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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF A GAS 
RETICULATION FACILITY IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0028 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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xiv. 
Adequate fire extinguishers shall be provided (DCP and CO2). 
xv. 
 Demarcation of facility tank Storage areas to unauthorized persons and limiting 
access to operations area to only trained personnel. 
 
2.5.1 
Renewal of License to Operate 
On the expiration of an existing LTO, the company shall apply for the renewal of LTO. The 
company shall pay the applicable fee and submit relevant documents used for the LTO 
application. DPR officers shall conduct an inspection of the facility and auxiliary equipment 
to confirm the status and integrity of all equipment amenities in line with applicable 
standards. 
2.6 
Modification of Facility   
The company shall apply and submit the following documents and pay the prescribed 
application fee. 
i. 
Details of the proposal for modification. 
ii. 
The As-built layout drawing for the existing facility. 
iii. 
Proposed layout sketch for the facility. 
iv. 
Detailed and legible Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) of the 
proposed facility.   
v. 
Updated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) consistent with this guide. 
vi. 
Manufacturers' datasheet of the storage tank(s), where applicable.  
Note: Facility Inspection shall apply. 
2.7 
Decommissioning/Conversion of Facility 
All applications that fall under this category shall be forwaded to the DPR Operations 
Controller having jurisdiction over the Facility.  Decommissioning shall be in line with  
relevant Nigerian Oil & Gas Regulations and Guidelines applicable to such facilities.