Ministerial Regulation No. 18 prescribing rules, procedures and time in submitting production plans issued under the provisions of the Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 as amended by the Petroleum Act (No. 4) B.E. 2532 (No. 18 of B.E. 2534)

1. The concessionaire shall submit a production plan as per the form prescribed in paragraph 3 hereof to the Director-General within one hundred and twenty days from the date the Director-General gives his concurrence to the demarcation of the production area under Section 42.

2. In the case the Director-General has granted his concurrence to the additional defined production area in the same petroleum reservoir which the concessionaire has previously submitted the production plan, such concessionaire may either submit a production plan under paragraph 1 for such additional production area (s) or submit a new production plan combining the former and the new production areas. However, the submission of such production plan shall be made within one hundred and twenty days from the date of concurrence by the Director- General to the demarcation of the additional production area.

3. The production plan under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be according to the Form DMR/P8 annexed hereto. The concessionaire shall show in the production plan under the first paragraph the particulars of each item of the production plan completely and sufficiently for good understanding of the production plan or the operation thereof. Where it is deemed appropriate, the Director-General may order the concessionaire to show additional details of the production plan.

4. In the case the Director-General deems that the particulars shown in the production plan are not in accordance with paragraph 3, the Director-General shall have the power to notify the concessionaire in writing to amend the production plan within a period prescribed by the Director-General.

5. The concessionaire shall obtain a prior consent from the Director- General for any proceeding or operation which differs from the production plan, except in the case of force majeure or for any emergency concerning the safety of life and property, or in such cases as the Director-General may announce, the concessionaire shall then proceed or operate for the time being, and upon a prompt written notification with reason therefore to the Director-General for his consent.

6. The concessionaire shall review the production plan annually and report the results of such review to the Director-General in the Form DMR/P8 annexed hereto prior to the end of the accounting period. In the case the concessionaire submits the production plan under paragraphs 1 and 2 less than one hundred and twenty days before the end of the accounting period, the concessionaire shall not be required to review the production plan for such accounting period . The "Accounting Period" under this paragraph means the normal accounting period of the concessionaire.

7. In the case where the concessionaire has already had the consent of the Minister under Section 36 of Petroleum Act (No.4) B.E. 2532 to be under the provisions of the Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 as amended by the Petroleum Act (No.4) B.E. 2532 and also the concurrence of the Director-General on the definition of the production area under Section 42 on the effective date of this Ministerial Regulation, the concessionaire shall submit a production plan within one hundred and twenty days from the effective date of this Ministerial Regulation. Given on this 6th day of December B.E. 2534 Signature Sippanond Ketudat Minister of Industry