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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 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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pressure of the system or the pressure which produces a loop stress of 75% of the 
specified minimum yield strength, whichever is lower. 
iii. A shut-off valve shall not be installed between the pressure relief valve and the gas 
unit or bulk tank except that a shut-off valve may be used on multiple valve 
installations where the arrangements of the valve will provide full required flow 
through the safety relief devices at all times.  The opening or connection between 
the gas storage unit and safety relief device or devices shall have at least the 
combined areas of all connected safety relief device inlets. 
iv. All safety valves shall be fitted with vent pipes discharging vertically upwards at a 
minimum height of 2 meters above the rank top.  The vent pipes shall be fitted with 
loose fitting rain caps. 
v. Every CNG storage unit including each manifold group of cylinders or bulk storage 
tank shall be provided with suitable pressure gauges which shall communicate 
directly with the tank or storage unit system and shall have an opening not to 
exceed 1.4 mm diameters at the connection.  The pressure gauge shall have a dial 
graduated to read approximately double the operating pressure, but in no case less 
than 1.2 times the pressure at which the pressure relief valves is set to function. 
Pressure gauges shall be checked and calibrated at intervals not exceeding 12 
months in line with MOSR 1997. 
vi. Methane gas leak detection device shall be provided at the CNG facilities for 
warning when an airborne methane gas concentration exceeds 20% of the lower 
explosion limit, warning shall be plainly audible and visible to those within the zone 
of potential exposure to fire or explosion of vessel, system or delivery operation. 
vii. Multiple cylinder units or groups stored in the vertical position shall be limited to a 
width of no more than 4 cylinders. Units or groups stored in the horizontal position 
shall be limited to a height of 6 cylinders at a width of 4 cylinders. When stacked 
horizontally, the units or groups shall be separated by not less than 1.5 meters.