An enforceable undertaking is deemed to be complete when all tasks offered by a party are accepted by the Clean Energy Regulator and have been completed to our satisfaction.

The completed enforceable undertakings for 2024 include:

Legislation: National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act)

20 December 2021

Circumstances

Diamond Offshore General Company LLC (Diamond) has repeatedly submitted inaccurate National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) reports under the NGER Act.

Diamond has made calculation errors in their NGER reports which have resulted in instances of over and under reporting of emissions and energy, and incorrectly assessed and reported uncertainty under Chapter 8 of the NGER (Measurement) Determination 2008.

Undertaking
  1. Conduct internal monthly reviews of data that forms the basis of Diamond’s reporting under the NGER Act
  2. Appoint an Advisor to:
    • map and provide descriptions of all reportable emissions sources and points of energy production and consumption
    • define information requirements for each facility under Diamond’s operational control
    • analyse the energy and emissions data against facility and corporate group thresholds
    • develop a Basis of Preparation and Annual Supplementary Document
    • provide the above materials and recommendations for reporting to Diamond.
  3. Appoint a Compliance Consultant to:
    • conduct a yearly review of Diamond’s internal NGER reporting system
    • immediately preceding an NGER report’s due date for submission, complete a compliance review of both the data and the report
    • after any review conducted in the two above points, provide a summary of any items identified as areas to be improved and recommendations for compliant reporting
    • complete bi-annual reviews of the Basis of Preparation to ensure that it continues to be fit for purpose.
  4. Provide the agency with the Basis of Preparation and Annual Supplementary Document relevant to each NGER reporting period as attachments to the submitted report.
  5. Prepare and implement additional training for staff involved in the collection and reporting of data under the NGER Act.
  6. Provide progress reports every 6 months to the agency regarding items identified under the enforceable undertaking as areas to be improved and details of actions taken to resolve those items.

Enforceable Undertaking - Diamond Offshore General Company LLC (PDF 2.05MB)