ATTACHMENT U THIRD PARTY AUDITOR/CONSULTANT QUALIFICATION GUIDELINE 1 INTRODUCTION Third party auditr/cnsultant plays an imprtant rle in decmmissining t ensure that all critical decmmissining activities are implemented as stated in these guidelines and within the envirnmental management plans. A third party under these guidelines wuld perfrm the fllwing tw majr tasks: An auditr task t audit/verify activities perfrmed and/r dcuments prepared by cncessinaires r their cntractrs as stated in 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.2b; A cnsultancy task as required by lcal laws t be perfrmed by third party as stated in 5.2, 5.3.1 and 5.3.2a. The third party shall be prpsed by cncessinaires and apprved by the designated authrity. The cncessinaire shall ntify the authrity f the audit plan at least ne mnth prir t audit time. Audit reprts shuld be included in the clse ut reprt. 2. OBJECTIVES The bjective f this guideline is t prvide designated authrity and cncessinaires the generic criteria in selectin f a third party t perfrm r t audit/verify decmmissining activities as required. 3. SCOPE OF GUIDANCE The scpe f this guideline is t determine the decmmissining activities which require third party auditing r verifying, and t prvide generic qualificatins/criteria f the third party required t audit r t verify thse activities. 4 DETERMINATION OF DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES Fllwings are the majr activities which required third party auditing, cnsulting r verifying. Petrleum Reserve Verificatin; Anticipated Decmmissining Cst Estimatin; Decmmissining Envirnmental Assessment (DEA) Activities. 5 REQUIREMENT FOR THIRD PARTY AUDITOR/CONSULTANT 5.1 Petrleum Reserve Verificatin In case f the significant discrepancy f the reserve estimated quantities between the cncessinaire and the designated authrity, the authrity may request t have third party verificatin n the estimatin methd that cncessinaire applied fr cnducting the develpment reserve (2P) estimatin. The generic qualificatins fr reserve auditr are listed as fllws but nt limited t: Qualificatin f Cmpany and persnnel The Cmpany shall have wrldwide recgnitin and extensive experience in cnducting reserves and resurces estimatin and audit. The prject team shall cmprise f expertise frm multidisciplinary area e.g. reservir engineering, gelgy and etc. and have strng experience in the related fields. Third Party Auditr/Cnsultant Qualificatin Guideline Page 1 f 5
Experiences and references Cmpany shall demnstrate the past experience with clients thrughut the wrld. Cmpany shall be familiar t cnduct the reserve estimatin utilizing the fllwing rules and standards (but nt limited t): Securities Exchange Cmmissin (SEC) and ther stck exchange s (UK, Australia, Canada) rules; The Sciety f Petrleum Engineer (SPE); Wrld Petrleum Cngress (WPC); American Assciatin f Petrleum Gelgist (AAPG); Canadian Institute f Mining, Metallurgy and Petrleum (CIM); Other prfessinal engineering bdies wrldwide. Recrd f nn-cmpliance t law and regulatin Cmpany shall have n recrd f nn-cmpliance t Thai law and regulatin and have n black list with any cmpany in Thailand r wrldwide. Cmpany shall demnstrate the financial status f the cmpany and have n recrd f bankruptcy r financial prblem Technlgy and sftware availability Cmpany shall demnstrate its capabilities including apprpriated tls, sftware and techniques t perfrm the reserve verificatin. Cmpany shall demnstrate the apprpriate QA and QC system e.g. prcedure, rganizatin and etc fr the reserve verificatin. 5.2 Anticipated Decmmissining Cst Estimatin Referring t Cntents f Decmmissining Prgram Guideline (Attachment D), the initial and final decmmissining prgram shall include the anticipated decmmissining cst with third party verificatin. The anticipated decmmissining cst is re-verified every 3 years. Anticipated decmmissining cst shall be either prvided by the cncessinaire with the verificatin frm the third party auditr r prvided directly by the third party cnsultant. The generic qualificatins fr auditr/cnsultant are presented as fllws but nt limited t: Qualificatin f cmpany and persnnel The cmpany shall have well recgnitin and extensive experience in prviding decmmissining plan and cst estimate. The prject team shall cmprise f experience disciplines frm engineering, finance, planning, prject management and related field. Experiences and references Cmpany shall demnstrate the past experience in develping decmmissining plan/cst and/r cnducting decmmissining activities in the regin r wrldwide. Recrd f nn-cmpliance t law and regulatin Cmpany shall have n recrd f nn-cmpliance t Thai law and regulatin and have n black list with any cmpany in Thailand r wrldwide. Third Party Auditr/Cnsultant Qualificatin Guideline Page 2 f 5
Cmpany shall demnstrate the financial status f the cmpany and have n recrd f bankruptcy r financial prblem Technlgy and sftware availability Cmpany shall demnstrate its capabilities including apprpriated tls, sftware and techniques t perfrm the decmmissining cst verificatin. Cmpany shall demnstrate the apprpriate QA and QC system e.g. prcedure, rganizatin and etc fr the decmmissining cst verificatin. 5.3 Decmmissining Envirnmental Assessment Activities Decmmissining Envirnmental Assessment prcess is develped t ensure ptential impact f decmmissining activities t human, envirnment and cmmunity are identified; and the prper envirnmental management plan is develped and implemented during decmmissining and pstdecmmissining. Frm Envirnmental Plicies and Management Recmmendatins (Attachment A), third party required fr specific activities in the decmmissining prcess can be summarized as fllws. 5.3.1 Reginal Decmmissining Envirnmental Assessment (RDEA) Reprt The reginal decmmissining envirnmental assessment reprt shall be cnducted by the certified party t identify the ptential envirnmental impact f decmmissining activities in the related area. The generic qualificatins f the certified cnsultant are as fllws but nt limited t: Cmpany Experience The cnsultant shall be registered with Office f Natural Resurces and Envirnmental Plicy and Planning (ONEP) as an EIA Licensed Cnsultant and shall have well recgnitin and track recrds in Thailand and/r wrldwide in Designing reginal envirnmental baseline mnitring; Perfrming Reginal Envirnmental Impact Assessment and/r Envirnmental Impact Assessment (EIA) fr Explratin and Prductin Industry. Persnnel Experience In additin t the requirements set frth by ONEP regarding EIA licensed expert, the cnsultant shall have experienced resurces r sub-cntractrs wh have expertise in specific aspects required in Envirnment, Scial, and Health Impact Assessment study and knwledge f decmmissining activities. Validatin f License Cnsultant s license shuld be valid and nt be temprary r permanently withdrawn by ONEP during the time f applying t be the cnsultant fr decmmissining prject. Recrd f nn-cmpliance t law and regulatin Cmpany shall have n recrd f nn-cmpliance t Thai law and regulatin, fr example, cnducting the fraud assessment reprt and have n black list with any cmpany in Thailand. Cmpany shall demnstrate the financial status f the cmpany and have n recrd f bankruptcy r financial prblem Technlgy and sftware availability Third Party Auditr/Cnsultant Qualificatin Guideline Page 3 f 5
Cmpany shall demnstrate its capabilities including apprpriated tls, sftware and techniques t perfrm RDEA reprt. Cmpany shall demnstrate the apprpriate QA and QC system e.g. prcedure, rganizatin and etc t perfrm RDEA reprt. 5.3.2 Decmmissining Envirnmental Management Plan (DEMP) 5.3.2.1 Develpment f Decmmissining Envirnmental Management Plan DEMP is an envirnmental management plan respnded t pssible impact generated frm the selected decmmissining ptin. It shall be cnducted by the qualified third party cnsultant t ensure cnsistency t RDEA reprt and cncerns f relevant parties addressed. The lists f qualificatins fr the cnsultant are presented, but nt limited t, as fllws. Cmpany Experience The cnsultant shall be registered with Office f Natural Resurces and Envirnmental Plicy and Planning (ONEP) as an EIA Licensed Cnsultant and shall have well recgnitin and track recrds in Thailand and/r wrldwide in Perfrming Envirnmental Impact Assessment (EIA) fr Explratin and Prductin Industry; Develping envirnmental cmpliance r envirnmental management system fr Explratin and Prductin Industry. Persnnel Experience In additin t the requirements set frth by ONEP regarding EIA licensed expert, the cnsultant shall have experienced resurces r sub-cntractrs wh have expertise in specific aspects required in Envirnment, Scial, and Health Impact Assessment study and/r experience in develping envirnmental cmpliance and/r envirnmental site assessment/mnitring and/r envirnmental management system fr Explratin and Prductin type f industry. Recrd f nn-cmpliance t law and regulatin Cmpany shall have n recrd f nn-cmpliance t Thai law and regulatin and have n black list with any cmpany in Thailand. Validatin f License Cnsultant s license shuld be valid and nt be temprary r permanently withdrawn by ONEP during the time f applying t be the cnsultant fr decmmissining prject. Cmpany shall demnstrate the financial status f the cmpany and have n recrd f bankruptcy r financial prblem Technlgy and sftware availability Cmpany shall demnstrate its capabilities including apprpriated tls, sftware and techniques t perfrm audit. Cmpany shall demnstrate the apprpriate QA and QC system e.g. prcedure, rganizatin and etc t perfrm audit. Third Party Auditr/Cnsultant Qualificatin Guideline Page 4 f 5
5.3.2.2 Audit the Implementatin f Decmmissining Envirnmental Management Plan Accrding t Envirnmental Plicies and Management Recmmendatins (Attachment A, Sectin 4.2.5), the fllwing decmmissining activities, but nt limited t, shall be verified by third party auditr ensuring the cmpliance with the prpsed envirnmental management plan. Audit can be carried ut thrugh dcument review and/r spt check at site as apprpriated. Implementatin f prpsed mitigatin measure and evaluatin f envirnmental perfrmance; Implementatin f waste management plan; Cleaning and decntaminatin f facilities and pipelines; Implementatin f pst decmmissining mnitring plan e.g. fr seabed depsits, in-situ pipeline and etc. The lists f qualificatins fr the cnsultant/auditr are presented, but nt limited t, as fllws. Cmpany Experience The cmpany shall have well recgnitin and track recrds in Thailand and/r wrldwide related t envirnmental cmpliance audit r envirnmental management system audit fr Explratin and Prductin Industry. Persnnel Experience The cmpany shall have persnnel wh have (but nt limited t): Backgrund in envirnmental science, envirnmental engineering, r envirnmental technlgy. Familiarizatin with lcal envirnmental laws and regulatins, and relevant natinal and internatinal standards. Extensive experiences in: Specific aspects required in Envirnment, Scial, and Health Impact Assessment study preferably fr decmmissining f Explratin and Prductin Activities; Envirnmental cmpliance audit and/r envirnmental site assessment/mnitring and/r envirnmental management system audit fr Explratin and Prductin type f industry. Recrd f nn-cmpliance t law and regulatin Cmpany shall have n recrd f nn-cmpliance t Thai law and regulatin, fr example, cnducting the fraud auditing reprt and have n black list with any cmpany in Thailand. Safety recrd and plicy Cmpany shall demnstrate the prper safety standard and/r prcedure fr wrking in the field and have gd safety recrd. Cmpany shall demnstrate the financial status f the cmpany and have n recrd f bankruptcy r financial prblem Technlgy and sftware availability Cmpany shall demnstrate its capabilities including apprpriated tls, sftware and techniques t perfrm audit. Cmpany shall demnstrate the apprpriate QA and QC system e.g. prcedure, rganizatin and etc t perfrm audit. Third Party Auditr/Cnsultant Qualificatin Guideline Page 5 f 5