E8.718 International aspects of NIC—continental shelf activities
Continental shelf activities are those carried out on the UK continental shelf or a designated area and connected with1:
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(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the exploration of, or exploitation of the natural resources of, the shore or seabed (or the subsoil beneath) (eg drilling for oil and gas)
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(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the storage of gas recovered
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(c)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the conveyance of oil and gas from the place of exploration (eg pipelines); and
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(d)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the provision of accommodation for workers
Note that none of this applies to offshore wind farm or wave farm work, although it might conceivably apply to operations connected with mooted carbon capture and storage in empty oil wells, which would arguably be exploiting the natural geology of the seabed and subsoil.
Designated areas
The designated areas cover the UK's 'exclusive economic zone' (EEZ), broadly, up to 200 miles from coastal baselines except where a neighbouring state is closer than 400 miles (ie, such that the EEZ of each meets at the
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