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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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STATUTORY REPORTING  
General Obligations 
 
36. (1) An Operator shall periodically submit applicable environmental reports in line 
with statutory provisions, Guidelines and requirements as may be determined by the 
Authority  within the timeframe stipulated. 
(2)An Operator  shall submit information requested by the Authority in the prescribed 
form within the stipulated time frame. 
 
 
LABORATORY OPERATIONS IN THE MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM 
INDUSTRY 
Accreditation 
37. All laboratories in the midstream and downstream petroleum industry shall be 
accredited by the Authority.  (2)The Authority shall conduct on all laboratories 
regular analytical performance evaluations by means of reference samples, 
proficiency testing programmes and inter-laboratory tests .   
 
 
INDUSTRY CHEMICAL AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION 
 
Certification of Industry Chemicals and Products 
38.  
(1)All Industry chemicals and products intended for use in the Nigerian 
midstream and downstream petroleum industry shall be screened to ascertain their 
hazard and risk potentials through Safety Data Sheet evaluation, toxicity, relevant 
tests and any other relevant investigation as may be prescribed by the Authority.  
(2)The satisfactory outcome of such tests or investigations shall determine the 
approvability or otherwise of such chemicals or products. 
 
Toxicity Tests of Industry Chemicals and Products 
39.  
(1)All chemicals or products identified to be toxic shall be subjected to toxicity 
test on standard aquatic organisms under Nigerian environmental conditions.  
(2)The tests and investigations on oilfield chemicals or products shall be 
conducted by laboratory facilities approved by the Authority. 
(3)The procedure for the relevant test on chemicals under Nigerian 
environmental conditions shall be as approved by the Authority. 
(4)The Operator  shall seek the consent of the Authority and obtain an 
approval prior to deployment of any oilfield chemical or product. 
(5)The Operator  shall submit to the Authority for approval their oilfield 
chemicals management programme for all new and existing facilities.  
(6)Operators and chemical vendors shall submit inventories of oilfield 
chemicals deployed in their operations. The frequency of the submission shall be as 
determined by the Authority.