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[Type text] May 2017 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE INFORMATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

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9. General Criteria

a) Institutional Framework - Company and Organizational Structure
Evidence of CAC registration for Nigerian companies/entities, foreign companies
evidence/reference by Home Country’s agency. For consortium partnership, foreign and
local companies must meet standard criteria and present legal documents of partnership,
certified true copies of Memorandum and Article of Association, Evidence of joint
venture/partnership Agreement, Company Profile etc.
b) Financial Status
Three (3) years Audited Account, Financial report and Tax Certificate for Nigerian
companies and similar documentation for foreign companies, paid up share capital,
Investment Type, Detailed financial plan with Proof and source of funding, sworn affidavit
and letter of authority allowing verification of all claims
c) Community Affairs, Safety, Health, Environment and Security (CASHES)
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Plans, Quality Management System, Security Plans,
Management of Change Procedure, Community Affairs and Corporate Social
Responsibility Plans.
d) Nigerian Content
Applicants will be required to maximize the utilization of local human and material
resources in line with Nigerian content requirements.

10. Technical Specification
a) Plant Philosophy Model
The requirement is as outlined in DPR guidelines for the establishment of Hydrocarbon
Processing Plant and the Supplementary Guidelines for Modular Refinery Plants. Investors
are expected to demonstrate a positive crack spread for the chosen refinery design.
This includes but not limited to the following: Plant description and configuration, -- desired
output, management of light products and by-products (Gasoline, Naphtha, LPG &
Heavy-ends), Details of marketing plan/strategy, Details of technology, Crude assay and
Source, Front End Engineering Design etc.
b) Age of Modular Refinery to be located
An applicant shall not be allowed to relocate a refinery that is older than Ten (10) years in
operation from the date of establishment.
Where the refinery has not been in operation since establishment and well preserved,
subject to verification, it should not be older than 15years from the date of establishment.
DPR will provide a plant technical audit checklist for this purpose.

11. Community Involvement

The process of integrating the regional community stakeholders into the scheme shall involve the
following activities to be anchored by the relevant State Government or its agencies using their
local structures:

a) Verification of community participants: This involves the screening and capturing of data
for indigenes interested in gainful employment in the refineries and small medium
enterprise activities.
b) Training: Focus on formally converting community stakeholders who have acquired
vocational skills to cognitive technical skills.