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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 CNG COMPRESSION FACILITIES IN NIGERIA Code: DPR Guide 0029 - 2020 Revision Date: 1st September 2020 This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this document is to describe the procedures and conditions for granting approval for the establishment of CNG Compression facilities in Nigeria pursuant to Petroleum Regulation, 1967. It provides the baseline requirements for the safe design and construction of a gas Compression facility which is aimed at ensuring that the risk in the facility is minimised to as low as is reasonably practicable. The objective is to ensure that minimum HSE requirements are achieved and maintained in all Compression facilities in Nigeria. 1.2 Scope These guidelines and requirements are applicable to the establishment of CNG Compression facility in the Nigeria. 1.3 Definition of Terms I. CNG Compression Facility (Mother Station) This refers to a facility constructed for the purpose of compressing Natural Gas at atmospheric temperature to approximately 250Bar. They are used to fill large (bulk) volumes of CNG into mobile tube trailers or cascade, for onward supply of gas to Daughter Stations, Industrial Users and Gas Distribution Systems. 2 APPLICATION, APPROVAL AND LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR FACILITY 2.1 Application Overview Any company intending to establish a CNG Compression Facility in Nigeria shall: i. apply through the DPR application portal, elps.dpr.gov.ng ii. Pay the applicable Statutory and Processing fees
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