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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  
 
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3. Personnel working in the tank area or performing maintenance work in the Facility  
shall be required to wear required PPE which include hard hat, hand glove, fire 
retardant reflective clothing, steel toe boot and safety goggle as appropriate.  
4. Ear protections shall be requirement in areas mapped as noisy area e.g. generator 
etc.  
5. Special PPE e.g. breather etc. shall be provided to individual performing other 
functions such as tank cleaning which require special PPE type for the operation.  
4.6 
Security  
1. Compression Facility shall employ sound security measures to prevent vandals, 
unwanted individuals and animals from entering the Storage.  
2. The installation and use of Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is highly encouraged.  
3. Dangerous areas in the facility such as storage area, shall be restricted to 
unauthorized persons. 
4. The entry and exits of the Facility shall be specified and clearly labelled.  
4.7 
Facility Signage 
1. Compression Facility shall install safety signages that indicates the key areas of the 
facility and safety signage which properly warn persons and public of potential 
dangers areas. 
2. Danger signs such as “No Smoking”, “Authorized Entry Only” “No Mobile Phones” 
and other Warning Signs shall be posted in strategic locations at facilities. 
3.  If smoking is to be permitted, smoking areas shall be clearly defined. 
4.8 
Standard Operating Procedure  
1. Compression Facility shall have available on-demand duly approved SOPs and safe 
work procedures which shall guide all operations in the facility.   
2. Employees shall be instructed on a regular basis make use of the relevant SOPs for 
their specific functions.