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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LPG REFILLING 
FACILITIES AND RETAILERS’ OUTLETS IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0019 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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tanks and tank calibrations.  
ii. 
All critical equipment and piping shall be commissioned after installation in 
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. Integrity tests and other applicable 
tests shall be conducted companies with relevant OGISP permits and witnessed 
by the Department.   
3.2 
Facility Layout & Site Selection  
3.2.1 
Site Selection Criteria 
1. Any site chosen for an LPG Refilling Facility shall be sufficiently spacious to allow it to 
be designed to minimize the risks from LPG to any structure close to the facility and 
person likely to be at or near the facility.  
2. The site shall meet the following requirements at the minimum:   
i. 
The site should be accessible from the roadside.  
ii. 
The site shall not be within, under, or close to known hazards such as pipeline, 
Right of Way (ROW), high voltage cable, railways, etc. 
iii. 
Minimum radius of 100 Meters to any existing 3rd party LPG refilling plants. 
iv. 
The minimum horizontal distance between the shell of a pressurized LPG tank 
and the line of adjoining property that may be developed shall be as shown in  
Table 3-1 and Table 3-1. Where residences, public buildings, places of assembly, 
or industrial sites are located on adjacent property, greater distances or other 
supplemental protection (firewall/underground tank) as provided in Table 3-1 
and Table 3-1 shall apply.  
v. 
The drainages to be constructed or existing ones shall not be channelled to a 
stream or waterway. Contaminated water should be contained and treated 
onsite. 
3.2.2 
Facility Layout for the LPG Refilling Facility  
1. Proper Hazard Area Classification and Risk Assessment shall be considered for safe