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GUIDELINES BUNKERING OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA Department of Petroleum Resources 2016

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1.2 
 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 
 
Applicants shall be eligible to be licensed under these Guidelines upon 
satisfying the following requirements: 
 
i. 
Applications for licence to engage in bunker fuel supply and trading 
shall be made in the manner described in Section 1.3 below and in 
the form prescribed in Appendix I. 
 
ii. 
All companies shall be duly incorporated and registered for 
Bunkering business in Nigeria.     
 
iii. 
Applicants for Bunkering Licences may have Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) with reputable Bunker Fuel trade partners, 
locally or internationally. 
 
iv. 
Applicants for Bunkering Licences must show evidence of technical 
and financial capabilities which will be verified by the DPR.  
 
v. 
Bunkering licence applicants shall have functional offices with 
technically efficient communication equipment/ facilities capable 
of supplying operational data in real time to a portal created by DPR 
in a format to be specified by the Department. 
 
vi. 
All bunkering companies shall have a well-equipped laboratory for 
quality control of their products. 
 
vii. 
Applicants shall submit an Oil Spill Contingency Plan. 
 
viii. 
 Applicants shall submit an Emergency Response Plan. 
 
ix. 
Vessels owned or leased for operations must meet applicable 
International Bunkering Safety Standards.    
 
x. 
Ship/ Vessels to be utilized for mobile Bunkering Operations in 
Nigeria MUST be listed in the Lloyds, Bureau-Veritas or any of the 
internationally recognized Classifications, and evidence of such 
registration shall be provided by the applicant. 
 
xi. 
Design of static or jetty based bunkering facility including 
architectural, engineering, foundation safety and all other designs 
that would assist the DPR in determining the suitability of the 
facility.