmar Regasification...

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Contents

FivenewPPAs,allinMarch2016

MOEE’sLNGtender:ExpressionsofInterest

TheNextSteps

Structure:Unbundled,noJV

Structure:Unbundled,withJVCo

Structure:Bundled,noJV

Foreignownershiprestrictionsandlocalpartners

LNGreceivingterminalpermitting

FSRUandTerminal

ImportofLNGintoMyanmar

Regasificationandstorage

Transportation:Pipeline

Distribution,saleandexport

Landacquisition

EnvironmentalAspects

Key tips

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VDBLoi offices

Gettothepoint.

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QuickoverviewofourMyanmarpracticeSeniorMyanmarlegalandtaxteam VDB Loi is a network of leading law and advisory member firms and affiliates delivering local law, tax and regulatory advice

in Myanmar as well as in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam. Our team passionately pursues a hands‐on approach. Wedeliver practical solutions that commercially fit in the dynamic context of the emerging markets we cover.

LegalteaminMyanmar2Partners(full‐timeMyanmarresidents)40Feeearners(full‐timeMyanmarresidentsonly)18Expats(20languages)60StaffintotalinMyanmar

Coreexpertise• Propertylaw• CorporateM&A• Commerciallaw• Foreigninvestment• Taxationandcustoms• Regulatoryandlicensing• Litigationandarbitration

Outstandingexperience• TMT• Resources• Consumer• Realestate• Manufacturing• Bankingandfinance• Powerandinfrastructure

- “advisesanimpressiverangeofleadingcorporations”(Legal500)

- "widelyknownregionalfirmwithstrongholdsinsomeofSoutheastAsia’smostpromisingemergingmarkets"(IFLR)

- "strongontax,verycreativeandinnovative"(Chambers)

- "highlyvisibleintheMyanmarmarket"(IFLR)

- "verygoodcommercialunderstandingofMyanmar"(Chambers)

Whatcommentatorswriteaboutus: YangonOfficeLevel8,CentrepointTowers,No.65SulePagodaRoad&MerchantStreetKyauktadaTownship

NayPyiTawOfficeNo.S‐204ThaPyayKoneWardZabuThiriTownship

EdwinVanderbruggenPARTNER

JeanLoiMANAGINGPARTNER

UAyeKyawSENIORCOUNSEL

NishantChoudharySENIORLEGALASSOCIATE

NarWahSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE

ChrisSheridanSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE

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JefferyL.MartinSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE

AungSoeMoeSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE

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Overviewofselectedteammembers

Note:Wehaveselectedanumberofourprofessionalsforthisoverview.Foracompletelist,contactus.

MICPermitTeam

Ngwe LinMyatChitSENIORCONSULTANT,YangonLin is a seasoned consultant withexperience working overseas atglobal professional service firms.She holds a Bachelor’s in Commercefrom the University of Newcastle.Lin advises clients on market entryand licensing. She has advisedmultinationals.

Thuan PhamDIRECTOR,YangonThuan is an experienced tax andaccounting advisor with a degreein economics. He has over 12 yearsof work experience, most recentlywith Mazars, Ernst & Young andDFDL. He has been based inMyanmar since 2013, where headvises on the licensing and taximplications.

MayMay KyiDIRECTORMay holds a bachelor’s degree inCommerce from the Yangon Institute ofEconomics, and is an experienced advisoron Myanmar customs duty, supply chainsand international trade. She is highlyexperienced in importation andcorporate compliance.

NayPyi TawTeamU Aye KyawSENIOR COUNSEL, YangonThe principal of specializedlitigation firm U Aye Kyaw &Associates, which teamed up withVDB Loi in 2014, this former judge,magistrate and law lecturer hasover 40 years of experience withlitigation and arbitration inMyanmar. He also has extensiveexperience with real estate andconstruction issues in Myanmar.

LegalTeam

Aung Soe MoeSENIOR LEGAL ASSOCIATEAung is an experienced Myanmarqualified attorney with aBachelor’s of Law degree fromDagon University. He has uniqueand extensive experience intelecommunications, land andlicensing issues in Myanmar.

AnnaMakosaLEGALASSOCIATE,YangonAnna is a Polish lawyer with amaster’s degree from WarsawUniversity’s Faculty of Law. She hasmany years of experience incorporate and commercial lawinternationally. Anna leads a team ofcompliance professionals to assistclients with all corporate matters.

TaxTeam

KhinTha Zin MinLEGALASSOCIATE,YangonTha Zin has five years ofexperience as a lawyer for DawOhmmar Law Firm and U AyeKyaw Law Firm. Khin holds aBachelor of Law from theUniversity of Dagon.

JeffreyMartinSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE,YangonJeffrey, a Canadian qualified lawyer,joined VDB Loi after working for aninternational firm based in S.E. Asia.He has primarily specialized in realestate development andtransactional matters, also advisingclients on related corporate andproject finance and constructionissues.

Nishant ChoudharySENIOR LEGAL ASSOCIATENishant is an experienced lawyerqualified in India with an extensivebackground in finance andsecurities. He assists financeinstitutions to navigate theemerging regulatory framework offoreign and secured lending inMyanmar. Nishant also advises oncorporate M&A and restructuringin a wide range of industries.

DivyasreeDamarajuTAXCONSULTANT,YangonAn experienced tax, accounting and auditconsultant, Divya is a qualified, executive‐level corporate secretary, currentlypursuing Chartered Accountancy, fromIndia. She assists VDB Loi’s clients acrossa range of industries with their taxcompliance needs and provides taxadvisory on Myanmar tax law issues. Shelives in Yangon.

ChrisSheridanSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE,YangonChris is a barrister and a solicitoradmitted in Australia, he advisesforeign investors on commercialand corporate law, M&A, real estatelaw and dispute resolution.

MyoWinLEGAL ASSOCIATE, YangonU Myo Win is a Myanmar nationalwho has completed two Mastersdegrees in Law in France. He hasworked in law offices in France andMyanmar and so his in depthknowledge spans sectors acrossboth Myanmar and Internationallaw. He has a special interest inhuman rights and humanitarian law.

MyLeMANAGER,YangonMy is an experienced tax managerwith a degree in ForeignEconomics from the Foreign TradeUniversity, Ho Chi Minh City. My Lehas assisted our clients with theirinvestment licensing applicationsand with obtaining telecomlicenses.

JonathanLintonSENIORCONSULTANTJon Linton is a consultant in our licensingteam. Based full time in our Nay Pyi Tawoffice, Jon liaises with variousGovernment agencies to assist clientswith their investment projects,importation, construction and variousregulatory issues in Myanmar.

NayNwaiLinnTAXMANAGER,YangonNay has six years of experience inaccounting and finance working forinternational enterprises inMyanmar. She held responsibilitiesfor managing financial, tax andaccounting operations.

TeamLeader

JeanLoiMANAGINGPARTNER,Yangon

TeamLeader

EdwinVanderbruggenPARTNER,Yangon

Khin Pearl Yuki AungLEGAL ASSOCIATE, YangonYuki holds a Bachelor’s degree inLaw from the Yangon Universityand Diploma in Business Law andInternational Law. She is currentlystudying in a Diploma in MaritineLaw.

Nar WahSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE,NayPyi TawNar Wah, a Myanmar‐qualifiedlawyer, is an associate on VDB Loi‘slegal team. She has an exceptionaleducational and careerbackground in both law andaccounting. She spent more thanseven years working in Singapore.

HoneyHtun WaiTAXMANAGER,YangonHoney qualified as a CharteredAccountant with PwC in Sweden. She hasworked with PricewaterhouseCoopers inSweden before joining VDB Loi. Sheholds Bachelor’s degree in BusinessManagement from the Yangon Institute ofEconomics and Master’s degrees inAccounting and Finance from UmeaUniversity, Sweden.

Kyawt Mon MinLEGAL ASSOCIATE, YangonKyawt Mon has both a law andaccounting background. She has anLL.B and a diploma in business lawand is currently working on hermaster’s degree in banking andfinance. Prior to joining us, KyawtMon was a lawyer for Win Mu TinIntellectual Property Law Officeand an accountant for Sea WolfMarine Resources Co‐op Ltd.

BryanAlexanderSENIORLEGALASSOCIATE,YangonBryan Alexander is an attorneyadmitted to the bar in SouthCarolina and in Pennsylvania. Hehas practiced for more than 10years in corporate law, disputesand commercial matters. He is asenior associate in our firm’sCorporate M&A team where headvises clients in a wide range ofsectors.

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EdwinVanderbruggen(VDBLoiMyanmar)

EdwinVanderbruggenPartner,VDBLoiedwin@vdb‐loi.comT: +951371902

+951371635www.vdb‐loi.com

Edwin Vanderbruggen, in his fifth year of living in Myanmar, isone of the country’s most prominent foreign legal advisers. Heis widely recognized for his experience in the Myanmar energyspace.• Advises the Government on privatization transactions and

on PPP’s in energy, transport and telecommunications.• Advises four of the ‘supermajors’ in Myanmar, and on the

purchase of a producing gas and pipeline interest.• Worked on four out of five of the Myanmar gas and

renewable projects signed in March 2016.• Assisted sponsors with 4,000 MW worth of generation in

Myanmar.• Worked on every single completed project finance deal,

including acting for international financial institutions ontheir largest ever Myanmar financing.

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MOEEtenderswhereVDBLoiactsfortheGovernmentNational Energy Puma Aviation Services – Importation, storage, distributionand sales of jet fuel throughout Myanmar. NEPAS is the first successful jointventure between a foreign investor and a State Owned Enterprise. The jointventure was established in September 2015.Downstream petroleum products tender – Importation, storage, distributionand sales of petroleum products throughout Myanmar. The tender was launchedin July 2015 and a winner is expected to be announced in December 2016.Thanlyin LPG import terminal tender: Importation, storage and sales(including wholesale) of LPG utilizing the existing MPE Thanlyin LPG importterminal. The tender was launched in September of 2015 and a winner isexpected to be announced in December 2016.New LPG import terminal tender: Importation, storage and sales of LPGincluding the construction of a new terminal. The tender was launched inSeptember of 2015 but is currently on hold.Nyaung Don LPG Plant tender: This tender was launched in December 2015 andsubsequently cancelled.Thanlyin Refinery Tender: This tender was launched in July 2014 andsubsequently cancelled. The MOEE has shown interested in re‐tendering theproject, however, it has not been confirmed.

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MyanmarhasconcludedfivenewPPAs,allinMarch2016

MyanmarStates/Divisions

NAME OWNERS MW LOCATION GENERATIONMyingyan Sembcorp

(Singapore) – 80%MMID Utilities(Myanmar) – 20%

225 Mandalay CCGT

Minbu Green Earth Power(Thailand)

300 Magway Solar

Meiktila ACO 300 Mandalay SolarKanbauk Andaman Power &

Utility (Thailand)200 Tanintharyi CCGT

Thaketa UREC Energy(China)

485 Yangon CCGT

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MyanmarhasconcludedfivenewPPAs,allinMarch2016

MyanmarStates/Divisions

NAME OWNERS MW LOCATION GENERATIONMyingyan* Sembcorp

(Singapore) – 80%MMID Utilities(Myanmar) – 20%

225 Mandalay CCGT

Minbu* Green Earth Power(Thailand)

300 Magway Solar

Meiktila ACO 300 Mandalay SolarKanbauk* Andaman Power &

Utility (Thailand)200 Tanintharyi CCGT

Thaketa* UREC Energy(China)

485 Yangon CCGT

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MOEE’sLNGtender:ExpressionsofInterest

Item Notes

Date to submit? 28 October2016

Track record Supply and/or Terminal “Company’s track record in bulk LNG import

and/or regasification”

Annexes ArticlesofAssociation MemorandumofAssociation CertificateofIncorporation LatestAuditedAnnualReport

Local or foreign? Local partnernotrequired

Authority LNGBusinessSectorImplementationandDevelopmentCentralCommittee,MOEE

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TheNextSteps

Feasibilitystudyexpected

November

Tenderprocessstarts

2018

Gas‐In?

2016 2017

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TheNextSteps


November

Tenderprocessstarts

2020

Gas‐In?

2016 2017

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TheNextSteps


November

Tenderprocessstarts

20202016 2017

• Onshoreterminal: 3‐5year?• FSRU: 2‐4year?• Pipeline: 2‐3year?• Othersolutions: 1‐6year?

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FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE

FSRUProviderFSRUProvider LNGSupplierLNGSupplier

PrivateandStateOwnedGenerators


MOGEpurchases

LNG

MOGEpaysleaseandO&Mfee

SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS

PipelineProviderPipelineProvider

PipelineBOT

Agreement

Infrastructure

SaleofgasifiedLNGtogenerators

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FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE




MOGEpurchases

LNG

MOGEpaysleaseandO&Mfee

SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS


PipelineBOT

Agreement

Infrastructure


KeyDocuments:1. LNGsupplycontract(whichterm?)2. FSRUcharterandoperatingcontracts3. PipelineconstructionorBOT4. Breakwater/marinefacilities5. Gassaleagreementstogenerators

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Structure:Unbundled,withJVCo

FSRUFSRU MOGEMOGE

FSRUShareholder

FSRUShareholder

JVCoMyanmarJVCo

Myanmar

ShareholderShareholder



MOEEholdsequity

JVCo buysandresellsLNG

SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS

JVCo hasarightofuseovertheFSRU

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Structure:Bundled,noJV

FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE




MOGEandIPPpurchaseLNG

SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS


PipelineBOTAgreementor

DesignBuild

Infrastructure


IPPIPP

CCGT

IPPMyanmarSPV

IPPMyanmarSPV

EPGEEPGESaleofpower

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Foreignownershiprestrictionsandlocalpartners

General: no trading permitted to any foreign owned companies

Notification 26/2016 – JV with MOEE

Constructionandimplementationofstorage,terminalsorjetties,pipeline,relatedmachineriesandequipmentandconstructionofbuildingforimporting,transporting,storage,distributionandsellingofoil,gasandpetroleumproducts.

Importing,producing,constructingandinstallingofequipment,accessoriesandpartofinstallationsasforexploringandinterpretingofoilandgasbygeologically,geophysically andgeochemicallymethods.

Importing,producing,constructingandinstallingofequipment,accessoriesandpartofinstallationsasforexploiting,producingandresearchingofoilandgas

Importing,producing,constructingandinstallingofequipment,accessoriesandpartofinstallationsasfortransportingandconstructingthepipelinenetworkforoilandgas

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LNGreceivingterminalpermitting

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FSRUandTerminal

FSRU‐ Structure: operating lease or bare

boat charter? ‐ Pre‐registration‐ Maritime registration‐ Two‐step importation of the FSRUJETTY‐ Port designation ‐ Jetty approval BREAKWATER‐ Who owns the sea subsoil?

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FSRUandTerminal


boat charter? ‐ Pre‐registration‐ Maritime registration‐ Two‐step importation of the FSRUJETTY‐ Port designation ‐ Jetty approval

KEY ISSUE: ROLE OF THE MYANMAR PORT AUTHORITY

‐ Authorization‐ Land use for the terminal/jetty‐ Structure of the fee payable to MPA

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FSRUandTerminal


boat charter? ‐ Pre‐registration‐ Maritime registration‐ Two‐step importation of the FSRUJETTY‐ Port designation ‐ Jetty approval

TAXATION ON FSRU OR FSU DEPLOY AND USE‐ Direct taxes: corporate income tax,

withholding tax‐ Indirect tax on charter fee,

Commercial Tax‐ Customs duty on import of the FSRU

FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE

FSRUProviderFSRU

Provider

OVERSEAS

Whatkindofagreement?

MyanmarSPV

MyanmarSPV

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STRUCTURE‐ Who can or should apply for an

import license: the LNG Supplier, the IPP, JVCo or MOGE?

‐ Is “importer of record” possible?

FUEL IMPORT LICENSING‐ General rules for all petroleum

products apply ‐ Importer Exporter Card‐ Import license logistics and

prerequisites

FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE

FSRUProviderFSRU

ProviderLNG

SupplierLNG

Supplier




SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS


PipelineBOT

Agreement

Pipeline


IPPIPP

CCGT

IPPMyanmarSPV

IPPMyanmarSPV

EPGEEPGESaleofpower

KEY ISSUES:

‐ Who owns versus who imports‐ Long term import licenses?

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STRUCTURE‐ Who can or should apply for an

import license: the LNG Supplier, the IPP, JVCo or MOGE?

‐ Is “importer of record” possible?

FUEL IMPORT LICENSING‐ General rules for all petroleum

products apply ‐ Importer Exporter Card‐ Import license logistics and

prerequisites

TAXATION‐ Advance Income Tax, if applicable ‐ Indirect: Special Goods Tax,

Commercial Tax (offset possible in certain cases)

‐ Customs duty on import of LNG

FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE

FSRUProviderFSRU

ProviderLNG

SupplierLNG

Supplier




SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS


PipelineBOT

Agreement

Pipeline


IPPIPP

CCGT

IPPMyanmarSPV

IPPMyanmarSPV

EPGEEPGESaleofpower

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ProjectCoProjectCo

RegasificationofLNG

Sellnaturalgas

ImportLNG

Re‐exportnaturalgasOverseasLNGSupplierOverseas

LNGSupplierOverseasBuyer

OverseasBuyer

Example

MOGEMOGE

CD CT SGT WHT AIT

Importation ofLNG

First3yearsofproduction(tax holiday) No (?) NA

After 3yearsofproduction(tax holiday) No (?) NA

Importation of LNG (post tax holiday) No (?) NA

Sales

Local sale of natural gas NA NAExportation of natural gas NA

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STRUCTURE‐ Paid to which entity?

REGULATORY‐ “Processing” under the Petroleum

Act, MOEE‐ Storage, joint inspections similar to

LPG regulations ‐ Location of storage tanks ‐ MIC Permit, as per current practice

FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE

FSRUProviderFSRU

ProviderLNG

SupplierLNG

Supplier




SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS


PipelineBOT

Agreement

Pipeline


IPPIPP

CCGT

IPPMyanmarSPV

IPPMyanmarSPV

EPGEEPGESaleofpower

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STRUCTURE‐ Paid to which entity?

REGULATORY‐ “Processing” under the Petroleum

Act, MOEE‐ Storage, joint inspections similar to

LPG regulations ‐ Location of storage tanks ‐ MIC Permit, as per current practice

TAXATION OF THE REGAS FEE‐ Corporate Income Tax and tax

exemptions ‐ Withholding tax ‐ Indirect: Commercial Tax (offset

possible in certain cases)

FSRUFSRU

MOGEMOGE

FSRUProviderFSRU

ProviderLNG

SupplierLNG

Supplier




SupplyFSRU

OVERSEAS


PipelineBOT

Agreement

Pipeline


IPPIPP

CCGT

IPPMyanmarSPV

IPPMyanmarSPV

EPGEEPGESaleofpower

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STRUCTURE‐ Pipeline owned and operated by

JVCo? ‐ No JVCo, but BOT between Pipeline

SPV and MOGE

REGULATORY‐ Transportation under the Petroleum

Act, MOEE

PipelineAsset

PipelineAsset MOGEMOGE

OverseasShareholderOverseas

Shareholder

JVCoMyanmarJVCo

MyanmarMyanmarSPV

MyanmarSPV

OVERSEAS

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SPV and MOGE


Act, MOEE

PipelineAsset



Shareholder

JVCoMyanmarJVCo

MyanmarMyanmarSPV

MyanmarSPV

OVERSEAS

KEY ISSUE: RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PIPELINE

‐ Who’s land is this anyway? ‐ What land types? ‐ Consents and approvals needed

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SPV and MOGE


Act, MOEE

KEY ISSUE: RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PIPELINE

‐ Who’s land is this anyway? ‐ What land types? ‐ Consents and approvals needed

OVERSEAS

PipelineAsset



Shareholder

MyanmarSPV

MyanmarSPV PipelineBOT

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SPV and MOGE


Act, MOEE

TAX STRUCTURE

‐ Transportation for yourself‐ Tax imposts on transportation fee ‐ Import taxes on plant ‐ Beware the EPC “tax trap”

OVERSEAS

PipelineAsset



Shareholder

MyanmarSPV

MyanmarSPV PipelineBOT

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Distribution,saleandexport

STRUCTURE‐ JVCo imports and sells to MOGE‐ Supplier sells to MOGE from offshore‐ Sale to other purchasers‐ Export sale to Bangladesh or Thailand

REGULATORY‐ License required for sale of

petroleum products ‐ Export license

TAXATION OF THE SALE OF LNG

‐ Withholding tax ‐ Commercial Tax and Special Goods

Tax‐ How does the offset work? ‐ Export tax on LNG

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Landacquisition

Land may be provided, or biddersmay have their own sites in mind

Right of way for pipelines

Land acquisition process

Approvals and consents required

Which authorities are involved?

Common pitfalls

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An Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) is almost always the first step ofany LNG project regardless of the project’s size. An EIA is always requiredunder Notification 616/2015 for the following:

offshore/onshore gas production activities;

offshore/onshore gas transportation activities;

pipelines;

pump stations;

compressor stations; and

storage facilities

natural gas refineries, processing plants, liquefaction plants

natural gas terminals

liquid gas depots ≥ 2,500 t

gas transmission or distribution systems ≥ 10km

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When an EIA is required, an Environmental Management Plan (“EMP”) andSocial Impact Assessment (“SIA”) will also be required.

An EIA must be carried out by a third party registered with the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environmental Conservation (“MONREC”)

Any LNG project should also consult Notification No 615/2015 the NationalEnvironmental Quality (Emission) Guidelines to make sure that the design andoperation of the plant (as well as the data in the EMP) conforms with the law.

For example, in the case of a re‐gasification plant that utilizes a jetty orterminal, both Section 2.1.8 Section 2.6.2 will apply. Those sections areconcerned with the effluent levels from the following sources:

Discrete point source sanitary wastewater and storm water;

Hydrotest water;

Hazardous storm water drainage; and

Cooling water

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Keyconclusions

Manykeychoiceshavenotbeenmadeyet.

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Keyconclusions

Thequickestwins. Manykeychoiceshavenotbeenmadeyet.

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Keyconclusions


Taxmatters.Itcouldgiveyoutheedge.

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Keyconclusions


Taxmatters.Itcouldgiveyoutheedge. Startpreparingnow.

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