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GUIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF DOWNSTREAM GAS FACILITIES IN NIGERIA (LPG, CNG, LNG) ISSUED BY

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF GAS 
STORAGE AND UTILISATION FACILITIES IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0020 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
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2. The site shall meet the following requirements:   
i. 
The site shall be accessible from the roadside. 
ii. 
The site shall not be within, under or close to know hazards such as pipeline Right 
of Way (ROW), high voltage cable, railways, etc. 
iii. 
The minimum horizontal distance between the shell of a pressurized tanks and 
the line of adjoining property that may be developed shall be as shown in Section 
3.3. Where residences, public buildings, places of assembly, or industrial sites are 
located on adjacent property, greater distances or other supplemental 
protection (firewall/underground tank) as provided in Section 3.3 shall apply 
iv. 
The drainages to be constructed or existing ones shall not be channelled to a 
stream or waterway. Contaminated water should be contained and treated 
onsite. 
3.2.2 
Facility Layout  
i. 
Proper hazard area Classification and Risk Assessment shall be considered for safe 
design, layout and operation of the facility to minimize, to ALARP, the releases of 
containment to prevent the ignition and spread of any unavoidable or accidental 
releases. 
ii. 
The location of tanks, fill points, vent pipes, dispensers, road tanker delivery 
stands, buildings, etc shall be designed to ensure in the layout of the facility that: 
a. Satisfactory means of escape for persons in the event of a fire or other 
incident,  
b. Hazardous areas are protected from sources of ignition,  
c. There is safe access, routing, parking and exit, service vehicles and road 
tankers. 
iii. 
The facility dangerous areas shall be in open-air ventilation and clear of other 
buildings or obstructions that might otherwise adversely affect the ventilation.