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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  
 
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4.20 Reporting of Incidents 
1. Compression Facility shall establish procedure for reporting, documenting, follow-up 
and closing near miss, incidents and accidents. 
2. Whenever fire occurs at the Compression Facility or in case of serious injury or fatality 
in the Compression Facility, a report of the circumstances and probable cause of the 
fire shall be forwarded to the nearest DPR inspector or office within 24 hours and to 
the Director of Petroleum Resources within 48 hours of the occurrence. 
  
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SANCTIONS 
These Guidelines provide the requirements for establishing Gas Compression Facility in 
Nigeria and minimum requirement for operating same safely. Noncompliance with the 
requirements of this Guidelines shall be deemed as violations to relevant sections of the 
Petroleum Act 1969 as amended, Petroleum (Drilling and Production) Regulations 1969 & 
subsequent amendments and Mineral Oils (Safety) Regulation, 1997. These violations may 
summarily lead to fines to operators/facility owner or personnel and/or temporary or 
permanent Revocation License and/or Permit. 
 
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GLOSSARY 
Abbreviations, terms and references used in this document are explained hereunder:  
AGS  
Automated Gas System   
ALARP 
As Low As Reasonably Practicable 
ATC  
Approval to Construct  
CCTV 
Closed Circuit Television 
CNG 
Compressed Natural Gas 
DPR 
Department of Petroleum Resources 
EIA   
Environmental Impact Assessment   
ESD 
Emergency Shut Down 
FAT 
Factory Acceptance Test