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Gas Pricing and Domestic Demand Regulations 2023

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S. 
1. No. 7 of 2022 
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 
6, 2021 
GAS PRICING AND DOMESTIC DEMAND REGULATIONS. 2023 
[9th Day of February, 
2023] 
In exercise of the powers conferred on ii by section 33 ef the Petroleum Industry 
Act, No. 6. 2021 (“the Act") and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the 
Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (“the 
Authority”) make the following Regulations — 
1.—(1) The objectives of these Regulations are to — 
(a) regulate the prices of marketable natural gas of the strategic sectors 
under the Act 
: and 
(h) 
identify the unregulated markets and make provisions for such 
market. 
: 
2. These Regulations apply to regulated and unregulated gas prices of 
the strategic sectors. 
3.—(1) The Authority shall by notice publish on its website or any other 
means. the quality specifications of marketable natural gas. 
(2) Where the Authority intends to change the quality specifications, it 
shall publish the change not later than six months prior to the implementation 
of the change. 
(3) Where the quality specifications of natural gas are changed by the 
Authority, existing gas purchase and sales contracts or other firm delivery 
commitments of marketable natural gas, shall 
be adjusted to the new 
specifications within a timeframe specified by the Authority. 
(4) Where a gas transportation pipeline is for own use. but subjected to 
third party access, the agreed parameters of the gas specification shall be 
reported to the Authority for approval. 
4.—(1) For the purpose of implementing the provisions of section 167 
of the Act, the Authority shall, by notice in the Federal Government Gazette. 
publish the list of industries constituting the 
strategic sectors, provided that — 
(a) the power sector shall not include mini-arids that are self-contained 
and disconnected from the National grid ands 
rve rural or other communities 
based primarily on renewable power, but in some cases, may have fossil 
fuels as backup power 
: 
(b) the power sector shall not include captive and embedded power 
plants used exclusively for electricity generation fora single user, unless 
such user qualify 
under subregulation 4(d) of this regulation 
as 
commercial sector 
: 
: 
Commence: 
ment. 
Objectives. 
Application. 
Quality 
specifications 
of 
nuairketable 
natural gas 
Determination 
of the