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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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16 (7)The results of tests (e.g., bottles test) and other production chemistry investigations on use of oilfield chemicals shall be submitted to the Authority for review and at the discretion of the Authority , such tests shall be witnessed by staff of the Authority. INTERPRETATION 40. In these Regulations: Chemical Vendors are entities, companies, organization licenced by the Authority or Commission to sell chemical utilized for any process in the oil and gas value chain. ‘CNG’ means Compressed Natural Gas Emergency Response Plan’ means an organized and predetermined course of actions to be pursued in the event of an emergency (spill or leakage of oil, gas, chemicals/hazardous substances, fire, man overboard, loss of containment, natural disaster, injury, piracy, security breach e.t.c). This orderly arrangement of events to effectively manage the incident shall be compiled in a document by all Operator and/or owners. In this context, anywhere oil is mentioned in the regulations, it shall be deemed to also mean gas, chemicals and hazardous substances where applicable. Exogenous microbes means any substance or chemical that is intended for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry for remediation of hydrocarbon impacted sites whose origin is foreign and contains microbes. Facility means licenced operation containing the source of the chemical of concern where a release has occurred. Facility Owner means the Operator and/or owner of a facility. ‘GTL’ means Gas to Liquid ‘LNG’ means Liquified Natural Gas ‘LPG’ means Liquified Petroleum Gas ‘NOx’ means oxides of nitrogen On Scene Commander is the person responsible for coordinating (organizing and directing) all actions and parties during an emergency response situation
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