CDM project activity/programme of activities registration request review form (CDM-REGR-FORM) (Version 03.0)

Reference number of the proposed CDM project activity/programme of activities (PoA) submitted for registration	2908
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Tarim Oilfield Associated Gas Recovery and Utilization Project
Please indicate, in accordance with paragraphs 37 and 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures, which validation requirement(s) may require review. A list of requirements is provided below. Please provide reasons in support of the request for review. Including any supporting documentation.
The following are requirements derived from paragraph 37 of the CDM modalities and procedures:
The participation requirements as set out in paragraph 28 to 30 of the CDM modalities and procedures are satisfied; Comments by local stakeholders have been invited, a summary of the comments received has been provided, and a report to the designated operational entity (DOE) on how due account was taken of any comments has been received; Project Participants have submitted to the DOE documentation on the analysis of the environmental impacts of the project activity, including transboundary impacts and, if those impacts are considered significant by the project participants or the host Party, have undertaken an environmental impact assessment in accordance with procedures as required by the host Party; The project activity is expected to result in a reduction in anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases that are additional to any that would occur in the absence of the proposed project activity, in accordance with paragraphs 43 to 52 of the CDM modalities and procedures; The baseline and monitoring methodologies comply with requirements pertaining to methodologies previously approved by the Executive Board; Provisions for monitoring, verification and reporting are in accordance with decision 17/CP.7, the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions of the COP/MOP; The project activity conforms to all other requirements for CDM project activities in decision 17/CP.7, the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions by the COP/MOP and the Executive Board.
The following are requirements derived from paragraph 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures:
The DOE shall, prior to the submission of the validation report to the Executive Board, have received from the project participants written approval of voluntary participation from the designated national authority of each Party involved, including confirmation by the host Party that the project activity assists it in achieving sustainable development; In accordance with provisions on confidentiality contained in paragraph 27(h) of the CDM modalities and procedures, the DOE shall make publicly available the project design document; The DOE shall receive, within 30 days, comments on the validation requirements from Parties, stakeholders and UNFCCC accredited non-governmental organizations and make them publicly available; After the deadline for receipt of comments, the DOE shall make a determination as to whether, on the basis of the information provided and taking into account the comments received, the project activity should be validated; The DOE shall inform project participants of its determination on the validation of the project activity. Notification to the project participants will include confirmation of validation and the date of submission of the validation report to the Executive Board; The DOE shall submit to the Executive Board, if it determines the proposed project activity to be valid, a request for registration in the form of a validation report including of the project design document, the written approval of the host Party and an explanation of how it has taken due account of comments received.
There are only minor issues which should be addressed by the DOE/project participants prior to the registration of the project.
Additional information
1. The DOE shall adequately substantiate the suitability of the input values to the investment analysis, in particular, total investment, unit price of gas, unit price of LPG, price of condensate, electricity consumption, electricity price, annual O&M cost, income tax, operational lifetime, zero residual value, any tax or fines associated with flaring of associated gas in the baseline, and depreciation rate, in accordance with the paragraph 111 of VVM. 2. The PP shall conduct the sensitivity analysis to assess whether the conclusion regarding the financial attractiveness is robust to reasonable variations in the critical assumptions in line with the Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality, v2.2, and the DOE shall validate in line with109 (e) of VVM. 3. The DOE shall further justify why common practice analysis was excluded in demonstrating additionality. 4. The DOE shall further justify how it has validated the elimination of the alternative 4 (on-site use of the associated gas for liquefied natural gas production) in line with the requirement of the methodology as it is required to conduct economic comparison for legally and technically feasible alternatives. 5. The PP/DOE shall justify applicability of the methodology (AM0009 v3) to the project activity, in particular: (i) the associated gas comes from oil transfer stations is eligible as the methodology is applicable to project activities that recover and utilize associated gas from oil wells that was previously flared or vented; (ii) the project activity will not lead to changes in the volume or composition of oil or high-pressure gas extracted at the production site; and (iii) the gas re-injection of the Kekaya and Yaha Blocks remains unchanged due to the implementation of the project activity. 6. The DOE shall further substantiate validation of flaring of the associated gas prior to the implementation of the project activity in line with the AM0009 v3. 7. The PP shall include the monitoring of volume of recovered gas entering the transmission pipeline (Vc,y) in accordance with AM0009 v3.
Date	21 Dec 09