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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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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 
 
Environmental Risk Register (ERR) 
 
6. All proposed Midstream and Downstream projects shall maintain an 
Environmental Risk Register (ERR) to understand and collate all risks posed by 
the proposed project to the people and environment, and for the Authority’s 
approval of the project. 
7. An Operator shall prepare an ERR for every development and/or upgrade 
modification of facilities such as:    
 
a) Establishment, Construction and/or modification of gas separation, 
processing, liquefaction, compression, gas to liquid, handling, and 
storage facilities, Floating storage & offloading (FSO) vessels. 
b) Establishment, Construction and/or modification of refineries 
c) Establishment, Construction and/or modification of product depots for 
the storage of refined or unrefined petroleum products, lube blending 
plants and retail outlets. 
d) Establishment, Construction and/or modification of any facility for the 
production of petrochemicals, gas-based fertilizer and other gas 
derivative plants. 
e) Construction and installation of midstream and downstream petroleum 
liquids and gas transportation pipelines, including delivery and trunk 
lines. 
f) Construction and/or Installation of Midstream and Downstream 
Petroleum Waste Treatment and/or Disposal Facilities, viz: Wastewater 
Treatment 
Plant, 
Waste 
treatment/recycling 
/re-use 
facilities, 
Engineered Landfills e.t.c. 
g) Remediation of polluted and contaminated sites 
h) Dredging activities  
i) Any other midstream and downstream petroleum activity/facility as 
may be designated by the Authority. 
a. An application for ERR shall be in the form prescribed by the Authority. 
b. Verified data for risk description and analysis used in an ERR shall be 
obtained from the Authority at a cost where available or sourced by the 
project owner under the strict supervision of the Authority using an 
approved scope. 
c. ERRs shall be valid as long as environmental monitoring and relevant 
statutory studies are conducted as applicable.