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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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POINT SOURCES 
Point Source Registration 
19. (i) New and existing industrial effluent and emission discharge point sources at 
all midstream and downstream facilities and installations shall be registered 
with the Authority.  
(ii) 
There shall be no discharge of effluent and emission in the midstream 
and downstream facilities without valid permit from the Authority. 
(iii) 
The fees for the Permit shall be as prescribed by this regulation.  
 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT  
 
Spill Contingency Planning 
20. An Operator shall submit its current Spill Contingency Plan (SCP) document to 
the Authority within the first quarter of each calendar year for review.II.
 
The SCP shall be activated annually.   
 
 
Mystery Spills 
21. An Operator shall be responsible for the containment and recovery of any spill 
discovered within its operational area, whether or not its source is known.  
 
Spill Reporting, Investigation and Clean-up 
 
22. (i) 
 All spills of petroleum liquids and natural gas, chemicals, and 
remediation products shall be reported to the Authority within 24 hours, in 
accordance with the Spillage and Notification Reporting format prescribed 
by the Authority.  
(ii) 
An operator responsible for a spill shall be required to conduct a Post 
Impact Assessment Study of any adversely impacted environment 
within specific timeframe as prescribed by the Authority. 
(iii) 
An approval by the Authority shall be required for any remediation and 
rehabilitation method to be used to clean-up and restore impacted 
site.  
 
Liability & Documentation of Spills 
 
23. (i) A spiller shall be liable for the damage from a spill for which the Operator ,  
shall be responsible.  Where more than one spiller is responsible and liable, the 
liability shall be joint and several. 
(ii) 
An operator shall keep a register of potentially polluted site(s) or past 
impacted site(s).  Such sites are to be cleaned up or remediated as 
prescribed by the Authority.