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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA 2022 DRAFT DATE: 10/06/2022 GENERAL
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G. HSEC Audit/OSCP Activation Exercise
i Postponement of annual HSEC Audit/OSCP Activation Exercise
50,000.00
ii
Failure to facilitate the conduct of the annual HSEC audit and OSCP
Activation exercises
100,000.00
iii.
Failure to submit an updated OSCP document within the stipulated
period
100,000.00
iv Failure to close out identified audit issues within a stipulated time.
100,000.00
H. Remediation
i Failure to adequately clean-up and remediate spill impacted sites
200,000.00
ii
Failure to update the Authority on the numbers and status of oil
impacted sites on request
100,000.00
iii.
False information on the number and status of impacted or polluted
sites
100,000.00
iv Use of unapproved products and/or technologies for remediation.
10,000.00
v
Failure to obtain statutory certification for cleaned-up/remediated
sites.
10,000.00
30. Processing Fees and Penalties in these Regulations may be paid in the
Nigerian Naira at the prevailing Central Bank of Nigeria exchange rate.
Permits And Approvals
31. An Operator shall obtain the following Permits and Approvals from the
Authority:
1) An approval to deploy any remediation technique or technology for
restoration of sites impacted due to midstream and downstream oil and
gas operations.
2) An approval to utilize any oil field chemical or product including but not
limited to spill management and remediation products, processing
chemicals etc. in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum
Industry.
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