Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · General
46. Submission of reports
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person involves in petroleum operations shall submit to the
petroleum
"petroleum" has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Petroleum Mining Act;
Authority reports relating to the petroleum operations. any petroleum data or on such other matters as the Authority may require.
Authority
"Authority" means the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3;
All reports required to be submitted pursuant to subsection (1)
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shall be submitted at the times, and shall contain such information. that are specified by notice in writing given by the Authority from time to time.
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (I), the
Authority shall be entitled to require that any report required to be submitted h H a a
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any agreement or arrangement made by the person required to submit the report with any other person (whether in or outside
Brunei Darussalam) in respect of any petroleum operation conducted;
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any costs, expenses or outgoings due or payable to any person (whether in or outside Brunei Darussalam) in connection with the conduct of any petroleum operation; or
any correspondence originating from or addressed to the person required to submit the report that relates to any of the agreements, arrangements. costs, expenses or outgoings specified in paragraph (a) or (b).
A person is not excused from fbrnishing any report, or any information required in a report, when required to do so under this section.
on the ground that -
the report or information might tend to incriminate him or expose him to liability or penalty; or
he is under any duty of secrecy in respect of any information required in the report.
Where any information or document is furnished as part of a report under this section, the Authority may make copies of or take extracts from the information or document.
Any person who, in submitting a report under this section, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement or furnishes any information or document that is false or misleading in a material particular, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalty provided for under subsection (9).
Where the Authority requires a person to submit a report under this section and states that the notice or requirement must be kept confidential, the person (including any director, officer or employee of such person) shall not disclose any information relating to the notice or requirement to any other person.
Any person who contravenes subsection (7) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalty provided for under subsection (9).
A person who -
fails or neglects to comply with any requirement of the
Authority under this section; or
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hinders or obstructs the Authority, or any officer or other employee of the Authority, in the performance of its function or the discharge of his duties or anything which the Authority or such officer or employee of the Authority is empowered or required to do under this section, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$20,000. imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both and, in the case of a subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2"Authority" means the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3;
petroleum
Defined · s 2"petroleum" has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Petroleum Mining Act;
petroleum data
Defined · s 2"petroleum data" includes - (a) raw and processed seismic data and interpretations thereof; (b) well data, including daily drilling reports. electric logs and other wireline surveys. mud logging reports and logs. samples of cuttings and cores and analyses thereof; (c) all reports prepared from drilling data or geological or geophysical data, including completed maps or illustrations derived therefrom; reports of all other investigations based on data relating to any designated area under any petroleum mining Agreement; (k) with respect to any petroleum mining Agreement, any information or document relating to or describing - (i) the performance of all pre-exploration, exploration. appraisal, development or other works carried out by any person in connection with searching for, boring for or obtaining petroleum under or in coi-u~ectioi~ with the petroleum mining Agreement. including training of personnel and local business development: (ii) any wells drilled, the depth of each such wells, and any map on which drilling locations are indicated in respect of any designated area under the petroleum mining Agreement; (iii) any estimated quantity of petroleum, fresh water layers or significant quantities of other minerals encountered during petroleum operations under the petroleum mining Agreement; (iv) the number and details of employees or consultants engaged in petroleum operations under the petroleum mining Agreement; (v) any geological, geophysical, petrophysical and teclmical data, infrastructure construction, design and engineering materials and data, 1 1 1 1 s r e l a r l n g 1 io a v designated area under the petroleum mining Agreement, including well log, production and completion report, status report, sample, core, test result, map, plan and account; Petroleum Authority 14 o f Brunei Darussalam (vi) any estimate of petroleum reserves remaining to be recovered and the underlying analysis related thereto; (vii) any estimate of petroleum production and exports; (viii) details of goods and services sourced from persons in Brunei Darussalam relating to any petroleum operations in respect of any designated area under the petroleum mining Agreement; or (ix) details of all purchases, transfers and disposals of any facility, land, building, installation and other assets together with equipment. machinery, tools, supplies, materials, consumables and any other goods of similar nature (excluding any petroleum and any by-products of petroleum operations) acquired (through purchase. lease or otherwise) and which are held exclusively for use in petroleum operations in respect of any designated area under the petroleum mining Agreement;
petroleum operation
Defined · s 2"petroleum operation" means upstream petroleum operation. midstream petroleum operation or downstream petroleum operation;